GitBucket

What it does

Accounts

It provides account and group management with LDAP integration.checked 9 Oct 2026

Activity and notifications

The platform includes an activity timeline and email notifications.checked 9 Oct 2026

Extensibility

GitBucket has a plug-in system, with official plugins for gists, emoji, pages, and notifications.checked 9 Oct 2026

Git LFS

GitBucket supports Git LFS.checked 9 Oct 2026

Installation

GitBucket requires Java 17 and can run as a WAR file or be deployed to a Servlet 3.0 container such as Jetty, Tomcat, or JBoss.checked 9 Oct 2026

Integrations

The project documentation points to integration guidance for Jenkins and Slack.checked 9 Oct 2026

License

GitBucket is open source under the Apache License 2.0.checked 9 Oct 2026

Operating systems

The project documentation includes installation guidance for Mac and Windows Server with IIS.checked 9 Oct 2026

Project priority

The project says ease of installation and GitHub API compatibility are its highest priorities, and feature requests that conflict with them may be rejected.checked 9 Oct 2026

Purpose

GitBucket is a Git web platform powered by Scala, designed for easy installation, extensibility, and GitHub API compatibility.checked 9 Oct 2026

Repositories

It supports public and private Git repositories with HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH access.checked 9 Oct 2026

Repository tools

Its repository viewer includes an online file editor, and repositories can have issues, pull requests, and wikis.checked 9 Oct 2026

Support

The project recommends checking its wiki and existing issues, then asking in its Gitter chat room for unanswered questions before raising an issue.checked 9 Oct 2026

Upgrade note

Upgrading from GitBucket 4.42 or earlier to 4.43 or later with the default H2 database requires manual database migration.checked 9 Oct 2026