minimal-git-server
Lightweight git server with a basic CLI to manage repositories, supporting multiple accounts and running in a container.
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Still maintained? Yes: 2 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.1.17 (Jul 2026).
Comparisons in Software Development - Project Management: GitHub alternatives, Atlassian Bitbucket alternatives, Docker Hub alternatives.
At a glance
minimal-git-server quick facts
- Health score
- 54/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 48
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.1.17, Jul 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Pre-built images are available on github packages: - ghcr.io/mcarbonne/minimal-git-server:main (main branch) - ghcr.io/mcarbonne/minimal-git-server:dev (dev branch) - ghcr.io/mcarbonne/minimal-git-server:latest: latest tagged version - ghcr.io/mcarbonne/minimal-git-server:x.x.x - ghcr.io/mcarbonne/minimal-git-server:x.x - ghcr.io/mcarbonne/minimal-git-server:x."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
minimal-git-server scores 54/100, #24 of 45 in Software Development - Project Management: 2 commits in the last 90 days earn 2.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.1.17, 3 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 48 stars add 6.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 32.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 2.3 / 35
2 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.1.17 released 3 months ago
- Stars 6.8 / 20
48 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 2
- Last 90 days
- 20
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #24 of 45 tools in Software Development - Project Management by health , between Titra (#23) and ShipShipShip (#25) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v2.1.17 · 3 months ago |
| Stars | 48 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | mcarbonne/minimal-git-server ↗ |
minimal-git-server vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with minimal-git-server (Software Development - Project Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | 99 | 59k | MIT | today |
| Plane | 99 | 62k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Huly | 98 | 28k | EPL-2.0 | yesterday |
| Ideon | 83 | 668 | AGPL-3.0 | 8 days ago |
| SCM Manager | 64 | 184 | BSD-3-Clause | 2 days ago |
| minimal-git-server (this tool) | 54 | 48 | MIT | 4 days ago |
minimal-git-server: common questions
Is minimal-git-server still maintained?
minimal-git-server had 2 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.1.17, is from 3 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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