# res0nat0r/gitosis

Manage git repositories, provide access to them over SSH, with tight access control and not needing shell accounts.

Repository: https://github.com/res0nat0r/gitosis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitosis
Homepage: http://eagain.net
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: git, git-addons
Last push: 2017-02-21T22:24:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6544, "days_push": 3480, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1330, forks 374 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:24.216417+00:00)

## What it is
Gitosis is a Python tool for hosting Git repositories on a server, managing access over SSH using public keys without giving users shell accounts. It provides tight per-repository access control through a configuration file stored in a Git repository itself.

## Use cases
- host git repositories on my own server
- give team members git access without shell accounts
- manage git repository permissions via ssh keys
- self-host a lightweight git server
- control who can push to which git repo
- replace manual authorized_keys management for git

## When to choose
- you want a simple, lightweight self-hosted git server on Linux
- you need SSH-key-based access control without shell accounts
- you prefer managing repo permissions through a git-managed config file

## When to avoid
- you need a modern web interface, pull requests, or issue tracking (use Gitea, GitLab, or Forgejo)
- you want actively maintained software with recent releases
- you need fine-grained features like CI integration or LDAP auth

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: auth, ssh, version-control, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, version-control, self-hosted, security
- platform: python, self-hosted, cli
- tags: git-hosting, gitosis, ssh-access-control, git-server, linux

## Member repositories
- res0nat0r/gitosis (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.216417+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 2026-08-30T04:45:33.143762+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/res0nat0r/gitosis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.216417+00:00, sha a73065fed1fb)
  - homepage: http://eagain.net (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:43.909597+00:00, sha 3243fa0deb06)
  - site_page: https://eagain.net/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:43.921063+00:00, sha 226c16a051fe)
  - site_page: https://eagain.net/articles/go-dynamic-json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:43.922727+00:00, sha 2f78909c236d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.