Compared to GitHub
rgit covers the git-hosting core: remotes, users and keys, path ACL, fast-forward merge requests, in-repo shell CI, and SemVer 2.0 / Conventional Commits by default.
rgit covers the git-hosting core: remotes, users and keys, path ACL, fast-forward merge requests, in-repo shell CI, and SemVer 2.0 / Conventional Commits by default. It is not a GitHub clone. There is no website on the forge host, and most GitHub products have no counterpart.
rgit and rabun-git are the same program. Examples use rgit after rgit remote add origin git@HOST.
A shorter map lives in What is Rabun Git?.
Hosted git
| GitHub | gh / git | rgit | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
github.com:owner/name.git (HTTPS or SSH :22) | git clone / push | git clone ssh://git@HOST:2222/owner/name.git | Different host, port 2222, SSH only (no HTTPS git) |
| Create repo (UI or API) | gh repo create | rgit origin repo create owner/name | No org/teams UI; ordinary users create only theirlogin/… |
| List your repos | gh repo list | rgit origin repo list / --user NAME | No stars, topics, search, or templates |
| Repo settings, default branch, delete | gh repo edit / delete | rgit origin repo show | No edit, delete, or rename; no visibility toggle (access is ACL only) |
| Git LFS, LFS as a product | git | ordinary git | No LFS server |
People and access
| GitHub | gh | rgit | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-up, orgs, teams, SSO | gh auth | No sign-up; rgit origin user add | An admin creates every login |
| SSH keys on the account | Settings / gh ssh-key | rgit origin key copy / key add / key list | First key via host SSH (key copy); fingerprints only; no deploy keys, PATs, or fine-grained tokens |
| Collaborators (read/write/admin) | gh api / UI | rgit origin access grant / revoke | Three roles only; no CODEOWNERS; main / master are always protected |
| Outside collaborators, GitHub Apps | — | — | None |
Pull requests
| GitHub | gh | rgit | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open PR | gh pr create | rgit origin request create or git push … refs/rabun/requests/new/… | No draft, assignees, labels, projects, or auto-merge |
| List / show | gh pr list / view | request list / show | No diff UI, no file comments |
| Review | gh pr review | request review --approve|--reject [--comment] | One comment string; no line comments or requested reviewers |
| Merge | gh pr merge | request merge | Fast-forward only; no squash, rebase, or merge commit |
| Required checks to merge | Branch protection | — | CI can run; merge does not wait on it |
CI
| GitHub | gh | rgit | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
Actions (.github/workflows) | gh run / workflow | .rabun/workflows/*.yml + runs-on + rgit agent | run: only; fan-out labels not a full matrix; no uses:, containers, secrets store, or marketplace |
GitHub products with no rgit equivalent
| GitHub | rgit |
|---|---|
| Web UI, mobile app, Codespaces | Local rgit view (Zola on loopback). No hosted gitweb, mobile app, or Codespaces |
| Issues, Discussions, Projects, Wikis, Pages | None |
| Packages, Releases, Gists | rgit version release for SemVer tags, changelog, and manifest bumps on this machine. No forge-hosted release artifacts or packages |
| Dependabot, security advisories, code scanning | None |
| Notifications, webhooks, GitHub Apps, OAuth | Companion heartbeat only (rgit status / loopback /health) |
| Forks, compare view | No forks; clone the same owner/name if you have access |
Command map (gh → rgit)
gh | rgit |
|---|---|
gh auth login | rgit remote add origin git@HOST then rgit origin key copy --admin |
gh repo create / list / view | repo create / list / show |
gh repo clone | git clone ssh://git@HOST:2222/owner/name.git |
gh repo view | rgit view (local Zola preview; not a hosted page) |
gh ssh-key add | rgit origin key copy (first key) or key add USER --file ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub |
gh pr create / list / view / review / merge | request create / list / show / review / merge |
gh run list / view | run list / show / logs |
gh api, gh issue, gh release, gh gist, … | rgit version release covers local tagging/changelog; no GitHub Releases product on the forge |
Host-only commands
These run the forge. They are not GitHub product analogues:
init, check, serve, shell, version, Ubuntu pack and push.
Practical takeaway
rgit is enough if you want private SSH remotes, simple ACL, fast-forward merge requests, Conventional Commits / SemVer 2.0 (or those gates off), and a few sh -c jobs on one box. Anything people do in the GitHub website (except a local rgit view of a tree you already have), or with tokens, orgs, issues, or the Actions marketplace, is a gap by design.
Next: Install, or the command reference.