gitbucket
Git platform powered with easy installation, high extensibility & GitHub API compatibility (alternative to GitHub).
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 45% of tracked projects; popularity more than 78%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 9.4k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 4.48.0 · 20 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Scala, Java |
Is gitbucket actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 219 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 64 of them.
The most recent tagged release, 4.48.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 45 projects we track in Software Development - Project Management, gitbucket ranks #10 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What gitbucket actually does
Gitbucket is a self-hosted Git service that provides repository management, issue tracking, and collaboration tools. It implements a significant portion of the GitHub API, allowing existing tooling to integrate with your private instance. The platform is written in Scala and Java.
Best fit: Teams looking for a lightweight, self-hosted GitHub alternative that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and requires minimal setup complexity.
Worth knowing: It overlaps heavily with much larger, more established platforms like GitLab and Gitea, which might offer broader community support and integrations.
Deployment notes
Because it runs on Java and Scala, you will typically need to provision sufficient JVM heap memory, attach persistent storage for repository data, and place it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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