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

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