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Author: Jake Bauer <jbauer@paritybit.ca>
Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 15:21:51 -0400

Add gitolite to git service comparison

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 [//]: # "main.min.css"
 
-[//]: # "GitLab; Gogs; Gitea; SourceHut; Phabricator; Honourable Mention: Gitweb; My Choices"
+[//]: # "GitLab; Gogs; Gitea; SourceHut; Phabricator; Gitolite; Honourable Mention: Gitweb; My Choices"
 
 <div class="byline">
 <b>Written By:</b> Jake Bauer |
  <b>Posted:</b> 2020-05-26 |
- <b>Last Updated:</b> 2020-05-26
+ <b>Last Updated:</b> 2020-05-27
 </div>
 
+_**Update**: Add Gitolite._
+
 Git is by far the most popular version control system right now and there are so
 many options for self-hosting your repositories it can be difficult to figure
 out which one is the best for you. In this post, I'll go through many of the
@@ -135,6 +137,25 @@ for a simple way to show off your Git repositories. It is fully-featured and
 competently developed though, so if you're looking for an alternative to GitLab
 for, say, a group or team of people then this is worth checking out.
 
+### Gitolite
+
+* [Link to Gitolite](https://gitolite.com/gitolite/)
+* **Programmed In**: Perl
+* **Supports**: Git
+
+Gitolite is different than any other Git service in this post; it isn't a full
+software forge and doesn't have a web interface. Instead, it simply provides a
+way to host many git repositories with virtual users and fine-grained access
+control. <q>Gitolite is an access control layer on top of git.</q>
+
+Notable current or past users of Gitolite include the Fedora Project, the KDE
+project, Gentoo Linux, and kernel.org.
+
+This may be what you want if all you're looking for is a way to host multiple
+git repositories on a central server where each repository can have mutliple
+developers. To learn more about what Gitolite does and its supported features,
+see the [Gitolite overview](https://gitolite.com/gitolite/overview.html).
+
 ### Honourable Mention: Gitweb
 
 * [Link to Gitweb Documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitweb)