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# tit `tit` is a small, self-hosted collaborative development environment (CDE) for Git. The current implementation has a read-only Web UI, HTTP and SSH clone services, authenticated SSH push, public feeds, and bounded source search. Read [PLAN.md](PLAN.md) for the product design and implementation gates. Read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) before you change code. ## Build Install the Rust toolchain that `rust-toolchain.toml` specifies. Then, run: ```text cargo build --locked ``` ## Run Create the first administrator and import a bare repository before you start the server: ```text tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml setup admin alice "SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml admin repository import alice example /absolute/path/example.git tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml serve ``` The `serve` command starts the HTTP and SSH listeners in one process. It creates `ssh_host_ed25519_key` with mode 600 during the first start and uses the same host key during subsequent starts. Keep this file with the instance data. The server owns the instance lock until it receives SIGINT or SIGTERM. Stop the server before you run an offline administrator command. Create a signup code through the control socket while the server runs: ```text tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml invite-code ``` The code is valid for one signup during the next 24 hours. Open `/signup` to create the account. Store the recovery credential offline when the Web UI shows it. Open `/recover` to replace all account keys with a new key. Stop the server before you change repository access with an offline administrator command: ```text tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml admin repository visibility alice example private tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml admin repository collaborator-set alice example bob writer tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml admin repository collaborator-remove alice example bob ``` The policy permits a reader to read and a writer to write. It permits a maintainer to change repository settings and collaborators. Only the owner can change ownership. An owner or collaborator can read a private repository in the Web UI after login. The built-in SSH server binds the supplied key to its account. The SSH username does not select the account. An owner, maintainer, or writer can push branches and tags. A reader cannot push. HTTP Git access stays read-only. Stop the server and show the newest audit events with this command: ```text tit --config /srv/tit/config.toml admin audit --limit 100 ``` Each event shows its action, actor, target, outcome, time, and correlation ID. The history does not store recovery credentials, login challenges, signatures, session tokens, or SSH private keys. An authenticated account can create a repository with SSH: ```text ssh -p 2222 tit.example repo create project ``` The account that owns the SSH key becomes the repository owner. The SSH login name does not select the owner. New repositories use SHA-1 unless the command selects SHA-256: ```text ssh -p 2222 tit.example repo create project --object-format sha256 ``` Use the versioned JSON mode for scripts: ```text ssh -p 2222 tit.example repo create project --output json ``` The complete command is `repo create NAME [--object-format sha1|sha256] [--output human|json]`. Human output can change in a later release. The JSON object has `version`, `status`, and `repository` fields after success. It has `version`, `status`, and `error.code` fields after failure. The command returns zero after success and nonzero after failure. ## Quality gate Install `cargo-deny` version 0.20.2. Then, run this command from the repository root: ```text ./scripts/check ``` This command formats, lints, tests, audits, and builds the release executable. ## Milestone 1A gate Run the SQLite durability gate on a local filesystem: ```text ./scripts/check-m1a ``` This command also creates and measures a release database with 10,000 issue records and 1,000,000 event records. Read the SQLite [architectural decision record](docs/adr/0001-sqlite-storage.md) for the limits and current platform evidence. ## Milestone 1B gate Install stock OpenSSH. Then, run the SSH identity gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m1b ``` This command uses stock `ssh`, `ssh-agent`, `ssh-add`, and `ssh-keygen` to do tests of public-key authentication, SSH request restrictions, and SSHSIG login challenges. Read the SSH identity [architectural decision record](docs/adr/0002-ssh-identity.md) for the supported algorithms, limits, and current platform evidence. ## Milestone 1C gate Install stock Git and OpenSSH. Then, run the read-side Git protocol gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m1c ``` This command uses stock Git to clone and fetch SHA-1 and SHA-256 repositories through smart HTTP and SSH. Read the read-side Git [architectural decision record](docs/adr/0003-read-side-git.md) for the protocol versions, limits, known omissions, and current platform evidence. ## Database check An initialized instance keeps its metadata in `tit.sqlite3`. Check an existing database with this command: ```text tit --config /absolute/path/to/tit/config.toml doctor ``` The command does not create or migrate a database. Successful validation writes no output and returns exit code 0. ## Configuration validation Copy `config.example.toml` into an empty instance directory. Change `public_url` to the canonical HTTPS URL of the instance. Then, run: ```text tit --config /absolute/path/to/tit/config.toml ``` Successful validation writes no output and returns exit code 0. A configuration error writes a diagnostic to standard error and returns exit code 1. A CLI syntax error returns exit code 2. Help and version output use standard output. The directory that contains `config.toml` is the instance directory. HTTP clone URLs use `public_url`. SSH clone URLs use `ssh.public_host` and `ssh.public_port`. By default, `ssh.public_host` uses the host from `public_url`. Listener addresses do not change public clone URLs. `ssh.public_host` accepts a DNS hostname, an IP address, or an `.onion` hostname. `tit` validates and normalizes this value without resolving it. A Tor client supplies the necessary SSH `ProxyCommand` configuration. Use `--user` instead of `--config` to read the configuration from `$XDG_DATA_HOME/tit/config.toml`. If `XDG_DATA_HOME` is not set, `tit` uses `$HOME/.local/share/tit/config.toml`. The executable does not run Git or OpenSSH. Tests can use stock clients as external test drivers. ## Milestone 2 gate Install stock Git and OpenSSH. Then, run the read-only CDE gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m2-8 ``` This command runs the quality gate, measures source search without an index, and tests the public routes with SHA-1 and SHA-256 repositories. Read the [source search architectural decision record](docs/adr/0008-bounded-source-search.md) for the search limits and current measurement. ## Milestone 3.1 gate Install stock Git and OpenSSH. Then, run the account lifecycle gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m3-1 ``` This command tests invitation, signup, recovery, key revocation, account suspension, and the owner-only control socket. Read the [account lifecycle architectural decision record](docs/adr/0010-account-lifecycle.md) for the credential and failure behavior. ## Milestone 3.2 gate Install stock OpenSSH. Then, run the Web login gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m3-2 ``` Open `/login`, create a challenge, and sign its exact content with the `tit-auth` SSHSIG namespace. The Web UI accepts the pasted SSHSIG envelope and creates an opaque session. Read the [Web login architectural decision record](docs/adr/0011-web-login-sessions.md) for the session and CSRF behavior. ## Milestone 3.3 gate Run the repository authorization gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m3-3 ``` This command tests public and private visibility, each collaborator role, suspended accounts, archived repositories, and anonymous HTTP routes. Read the [repository authorization architectural decision record](docs/adr/0012-repository-authorization.md) for the complete access matrix. ## Milestone 3.4 gate Install stock Git and OpenSSH. Then, run the authenticated Git gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m3-4 ``` This command tests account-bound SSH keys, each repository role, key revocation, account suspension, role removal, push permission, and ref policy. Read the [authenticated Git architectural decision record](docs/adr/0013-authenticated-git.md) for the service and ref-update checks. ## Milestone 3.5 gate Run the audit history gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m3-5 ``` This command tests successful and failed account, login, repository, collaborator, and ref audit events. It also tests correlation IDs and secret exclusion. Read the [audit history architectural decision record](docs/adr/0014-audit-history.md) for the transaction and recovery rules. ## Milestone 3.6 gate Run the SSH repository command gate: ```text ./scripts/check-m3-6 ``` This command tests repository creation from the Web UI and SSH. It tests account ownership, both object formats, human output, JSON output, failure codes, audit events, and clone access. Read the [SSH repository command architectural decision record](docs/adr/0015-ssh-repository-commands.md) for the command and authorization rules.