Gitit
Gitit is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Wikis & Knowledge Bases category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in Haskell. It has 2,276 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 2,276
- Forks
- 232
- Open issues
- 189
- Commits, last 12 months
- 27
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Nov 7, 2008
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 27 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 27 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 189 |
| Open pull requests | 15 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Nov 7, 2008 |
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About Gitit
Wiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository, which can then be modified using the VCS command line tools or the wiki's web interface.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/jgm/gitit.
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Is Gitit free and open source?
Yes. Gitit is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Gitit with Docker?
Gitit does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Haskell), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Gitit?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Gitit include SiYuan, Outline and Wiki.js.
Is Gitit actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Gitit was on Oct 25, 2026 with 27 commits in the past twelve months. It had 189 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.