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Add to SafariWhen comparing Gitblit vs Bonobo Git Server, the Slant community recommends Gitblit for most people. In the question“What are the best self-hosted web-based Git repository managers?” Gitblit is ranked 10th while Bonobo Git Server is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose Gitblit is:
Setting up is easy and usage is intuitive.
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Pros
Pro Just works
Setting up is easy and usage is intuitive.
Pro Free and open source
GitBlit is free and open source (under Apache License) .
Pro Cross-platform
Gitblit is available for Windows, OS X and Linux.
Pro Built-in authorization in windows
So you don't have to worry about setting up OpenSSH on Windows.
Pro Free
Bonobo Git Server is an open-source project under MIT License.
Pro Web User Interface
Manage users and have full control over your repositories with a nice user friendly graphical interface.
Pro Simple to use
Pro Easy setup and installation
Pro Easy administration
Adding Teams and repositories can done from the UI or by editing files. Very easy
Pro Open source
Bonobo Git Server is an open-source project under MIT License. The source code is available on github and is very extensible.
Pro Very simple LDAP integration
Cons
Con No code reviews
It's not possible to start any code reviews on Pull Requests
Con Access controls are repository-based
Built in access controls are not branch-based.
Con No Squash Merge
There is no Squash Merge functionality
Con No project admins
There's no separation between a system admin and a project admin. There's owners for projects, but to create a new repository one has to be a general admin.
Con Windows-only
Runs under IIS on Windows.
Con Only repository management
Not a full DevOps solution, like issue tracking, project management, deploy, etc.
Con Inaccurate installation instructions made for a painful and failed installation
Inaccurate installation instructions which did not reflect what was displayed on the screen, despite following the instructions step by step. Is it really so difficult for developers to test their own instructions against a fresh server to see if they work? Two hours down the drain before moving on to another product... Not as advertised :(
Con Branch level UAC
Not easy to have branch let user access control.
Con Not self-hosted
Strictly speaking, when IIS is needed it is not "self hosted". Gitea and Gogs for instance do not need anything else installed.
