gitolite | ssh-based gatekeeper for git repositories | Mehr ...
Gitolite is an ssh-based gatekeeper for a server that hosts many git repositories, and that needs access control of some sort. Without gitolite, each developer needing to push to one of the repositories hosted will need a (Unix) userid and password on that server; gitolite let you do that just using ssh public keys tied to a single, common, user that hosts all the repositories. . What makes gitolite unique is its dedication: Its primary target is corporate environments where the ability to restrict who can push to what branch is also important. It has grown beyond that initial motivation to write it and acquired several other neat features that you can find described in the main README.
