GitBucket

gitbucket.github.io · checked 9 Oct 2026

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—Public API

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GitBucket is a Git web platform powered by Scala, designed for easy installation, extensibility, and GitHub API compatibility.

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GitBucketOpen source · Apache License 2.0Free

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Facts

Website: gitbucket.github.io
Price: Free tier
Free trial: Not stated
Accounts: It provides account and group management with LDAP integration.
Activity and notifications: The platform includes an activity timeline and email notifications.
Extensibility: GitBucket has a plug-in system, with official plugins for gists, emoji, pages, and notifications.
Git LFS: GitBucket supports Git LFS.
Installation: GitBucket requires Java 17 and can run as a WAR file or be deployed to a Servlet 3.0 container such as Jetty, Tomcat, or JBoss.
Integrations: The project documentation points to integration guidance for Jenkins and Slack.
License: GitBucket is open source under the Apache License 2.0.
Operating systems: The project documentation includes installation guidance for Mac and Windows Server with IIS.
Project priority: The project says ease of installation and GitHub API compatibility are its highest priorities, and feature requests that conflict with them may be rejected.
Repositories: It supports public and private Git repositories with HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH access.
Repository tools: Its repository viewer includes an online file editor, and repositories can have issues, pull requests, and wikis.
Support: The project recommends checking its wiki and existing issues, then asking in its Gitter chat room for unanswered questions before raising an issue.

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