wtf is gitly?

Gitly is a self-hosted alternative to GitHub or GitLab, the platforms where developers store and collaborate on code. Instead of relying on a big third-party service, you run this software on your own server to host your code repositories, giving you full control over your projects. The project is built to be light and fast. It is designed to run on very cheap cloud servers with minimal memory, and it works without JavaScript in the browser. It compiles down to a single file under one megabyte that includes all of its templates, making it relatively easy to deploy. It also offers detailed language statistics for each directory and a "Top files" view to give a quick overview of a project. The project includes some built-in continuous integration (CI) features, which let you automate tasks like testing and building your code when changes are pushed. This tool is aimed at teams or individuals who want to host their own code privately or at a low cost, without the overhead of heavier platforms. For example, a small startup could use it to manage internal projects on a budget server, or an independent developer might use it for personal code without paying monthly fees for private repositories. It supports multiple users and multiple repositories, and it handles git push operations, so the basic workflow of pushing code from a local computer to the server is covered. It is still explicitly beta software, and major features are actively being worked on. Pull requests and SSH access are not yet available, which limits some collaborative workflows. The project is written in a programming language called V, and it requires a PostgreSQL or SQLite database to store its data. The README doesn't go into detail on how the database setup works beyond providing setup scripts, but it does offer flexibility between a traditional database and a lighter file-based one.