cgit
Developer Tools & GitFast web interface for Git repositories
Replaces GitHub
Best Single-User Developer Tools & Git for self-hosting
The 4 best Single-User developer tools & git you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
klaus
Developer Tools & GitSimple, easy-to-set-up Git web viewer
Replaces GitHub
Gitiles
Developer Tools & GitSimple repository browser for Git repositories
Replaces GitHub
Fossil
Developer Tools & GitDistributed version control with built-in wiki and bug tracking
Replaces GitHub, Git
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cgit | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 64 MB | GPL-2.0 | 800 |
| klaus | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | ISC | 705 |
| Gitiles | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | Apache-2.0 | 600 |
| Fossil | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | BSD-2-Clause | 600 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: cgit (800 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: cgit (from 64 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 1 of 4 use GPL-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Single-User within the developer tools & git category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.