Gitolite is a lightweight Git server and access-control system that lets many human users share a single Unix account while enforcing fine-grained permissions. Configuration is “as code”: you manage users’ SSH keys and per-repo rules in a special admin repository, then push to apply changes instantly. Permissions are precise—read, write, or force-push can be allowed or denied per repository, branch, tag, or arbitrary ref patterns—so sensitive branches can be protected. Delegation features let...