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Self-Hosting Gitness: Next-Gen Git Platform from Harness

Gitness is a new Git platform from Harness. Modern UI, built-in CI pipelines, and AI-powered code review in one platform.

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What Is Gitness?


Gitness is a next-generation Git platform from Harness (the CI/CD company). It combines code hosting with built-in CI pipelines.


Features


Code Hosting

  • Git repositories
  • Pull requests with code review
  • Branch rules and protection
  • Web-based code editor
  • Code search

    • CI/CD Pipelines

  • Built-in pipeline execution
  • YAML pipeline definitions
  • Container-based steps
  • Parallel execution
  • Secret management

    • AI Features

  • AI code suggestions
  • Semantic code search
  • AI-powered code review

    • Other

  • Modern, clean UI
  • Fast performance (Go-based)
  • API-first design
  • Plugin system

    • Gitness vs Gitea vs GitLab


  • Gitness: Newest, built-in CI, AI features
  • Gitea: Most mature lightweight option, Actions support
  • GitLab: Most features, heaviest resources

    • When to Choose Gitness


  • You want built-in CI without separate tools
  • You value modern UI and developer experience
  • You want AI-powered code review
  • You're starting fresh (no migration needed)

    • Deployment


    1. Deploy Gitness on TinyPod

    2. Create repositories

    3. Define pipelines

    4. Push code and watch pipelines run


    Resources: 1 CPU, 512 MB RAM.


    Gitness is worth watching. It's the newest entry in self-hosted Git platforms, with a focus on developer experience and AI integration.