Docker

To quickly run with Docker, just use:

% docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -p 29418:29418 -v ${PWD}/gitbucket-data:/gitbucket f99aq8ove/gitbucket

• the Web UI will be reachable under http://localhost:8080/
• the GitBucket Data (config, DB, Git repos, plug-ins) will be persisted to ~/gitbucket-data.
• to access this Git repository over SSH (port 29418) too, one needs to enable it in the Web UI too: GitBucket > Administration > System Settings > SSH access

Images

There are several existing Docker images for GitBucket:

• https://github.com/f99aq8ove/docker-gitbucket - oldest one (and mostly used) available around
• https://github.com/takezoe/gitbucket-docker - directly from the author of GitBucket
• https://hub.docker.com/r/million12/gitbucket/ - with built in nginx
• https://gitbucket.pgollor.de/docker/gitbucket - for using with docker-compose
• https://github.com/int128/gitbucket-docker - Kubernetes ready Docker image
• many more: https://hub.docker.com/search/?isAutomated=0&isOfficial=0&page=1&pullCount=0&q=gitbucket&starCount=0

Notes

Thigs to consider when creating/using a Docker image:

• the GITBUCKET_HOME is usually mapped outside the Docker container (to be able to update without loosing data)
• one might want to put a reverse proxy in front of GitBucket, such as Apache Httpd, NginX or Caddy
• one can map the SSH port too, if this is desired (needs to be activated from the UI too)
• don't forget about GitBucket plug-ins:
  • they're mapped outside the container too,
  • so when updating the Docker container they need quite often to be updated too.
  • download the plug-ins working with latest GitBucket from: https://github.com/gitbucket-plugins/gitbucket-community.herokuapp.com/tree/master/plugins
• if an external DB is desired (so not the built in H2), than docker-compose might help.
• or use a UI like Portainer in order to manage your Docker.