Self-hosted Git Server

#1

Post by emilyst » Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 11:04 PM UTC

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

#2

Post by taylorlapeyre » Sun, Mar 16, 2014, 11:56 PM UTC

An elegant solution for you, no doubt.

However, I couldn't part with the excellent tools that GitHub has developed (and will continue to develop) over the years.

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

#3

Post by michaelmior » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:08 AM UTC

taylorlapeyre wrote: post #2

An elegant solution for you, no doubt. However, I couldn't part with the excellent tools that GitHub has developed (and will continue to develop) over the years.

I still use GitHub quite a lot, but I've started using a private installation of GitLab[1] for private projects and I quite love it. So far, I've only been using it for myself, so I'll admit I haven't really touched the collaborative features, but it does seem to have a lot of the nice features from GitHub.

https://www.gitlab.com/

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

#4

Post by zrail » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:13 AM UTC

michaelmior wrote: post #3

taylorlapeyre wrote: post #2

An elegant solution for you, no doubt. However, I couldn't part with the excellent tools that GitHub has developed (and will continue to develop) over the years.

I still use GitHub quite a lot, but I've started using a private installation of GitLab[1] for private projects and I quite love it. So far, I've only been using it for myself, so I'll admit I haven't really touched the collaborative features, but it does seem to have a lot of the nice features from GitHub. https://www.gitlab.com/

Yeah, GitLab is great. I wanted a quick solution without many dependencies that would also act as a portfolio, so I went with a custom thing. GitLab is definitely something to consider.

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

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Post by zrail » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:18 AM UTC

Sorry about the occasional 502s. I added a smattering of caching to the project pages so it should be better now.

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

#6

Post by jmoiron » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:20 AM UTC

I spent years out in the woods with my own projects page that nobody could find and very few cared about, happily cutting trees down with nary a witness. I wanted control over backups, presentation, availability. I was terrified of relying on services that could disappear. I found self promotion distasteful, and I was happy to do the work just for its own sake, for the enjoyment of that process.

But then I wrote something people actually used. And they wanted it on Bitbucket, and then on Github, so they could contribute to it and track its progress.

Now that I've come in from my Zen training out in the wilderness, I feel that the old me who wanted "control" over all of my creations was immature and selfish, abstaining from participation in a community and helping no one but myself. I think that the social aspect of hosted coding sites, both for collaboration and exposure, is much more valuable than the control you get from running the whole show yourself.

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

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Post by Nux » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:22 AM UTC

Also check https://github.com/takezoe/gitbucket Installation is as easy as downloading it and running:

java -jar gitbucket.war

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

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Post by zrail » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:32 AM UTC

jmoiron wrote: post #6

I spent years out in the woods with my own projects page that nobody could find and very few cared about, happily cutting trees down with nary a witness. I wanted control over backups, presentation, availability. I was terrified of relying on services that could disappear. I found self promotion distasteful, and I was happy to do the work just for its own sake, for the enjoyment of that process. But then I wrote some…

Honestly, I'm not super concerned about GitHub disappearing in a puff of octocat ink one day. I know they're around for the long haul and I think they've done great things for open source.

No, I'm more concerned about branding. If someone comes to my site and I direct them somewhere else, I lose them. If they stay on my site and browse around, my site's look and feel is indelibly linked with my code, my projects, and ultimately me as a professional software developer.

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

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Post by lholden » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:34 AM UTC

The fantastic thing about distributed version control systems like GIT is that you never actually have to depend on a single repository.

Use Github, Bitbucket, and your own "server" all at once. None have to be read-only. Push and pull from multiple sources.

Decide that Github is no longer the place for you? No problem! People contributing to your projects should already know where to push to reach everywhere it needs to go and they only need to stop pushing to github.

No reason to rely on a "central" repo.

Re: Self-hosted Git Server

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Post by cnaut » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 12:36 AM UTC

zrail wrote: post #8

jmoiron wrote: post #6

I spent years out in the woods with my own projects page that nobody could find and very few cared about, happily cutting trees down with nary a witness. I wanted control over backups, presentation, availability. I was terrified of relying on services that could disappear. I found self promotion distasteful, and I was happy to do the work just for its own sake, for the enjoyment of that process. But then I wrote some…

Honestly, I'm not super concerned about GitHub disappearing in a puff of octocat ink one day. I know they're around for the long haul and I think they've done great things for open source. No, I'm more concerned about branding. If someone comes to my site and I direct them somewhere else, I lose them. If they stay on my site and browse around, my site's look and feel is indelibly linked with my code, my projects, and…

Is branding the biggest reason for hosting your own git server?