GitBoost

an elegant and modern git Server coded in javascript for nodeJS

Install From Git / Zip or Tar

download a release and extract it.

in terminal, just write

   npm install

Install From npm

create a directory and in terminal, write

   npm install gitboost

then don't forget to create a app.js file in the directory with

   var gitboost = require("gitboost");

Configure the App

Modify the 'config.js' file with your configuration ! the file it's in "node_modules/gitboost" if you have a npm installation

   client : '/usr/bin/git' ,       //-- Your git executable path
   default_branch : 'master' ,     //-- Default branch when HEAD is detached
       repositories : [  
        "F:/_data_/"                //-- example for windows but work with unix to !
    ],                              //-- Path to your repositories

    tempDir : "F:/tmp/",      //-- temp directory for download archive
    onlyPrivate : true,             //-- all repo are private ( login on first page )
    theme : "bootstrap3",           //-- set your theme ( only bootstrap3 for the moment)
    defaultLogin : "admin",         //-- default login for push/pull
    defaultPassword : "admin"       //-- default password for push/pull

it's all , the installation is complete !

Start the App

in terminal, just write

   node app.js

this start the application and type http://localhost:1337 in your favorite navigator !

for change this port, just set env PORT to your port number and restart the application or configure it in config.js

Screenshot

if you want to see an example :

Repo list

File List with ReadMe.md

Commits list with gravatar support

Repo Stats

Repo Graph ( Work in progress / Proof of concept )

FAQ

it's a Beta, all features are not implemented !!!!!!!