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Fossil vs Gitolite: catalog facts
Fossil	Gitolite
Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
Single executable with nothing else to install Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in	Fine-grained per-repository and per-branch access rules Lightweight, runs over plain SSH
Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users	No web interface, issue tracker or pull requests Setup assumes solid Unix and SSH knowledge
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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