## GitLab: self hosted Git management software

![logo](https://raw.github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/master/public/gitlab_logo.png)

### GitLab allows you to
 * keep your code secure on your own server
 * manage repositories, users and access permissions
 * communicate though issues, line-comments and wiki's
 * perform code reviews with merge requests

### GitLab is

* powered by Ruby on Rails
* completely free and open source (MIT license)
* used by 10.000 organization to keep their code secure

### Code status

* [![build status](http://ci.gitlab.org/projects/1/status?ref=master)](http://ci.gitlab.org/projects/1?ref=master) ci.gitlab.org (master branch)

* [![build status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/gitlabhq/gitlabhq.png)](https://travis-ci.org/gitlabhq/gitlabhq) travis-ci.org (master branch)

* [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/gitlabhq/gitlabhq.png)](https://codeclimate.com/github/gitlabhq/gitlabhq)

* [![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq.png)](https://gemnasium.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq)

### Resources

* GitLab.org community site: [Homepage](http://gitlab.org) [Screenshots](http://gitlab.org/screenshots/) [Blog](http://blog.gitlab.org/) [Demo](http://demo.gitlabhq.com/users/sign_in)

* GitLab.com: [Homepage](http://blog.gitlab.com/) [Hosted pricing](http://blog.gitlab.com/pricing/) [Services](http://blog.gitlab.com/services/) [Blog](http://blog.gitlab.com/blog/)

* GitLab CI: [Readme](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-ci/blob/master/README.md) of the GitLab open-source continuous integration server

### Requirements

* Ubuntu/Debian*
* ruby 1.9.3+
* MySQL
* git
* gitlab-shell
* redis

* More details are in the [requirements doc](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/install/requirements.md)

### Installation

You can either follow the "ordinary" Installation guide to install it on a machine or use the Vagrant virtual machine. The Installation guide is recommended to set up a production server. The Vargrant virtual machine is recommended for development since it makes it much easier to set up all the dependencies for integration testing.

* [Installation guide for latest stable release](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/4-2-stable/doc/install/installation.md)

* [Installation guide for the current master branch](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/install/installation.md)

* [Vagrant virtual machine](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-vagrant-vm)

### Starting

1. The Installation guide contains instructions to download an init script and run that on boot. After configuring the init script you can run

sudo service gitlab start

or

sudo /etc/init.d/gitlab restart

2. With [foreman](https://github.com/ddollar/foreman)

bundle exec foreman start -p 3000

3. Start it manually

bundle exec rails s
bundle exec rake environment resque:work QUEUE=* VVERBOSE=1

### Running the tests

* Seed the database with

bundle exec rake db:setup RAILS_ENV=test
bundle exec rake db:seed_fu RAILS_ENV=test

* Run all tests
bundle exec rake gitlab:test

* Rspec unit and functional tests
bundle exec rake spec

* Spinach integration tests
bundle exec rake spinach

### Getting help

* [Troubleshooting guide](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-public-wiki/wiki/Trouble-Shooting-Guide)

* [Support forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gitlabhq)

* [Feedback and suggestions forum](http://gitlab.uservoice.com/forums/176466-general)

* [Paid support](http://blog.gitlab.com/support/)

* [Paid services](http://blog.gitlab.com/services/)

### New versions and the API

Each month on the 22th a new version is released together with an upgrade guide.

* [Upgrade guides](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/wiki)

* [Roadmap](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/ROADMAP.md)

* [GitLab API](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/api/README.md)

### Getting in touch

* [Contributing guide](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

* [Core team](https://github.com/gitlabhq?tab=members)

* [Contributors](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/graphs/contributors)

* [Leader](https://github.com/randx)

* [Contact page](http://gitlab.org/contact/)