From 56c549e384b1a648c77bbd09a2cc77976e8a64de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Moger <james.moger@gitblit.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 17:39:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation.
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No. Git:Blit is based on [JGit][jgit] which is a pure Java implementation of the [Git version control system][git].<br/>
Everything you need for Git:Blit is either in the zip distribution file or automatically downloaded on execution.
-### Why doesn't Git:Blit support SSH?
-Git:Blit could integrate [Apache Mina](http://mina.apache.org) to provide SSH access. However, doing so violates design principle #1: KISS. SSH supports requires creating, exchanging, and managing SSH keys. While this is doable, its not simple like JGit's SmartHTTP implementation.
+### Does Git:Blit use a database to store its data?
+No. Git:Blit stores its repository configuration information within the `.git/config` file and its user information in `users.properties` or whatever filename is configured in `gitblit.properties`.
-You might consider [Gerrit](http://gerrit.googlecode.org) which supports SSH.
+### I want to deploy Git:Blit into my own servlet container. Where is the WAR?
+At this time there is no WAR build available.
+
+### Can I restrict access to paths within a repository?
+No. Access restrictions apply to the repository as a whole.
+
+Git:Blit's simple authentication and authorization mechanism can be used to facilitate one or more of the [workflows outlined here](http://progit.org/book/ch5-1.html). Should you require more fine-grained access controls you might consider using [gitolite](https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite).
+
+### Why doesn't Git:Blit support SSH?
+Git:Blit could integrate [Apache Mina][mina] to provide SSH access. However, doing so violates Git:Blit's first design principle: [KISS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle).<br/>
+SSH support requires creating, exchanging, and managing SSH keys. While this is possible, JGit's SmartHTTP implementation is a simpler and cleaner transport mechanism.
+
+You might consider running [Gerrit](http://gerrit.googlecode.org) which does integrate [Apache Mina][mina] and supports SSH or you might consider serving [Git][git] on Linux which would offer real SSH support and also allow use of [many other compelling Git solutions](https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/InterfacesFrontendsAndTools).
### What types of Search does Git:Blit support?
Git:Blit supports case-insensitive searches of *commit message* (default), *author*, and *committer*.<br/>
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Alternatively, you could enable the search type dropdown list in your `gitblit.properties` file.
+### How do I run Git:Blit on port 80 or 443 in Linux?
+Linux requires root permissions to serve on ports < 1024.<br/>
+Run the server as *root* (security concern) or change the ports you are serving to 8080 (http) and/or 8443 (https).
+
[bitblt]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_blit "Wikipedia Bitblt"
[jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site"
-[git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site"
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+[git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site"
+[mina]: http://mina.apache.org " Apache Mina"
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