## Overview
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Gitblit is an open-source, pure Java stack for managing, viewing, and serving [Git][git] repositories.<br/>
Its designed primarily as a tool for small workgroups who want to host centralized repositories.

Gitblit is available in two variations:
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<li>*Gitblit GO* - a complete & integrated pure Java stack<p>
    This is what you should download if you want to go from zero to Git in less than 5 mins.<br/>
    Gitblit GO is like a mashup of Apache httpd, [Git][git], and Gitweb with simplified configuration and maintenance.<br/>
    All dependencies are downloaded on first execution.<p>
<li>*Gitblit WAR* - a traditional WAR distribution<p>
    This is what you should download if you want to deploy Gitblit into your own servlet container (e.g. Tomcat, Jetty, etc).<br/>
    All dependencies are bundled.
</ul>

### Tools
<ul class='noBullets'>
<li>*Gitblit Federation Client* - a command line tool to clone/pull groups of repositories and optionally users and settings
</ul>

### Java Runtime Requirement

Gitblit requires a Java 6 Runtime Environment (JRE) or a Java 6 Development Kit (JDK).

### Current Release

**%VERSION%** ([go](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%GO%)|[war](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%WAR%)|[fedclient](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%FEDCLIENT%)) based on [%JGIT%][jgit] &nbsp; *released %BUILDDATE%*

- added: federation feature to allow gitblit instances (or gitblit federation clients) to pull repositories and, optionally, settings and accounts from other gitblit instances.  This is something like [svn-sync](http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.ref.svnsync.html) for gitblit.
<br/>**New:** *federation.name =*
<br/>**New:** *federation.passphrase =*
<br/>**New:** *federation.allowProposals = false*
<br/>**New:** *federation.proposalsFolder = proposals*
<br/>**New:** *federation.defaultFrequency = 60 mins*
<br/>**New:** *federation.sets =*
<br/>**New:** *mail.* settings for sending emails
<br/>**New:** user role *#notfederated* to prevent a user account from being pulled by a federated Gitblit instance
- added: google-gson dependency
- added: javamail dependency
- updated: MarkdownPapers 1.1.1
- updated: Wicket 1.4.18
- updated: JGit 1.1.0
- fixed: syndication urls for WAR deployments
- fixed: authentication for zip downloads

issues, binaries, and sources @ [Google Code][googlecode]<br/>
sources @ [Github][gitbltsrc]

### License
Gitblit is distributed under the terms of the [Apache Software Foundation license, version 2.0][apachelicense]

[jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site"
[git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site"
[gitbltsrc]: http://github.com/gitblit "gitblit git repository"
[googlecode]: http://code.google.com/p/gitblit "gitblit project management"
[apachelicense]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 "Apache License, Version 2.0"