# gitbucket/gitbucket

A Git platform powered by Scala with easy installation, high extensibility & GitHub API compatibility

Repository: https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitbucket
Homepage: https://gitbucket.github.io/
Language: Scala
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: scala, gitbucket, git, scalatra
Last push: 2026-08-22T21:43:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4893, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 85, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9394, forks 1268 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.997629+00:00)

## What it is
GitBucket is a self-hosted Git web platform written in Scala that provides repositories, issues, pull requests, wikis, and GitHub API compatibility. It installs easily as a single WAR file runnable with Java 17 and is extensible through a plugin system.

## Use cases
- self-host a private GitHub alternative
- host git repositories on my own server
- run an internal code review platform
- set up issues and pull requests for a private team
- migrate off GitHub to a self-hosted git server
- deploy a lightweight git platform with LDAP integration

## When to choose
- you want a GitHub-like platform that runs with just Java, no complex setup
- you need GitHub API compatibility for existing tooling
- you want plugin extensibility on a JVM stack
- you need LDAP integration for enterprise account management

## When to avoid
- you need the full GitHub/GitLab feature set like CI/CD built in
- you require Jakarta EE servlet container support
- you prefer a non-JVM runtime or managed SaaS hosting

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: version-control, http-server, plugin-system, search-engine
- domain: developer-tools, version-control, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: jvm, self-hosted, windows
- tags: git-hosting, github-alternative, scala, code-review, issue-tracking, wiki, pull-requests, web-server, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- gitbucket/gitbucket (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.997629+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:22:11.601779+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gitbucket/gitbucket (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.997629+00:00, sha a8ad3cff6f54)
  - homepage: https://gitbucket.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:12.750510+00:00, sha 27f52041c218)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.