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Quick Start

Let's discover Gitness in less than 30 seconds.

Install Gitness​

Use the following Docker command to install Gitness.

docker run -d \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -v /tmp/gitness:/data \
  --name gitness \
  --restart always \
  harness/gitness
  1. Once the container is running, open localhost:3000 in your browser.
  2. Select Sign Up.
  3. Enter a User ID, Email, and Password.
  4. Select Sign Up.
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By default, Gitness stores data beneath the /data directory within the running container.

Learn how to manage your Gitness data depending on your use case.

Create a project​

  1. Select New Project.
  2. Enter a project Name and optional Description.
  3. Select Create Project.

Optionally, Gitness can import projects from external sources (such as GitLab groups or GitHub organizations).

Create a repository​

  1. In your project, select Repositories and then select New Repository.
  2. Enter the repository Name.
  3. Select Create Repository.

Optionally, Gitness can import repositories from external sources (such as GitLab or GitHub).

Work with Gitness​

Now that you've created a project and repository, you can: