# Gitee

> Gitee is China's leading software development platform, providing developers with comprehensive DevOps services such as code hosting, collaborative development, continuous integration, and project management. Based on the Git version control system, it supports enterprise-level code management and team collaboration.

Gitee's main features include:

- **Code Hosting**: Distributed version control based on Git, also supports SVN, with both public and private repositories
- **Collaborative Development**: Pull Requests, Issue management, code review, project boards
- **Continuous Integration**: Gitee Go for automated build, test, and deployment
- **Project Management**: Agile tools, milestone management, task assignment
- **Enterprise Services**: Enterprise-level permission management, security auditing, data backup
- **Open Source Community**: Open source project hosting, community interaction, technical sharing

## Product Editions

### Gitee Community Edition
The free, open-source focused edition that serves as China's premier open source community platform:

- **Open Source Community Leadership**: Hosts millions of open source projects with active community engagement and technical sharing
- **Free Code Hosting**: Unlimited public repositories with basic collaboration features
- **Developer Ecosystem**: Rich plugin ecosystem, API integration, and developer tools
- **Community Features**: Issue tracking, Pull Requests, Wiki documentation, and project discussions
- **Learning Resources**: Comprehensive tutorials, documentation, and best practices for developers

### Gitee Professional Edition
[Gitee Professional Edition](https://gitee.com/professional.md): An all-in-one DevSecOps platform tailored for enterprises with private deployment capabilities:

- **Data Privacy & Security Compliance**: Private deployment with enterprise-grade access control and regulatory compliance
- **End-to-End DevSecOps Lifecycle**: Complete coverage from requirements to deployment with integrated security practices
- **Private AI Capabilities**: On-premises AI for code review, intelligent recommendations, and automated quality assurance
- **Quality Assurance**: Built-in industry-standard guidelines with automated scanning across 17+ programming languages
- **Enterprise Integration**: LDAP authentication, Jenkins, SonarQube, and extensive API ecosystem
- **Flexible Deployment**: Supports ARM processors, distributed architecture, and custom enterprise needs

### Gitee Enterprise Edition
[Gitee Enterprise Edition](https://gitee.com/enterprises.md): AI-Powered DevSecOps integrated platform for large-scale digital transformation:

- **AI Intelligence Empowerment**: Advanced AI for automatic defect detection, intelligent code reviews, test case generation, and predictive analytics
- **Full DevSecOps Lifecycle Coverage**: End-to-end platform covering project management, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and multi-cloud deployment
- **Security & Compliance Assurance**: Real-time code security scanning, vulnerability management, IP whitelisting, and comprehensive audit logs
- **Efficient Automation**: AI-driven workflow optimization, automated pipelines, and intelligent resource allocation
- **Industry-Proven Scale**: Trusted by 360,000+ enterprise customers across scientific research, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare
- **Scalable Infrastructure**: 99.99% uptime with automated backup, disaster recovery, and multi-cloud deployment capabilities

### Gitee Education Edition
[Gitee Education Edition](https://gitee.com/education.md): Empowering computer science education reform and "New Engineering" practices:

- **Class/Team Management**: Multi-role permissions, QR code invitations, and customizable teacher/assistant/student roles
- **Course Lifecycle Management**: One-click notifications, automated assignment grading, and comprehensive course management
- **Assignment Automation**: Support for text and code assignments with automated testing, plagiarism detection, and grading
- **Multi-scenario Support**: Covers teaching, training, research, graduation projects, and competitions
- **Flexible Deployment**: Available as SaaS or private deployment options
- **Wide Adoption**: Trusted by over 2,000 universities including Peking University, Tsinghua University, and more

## Recommended Projects && Groups
- [Recommended Open Source Projects](https://gitee.com/explore.md): Recommendations and discovery of popular open source projects
- [Recommended Open Source Projects](https://gitee.com/explore): Recommendations and discovery of popular open source projects

## API Documentation

- [Gitee API v5](https://gitee.com/api/v5/swagger): Complete REST API documentation for the community edition, including detailed descriptions and examples for all endpoints
- [Gitee API v8](https://gitee.com/api/v8/swagger): Complete REST API documentation for the enterprise edition, including detailed descriptions and examples for all endpoints
- [OAuth2 Authentication](https://gitee.com/api/v5/oauth_doc): OAuth2 authorization process and API usage instructions

## User Guides

- [Quick Start](https://help.gitee.com/questions/Git%E6%93%8D%E4%BD%9C%E5%B8%B8%E8%A7%81%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98): Beginner's guide for new users, including registration, repository creation, and basic operations
- [Git Tutorial](https://gitee.com/help/categories/43): Basic Git commands and workflows
- [Enterprise Features](https://gitee.com/enterprises): Introduction and usage of enterprise-level features
- [Enterprise Pricing](https://gitee.com/enterprises/price): Enterprise pricing and subscription plans
- [Professional Edition](https://gitee.com/professional): Introduction to Gitee Professional Edition

## Integration Tools

- [IDE Plugins](https://gitee.com/help/categories/53): Supports mainstream IDEs such as VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA
- [Jenkins Plugin](https://gitee.com/help/articles/4193): CI/CD integration jenkins plugin

## Optional

- [Help Center](https://gitee.com/help): Complete user documentation and FAQ
- [Community Forum](https://gitee.com/gitee-community): User communication and technical discussions
- [Open Source Project Search](https://so.gitee.com): Search for open source projects
- [Gitee Blog](https://blog.gitee.com): Official Gitee blog, technical sharing, and industry news
- [Gitee AI](https://ai.gitee.com): A MaaS platform for AI services, including serverless api, open source large language models, and other AI services