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Disclaimer: This is actually not a proper answer, but some suggestions on how to get things up and running—I wish I could add it as a comment on the excellent GitLab answer, but I don't yet have the required reputation (and I don't feel comfortable editing the answer).

I too have looked into solutions for this (over the last couple of years) and found GitLab to be the most suitable in terms of features, usability, and license. I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it is to GitHub. The answer posted above is superb.

What I'd like to add is that you don't necessarily need to install it from scratch or use the hosted service (or a third-party like GitHost). There are a few VPS and cloud hosting providers that have "one-click" setups for GitLab, and there are images and containers for Amazon Web Services and Docker.

For instance, I recently switched VPS hosting provider to DigitalOcean and was happy to find that they have a one-click "droplet" for GitLab (as well as tutorials for both one-click and manual installation). As for cloud hosting, Amazon EC2 is very affordable and I've seen plenty of tutorials and at least a couple of popular images for GitLab.

Again, apologies for making this a separate answer—I hope you don't mind. I really wanted to mention it, as it can be of value to people looking for the most cost-efficient way of running the software recommended in the accepted answer.

(If anyone is using any of these, it would be interesting to know how it worked out in terms of setup, maintenance, and performance.)

This is a complement to Piotr Zierhoffer's GitLab answer.

I too have looked into solutions for this (over the last couple of years) and found GitLab to be the most suitable in terms of features, usability, and license. I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it is to GitHub. The answer posted above is superb.

What I'd like to add is that you don't necessarily need to install it from scratch or use the hosted service (or a third-party like GitHost). There are a few VPS and cloud hosting providers that have "one-click" setups for GitLab, and there are images and containers for Amazon Web Services and Docker.

For instance, I recently switched VPS hosting provider to DigitalOcean and was happy to find that they have a one-click "droplet" for GitLab (as well as tutorials for both one-click and manual installation). As for cloud hosting, Amazon EC2 is very affordable and I've seen plenty of tutorials and at least a couple of popular images for GitLab.

Again, apologies for making this a separate answer—I hope you don't mind. I really wanted to mention it, as it can be of value to people looking for the most cost-efficient way of running the software recommended in the accepted answer.

(If anyone is using any of these, it would be interesting to know how it worked out in terms of setup, maintenance, and performance.)

Disclaimer: This is actually not a proper answer, but some suggestions on how to get things up and running—I wish I could add it as a comment on the excellent GitLab answer, but I don't yet have the required reputation (and I don't feel comfortable editing the answer).

I too have looked into solutions for this (over the last couple of years) and found GitLab to be the most suitable in terms of features, usability, and license. I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it is to GitHub. The answer posted above is superb.

What I'd like to add is that you don't necessarily need to install it from scratch or use the hosted service (or a third-party like GitHost). There are a few VPS and cloud hosting providers that have "one-click" setups for GitLab, and there are images and containers for Amazon Web Services and Docker.

For instance, I recently switched VPS hosting provider to DigitalOcean and was happy to find that they have a one-click "droplet" for GitLab (as well as tutorials for both one-click and manual installation). As for cloud hosting, Amazon EC2 is very affordable and I've seen plenty of tutorials and at least a couple of popular images for GitLab.

Again, apologies for making this a separate answer—I hope you don't mind. I really wanted to mention it, as it can be of value to people looking for the most cost-efficient way of running the software recommended in the accepted answer.

(If anyone is using any of these, it would be interesting to know how it worked out in terms of setup, maintenance, and performance.)

Disclaimer: This is actually not a proper answer, but some suggestions on how to get things up and running—I wish I could add it as a comment on the excellent GitLab answer, but I don't yet have the required reputation (and I don't feel comfortable editing the answer).

I too have looked into solutions for this (over the last couple of years) and found GitLab to be the most suitable in terms of features, usability, and license. I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it is to GitHub. The answer posted above is superb.

What I'd like to add is that you don't necessarily need to install it from scratch or use the hosted service (or a third-party like GitHost). There are a few VPS and cloud hosting providers that have "one-click" setups for GitLab, and there are images and containers for Amazon Web Services and Docker.

For instance, I recently switched VPS hosting provider to DigitalOcean and was happy to find that they have a one-click "droplet" for GitLab (as well as tutorials for both one-click and manual installation). As for cloud hosting, Amazon EC2 is very affordable and I've seen plenty of tutorials and at least a couple of popular images for GitLab.

Again, apologies for making this a separate answer—I hope you don't mind. I really wanted to mention it, as it can be of value to people looking for the most cost-efficient way of running the software recommended in the accepted answer.

(If anyone is using any of these, it would be interesting to know how it worked out in terms of setup, maintenance, and performance.)

Disclaimer: This is actually not a proper answer, but some suggestions on how to get things up and running—I wish I could add it as a comment on the excellent GitLab answer, but I don't yet have the required reputation (and I don't feel comfortable editing the answer).

I too have looked into solutions for this (over the last couple of years) and found GitLab to be the most suitable in terms of features, usability, and license. I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it is to GitHub. The answer posted above is superb.

What I'd like to add is that you don't necessarily need to install it from scratch or use the hosted service (or a third-party like GitHost). There are a few VPS and cloud hosting providers that have "one-click" setups for GitLab, and there are images and containers for Amazon Web Services and Docker.

For instance, I recently switched VPS hosting provider to DigitalOcean and was happy to find that they have a one-click "droplet" for GitLab (as well as tutorials for both one-click and manual installation). As for cloud hosting, Amazon EC2 is very affordable and I've seen plenty of tutorials and at least a couple of images for GitLab.

Again, apologies for making this a separate answer—I hope you don't mind. I really wanted to mention it, as it can be of value to people looking for the most cost-efficient way of running the software recommended in the accepted answer.

(If anyone is using any of these, it would be interesting to know how it worked out in terms of setup, maintenance, and performance.)

Disclaimer: This is actually not a proper answer, but some suggestions on how to get things up and running—I wish I could add it as a comment on the excellent GitLab answer, but I don't yet have the required reputation (and I don't feel comfortable editing the answer).

I too have looked into solutions for this (over the last couple of years) and found GitLab to be the most suitable in terms of features, usability, and license. I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it is to GitHub. The answer posted above is superb.

What I'd like to add is that you don't necessarily need to install it from scratch or use the hosted service (or a third-party like GitHost). There are a few VPS and cloud hosting providers that have "one-click" setups for GitLab, and there are images and containers for Amazon Web Services and Docker.

For instance, I recently switched VPS hosting provider to DigitalOcean and was happy to find that they have a one-click "droplet" for GitLab (as well as tutorials for both one-click and manual installation). As for cloud hosting, Amazon EC2 is very affordable and I've seen plenty of tutorials and at least a couple of popular images for GitLab.

Again, apologies for making this a separate answer—I hope you don't mind. I really wanted to mention it, as it can be of value to people looking for the most cost-efficient way of running the software recommended in the accepted answer.

(If anyone is using any of these, it would be interesting to know how it worked out in terms of setup, maintenance, and performance.)