Gitorious 3.0 released!

We are happy to announce a new major release for Gitorious, version 3.0.

Gitorious provides an open source infrastructure for hosting projects that use Git. It also supports projects with wikis, a web interface for merge requests and code reviews and activity timelines for projects and developers.

BitnNami Gitorious Stack provides a one-click install solution for Gitorious. You can download installers and virtual machines or run your own Gitorious server in the Amazon EC2 or Azure clouds. You can also now launch a free cloud demo server with the Bitnami Cloud Launchpad by clicking the launch button below.

The recently released 3.0 version ships a refreshed UI, a lot of improvements, and new features. The new repository browser comes with improved syntax highlighter, ability to select lines of code and friendlier navigation. It also has a nicer Dashboard, an improved merge request page and a new settings section.

Project Activities

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The service hooks feature was extended with the support for built-in integrations for external services.

 

Web hooks

In addition to that, Gitorious 3.0 now uses Ruby 1.9.3 and Rails 3.2.15 and all 3rd party gem dependencies has been updated to the latest versions.

Gitorious is developed by Gitorious AS, which also provides commercial prepackaged versions of Gitorious as well as managed servers and professional consulting services. Make sure to check them out if you need commercial support for Gitorious.

New security fix for Rails 2.3.x. Applications updated on BitNami

A new Rails security issue that affects older versions of Rails (2.3.x and 3.0.x) was recently announced. This is a vulnerability related to the JSON parser code for Ruby on Rails with allows attackers to bypass authentication systems, inject arbitrary SQL or inject and execute arbitrary code.

We have released RubyStack 1.8, Redmine 1.4.x, Radiant, Gitorious and Tracks with the latest Rails v2.3.16 that fixes this issue. Note that if you are using an application that ships Rails 3.2.11, it is not affected by this issue.

We are also removing older versions of BitNami Rails apps published on the Windows Azure and Amazon Cloud catalog and marketplace and that may be vulnerable to these security issues.

For more details about these security issues please check the information provided in the official Ruby On Rails blog. If you already have installed a version of these applications please make sure that you update your environment or apply the appropriate patches.

New Gitorious Stack

We are happy to announce a new addition to our family, Gitorious. It is a great way of collaborating on distributed open source projects. Gitorious provides an open source infrastructure for hosting projects that use Git. It also supports projects with wikis, a web interface for merge requests and code reviews and activity timelines for projects and developers.

BitNami Gitorious Stack makes setting up Gitorious a simple process, so you can integrate your Git projects easily. 

Gitorious sample project

As usual, BitNami Gitorious Stack is now available in the form of ready-to-run installers, virtual machine images (VMs) and Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) for the Amazon Cloud. 

If you use the installer, note that Gitorious requires you to specify a hostname to access it from other computers. It is advisable to use a hostname or domain instead of an IP address to avoid issues with different browsers. Note that the Virtual Machine is configured using an IP address by default but you can change it easily:

$ sudo /opt/bitnami/apps/gitorious/updateip --machine_hostname your_hostname

You can find more info in our Wiki.

Gitorious is developed by Gitorious AS, which also provides commercial prepackaged versions of Gitorious as well as managed servers and professional consulting services. Make sure to check them out if you need commercial support for Gitorious.