README.md

## 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 Vagrant 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 (4.2)](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/4-2-stable/doc/install/installation.md)

* [Installation guide for the current master branch (5.0)](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. With the init script you can also start GitLab with:

        sudo service gitlab start

  or

        sudo /etc/init.d/gitlab restart

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

        bundle exec foreman start -p 3000

3. Start it manually in development mode

        bundle exec rails s
        bundle exec rake sidekiq:start

### 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)

### Other documentation

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

* [Rake tasks](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/tree/master/doc/raketasks)

* [GitLab recipes](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-recipes)

### 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/)