GitBucket Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

GitBucket hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted Git server with repositories, pull requests, issues and wikis on your own domain. Deploy GitBucket from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned 4.48.0 image as one container with its built-in database, generates the root administrator password, mounts a persistent volume and publishes the web interface and Git over HTTPS. Git over SSH uses a port you open in your own firewall.

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What is GitBucket?

GitBucket is a Git web platform powered by Scala, according to its README, offering easy installation, an intuitive interface, high extensibility through plugins and API compatibility with GitHub. Its features include public and private Git repositories over HTTP and SSH, Git LFS support, an online file editor, issues, pull requests and wikis, an activity timeline, account and group management with LDAP integration and a plugin system. Self-hosted GitBucket is a Git server you run yourself. It is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Through xCloud, the template starts GitBucket 4.48.0 from the official image, pinned by digest, as one JVM container with the built-in H2 database. The database, repositories, plugins, configuration and SSH host key sit on the gitbucket_data volume. Upstream creates a root administrator with a default password, and the install replaces it with a generated one before the site is reachable.

From Sign-Up to a Live Git Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Git platform normally means a container, a database, an administrator account, a volume, an SSH port, a domain and a certificate before the first push. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick GitBucket from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official GitBucket image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with the built-in H2 database, mount the gitbucket_data volume for the database, repositories, plugins, configuration and SSH host key, generate the root password and publish it over HTTPS, with Git over SSH on its own allocated port.
Step 03
Sign In And Push
Save the root password and the SSH port from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS GitBucket URL after the first start (about a minute) and sign in as root. Create your first repository and clone it over HTTPS, or over SSH once you allow the SSH port in your firewall and add your public key.

Everything GitBucket Does, On Your Own Server

GitBucket runs in full here: a Git platform with repositories, reviews and issues on your own domain, backed by storage you own.

Public And Private Repositories
Host repositories on your own server and clone them over HTTPS or SSH.
Pull Requests, Issues And Wikis
Each repository has pull requests, issues and a wiki, plus an online file editor and an activity timeline.
Plugins And GitLFS
Extend GitBucket with its plugin system; GitLFS is supported.
Large Pushes Over HTTPS
Git pushes over HTTPS are accepted up to 1 GB out of the box.
Generated Administrator Password
The root account is created with a generated 24-character password, and GitBucket's well-known root/root login was verified to be rejected.
Repositories That Persist
Repositories, the built-in database and settings survive an xCloud Restart; a repository, its commit and README were still present and the clone returned identical content.

Everything You Need To Run Your Git Server 24/7

Managed hosting for GitBucket, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

GitBucket 4.48.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Generated root password
Git over SSH published on its own port
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With GitBucket

Host private repositories for a team
Your team pushes code over HTTPS or SSH to repositories only its members can read, on a server you rent.
Review changes with pull requests
Contributors open pull requests, reviewers comment, and maintainers merge, with issues and a wiki alongside each repository.
Reuse GitHub-style tooling
Upstream says GitBucket's API is compatible with GitHub's, so some tools that speak that API can point at your server. Test each one.
Extend it with plugins
A team adds features through the plugin system and manages users with LDAP integration.

GitBucket vs Alternatives

GitHub: GitHub is a hosted code platform. GitBucket offers a similar repositories, pull requests and issues workflow on a server you run, with an API upstream says is compatible, though this page makes no feature-parity claim.
Gitea: Gitea is a separate self-hosted Git service with its own OneClick page. GitBucket runs as one JVM container with the built-in H2 database and extends through its plugin system.
Forgejo: Forgejo is a separate self-hosted Git forge with its own OneClick page. GitBucket is written in Scala and adds features through its plugin system, with LDAP integration and Git LFS support.
GitLab: GitLab is a separate self-hosted DevOps platform with its own OneClick page. GitBucket focuses on Git hosting with pull requests, issues and wikis in a single container.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for GitBucket hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if GitBucket sits alongside other developer tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. GitBucket itself is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Git Server?

GitBucket on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is GitBucket free?

Yes. GitBucket is open source under Apache-2.0, whose file is linked here at the pinned 4.48.0 tag. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under it, not for GitBucket, and there is no per-user fee. Plugins carry their own licences, so check each one.

Can you self-host GitBucket with Docker?

Yes, and this GitBucket Docker hosting template does it for you: the official ghcr.io/gitbucket/gitbucket image, pinned by digest, runs as one container with the built-in H2 database, with HTTPS in front of port 8080. It is not a GitBucket cloud account, so repositories stay with you.

How much RAM does GitBucket need?

The catalog minimum for GitBucket comes to 1024 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk, because it runs on a JVM, and QA measured about 294 MiB idle. Large repositories and pushes need more. This page sells the 6 GB tier, which leaves headroom.

How do I sign in to GitBucket the first time?

Use the username root and the generated password in the protected installation credentials. Upstream creates root with a default password, and the install replaces it before the site is reachable. Change it under Account settings afterwards; the credentials card keeps showing the original.

Can I use Git over SSH with GitBucket?

Yes. SSH is published on its own TCP port shown in the credentials. xCloud never changes firewall rules, so allow that port in your own firewall and add your public key to your account. Git over HTTPS works through your domain without the extra port.

Is GitBucket open to anonymous visitors?

Public repositories can be read without signing in by default, which is GitBucket's own setting. Set GITBUCKET_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS=false in the Environment editor to require sign-in. Pushing needs an account with write access, and account registration is off unless an administrator enables it.

How large can a GitBucket push be?

Git pushes over HTTPS are accepted up to 1 GB at the proxy, and GitBucket itself adds no cap. Issue attachments, wiki and editor uploads stay at the app's 3 MB default until you raise the upload settings, and raising them above 1 GB needs a matching proxy limit.

What runs alongside GitBucket?

Nothing else. It is a single container with the built-in H2 database. Dotfiles such as .github, .gitignore and .gitattributes open in the repository viewer, while other dot-prefixed paths are refused by the web server in front, so use git clone to read those.

How do I back up GitBucket?

Back up the gitbucket_data volume, which holds the database, repositories, plugins, configuration and SSH host key. Back it up with the container stopped, since the embedded H2 database allows a single writer. Test a restore on a disposable install before relying on it.

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How do I upgrade GitBucket?

Your 4.48.0 deployment keeps its pinned image until you decide to adopt a newer template version. Back up the volume with the container stopped and read the upstream release notes, since plugins may need updating too. Then sign in and clone a repository to confirm.

Is GitBucket an alternative to GitHub?

It offers repositories, pull requests, issues and wikis on your own server, and its README claims API compatibility with GitHub. GitHub is a hosted platform, and this page makes no feature-parity claim, so test the integrations you depend on before moving.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.