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## 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 through issues, line-comments and wiki pages
 * perform code review with merge requests

### GitLab is

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

### Code status

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

* [![build status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/gitlabhq/gitlabhq.png)](https://travis-ci.org/gitlabhq/gitlabhq) on 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) this button can be yellow (small updates are available) but must not be red (a security fix or an important update is available)

* [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/badge.png?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/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 commercial services: [Homepage](http://www.gitlab.com/) | [Subscription](http://www.gitlab.com/subscription/) | [Consultancy](http://www.gitlab.com/consultancy/) | [GitLab Cloud](http://www.gitlab.com/cloud/) | [Blog](http://blog.gitlab.com/)

* 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 or PostgreSQL
* git
* gitlab-shell
* redis

** More details are in the [requirements doc](doc/install/requirements.md)

### Installation

#### Official production installation

* [Installation guide for a production server](doc/install/installation.md)


#### Official development installation

If you want to contribute, please first read our [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and then we suggest you to use the Vagrant virtual machine project to get an environment working with all dependencies.

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


#### Unsupported production installation

* [GitLab recipes](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-recipes) for setup on different platforms

* [Unofficial installation guides](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-public-wiki/wiki/Unofficial-Installation-Guides)

* [BitNami one-click installers](http://bitnami.com/stack/gitlab)

* [TurnKey Linux virtual appliance](http://www.turnkeylinux.org/gitlab)


### New versions and upgrading

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

* [Upgrade guides](doc/update)

* [Changelog](CHANGELOG)

* Features that will be in the next release are listed on [the feedback and suggestions forum with the status "started"](http://feedback.gitlab.com/forums/176466-general/status/796456).


### Run in production mode

The Installation guide contains instructions on how to download an init script and run it automatically on boot. You can also start the init script manually:

    sudo service gitlab start

or by directly calling the script

     sudo /etc/init.d/gitlab start

### Run in development mode

Start it with [Foreman](https://github.com/ddollar/foreman)

    bundle exec foreman start -p 3000

or start each component separately

    bundle exec rails s
    bundle exec rake sidekiq:start

### Run the tests

* Seed the database

        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](http://rspec.info/) unit and functional tests

        All RSpec tests: bundle exec rake spec

        Single RSpec file: bundle exec rspec spec/controllers/commit_controller_spec.rb

* [Spinach](https://github.com/codegram/spinach) integration tests

        All Spinach tests: bundle exec rake spinach

        Single Spinach test: bundle exec spinach features/project/issues/milestones.feature


### GitLab interfaces

* [GitLab API](doc/api/README.md)

* [Rake tasks](doc/raketasks)

* [Directory structure](doc/install/structure.md)

* [Databases](doc/install/databases.md)


### Getting help

* [Maintenance policy](MAINTENANCE.md) specifies what versions are supported.

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

* [Support forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gitlabhq) and [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gitlab) are the best places to ask questions. For example you can use it if you have questions about: permission denied errors, invisible repos, can't clone/pull/push or with web hooks that don't fire. Please search for similar issues before posting your own, there's a good chance somebody else had the same issue you have now and has resolved it. There are a lot of helpful GitLab users there who may be able to help you quickly. If your particular issue turns out to be a bug, it will find its way from there to a fix.

* [Feedback and suggestions forum](http://feedback.gitlab.com) is the place to propose and discuss new features for GitLab.

* [Contributing guide](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) describes how to submit pull requests and issues. Pull requests and issues not in line with the guidelines in this document will be closed.

* [Support subscription](http://www.gitlab.com/subscription/) connects you to the knowledge of GitLab experts that will resolve your issues and answer your questions.

* [Consultancy](http://www.gitlab.com/consultancy/) allows you hire GitLab experts for installations, upgrades and customizations.


### Getting in touch

* [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/)