Repohub is a lightweight Git repository manager built with Node.js/Express for the backend and React + TailwindCSS for the frontend. It allows you to:

• Create Git repositories locally.
• Browse repository files in a tree view.
• View recent commits for each repository.
• Manage repositories without using external Git hosting services.

• Repository Management: Create, list, and view repositories.
• File Explorer: Browse repository contents with a folder/file tree view.
• Commits Viewer: See the latest commits of a repository.
• Lightweight & Local: Runs entirely on your local machine or server.
• TailwindCSS UI: Clean and responsive frontend.

• Backend: Node.js, Express, Simple-Git
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS
• Other: Dotenv, Axios

• Node.js v20+
• Git installed on your machine

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/repohub.git
cd repohub

2. Install dependencies for backend and frontend:

# Root project
pnpm install

3. Create a .env file in the backend (apps/backend) with the following:

ROOT_DIR=./data

4. Start the backend server:

cd apps/backend
pnpm dev

5. Start the frontend:

cd apps/frontend
pnpm dev

6. Open your browser at http://localhost:5173

• GET /api/repos - List all repositories.

• POST /api/repos - Create a new repository.

  {"name": "repo-name"}

• GET /api/repos/:name - Get file tree of a repository.

• GET /api/repos/:name/commits - Get recent commits (returns empty array if no commits).

[
  {
    "hash": "abcd123",
    "message": "Initial commit",
    "author": "John Doe",
    "date": "2025-11-21T05:00:00Z"
  }
]

• Repo List: Left sidebar
• File Tree: Center
• Commits: Right sidebar
• Uses @myapp/ui for FileTree component.

• Support multiple branches.
• Add commit creation directly from the UI.
• Push/pull from remote repositories.
• User authentication.

MIT License