It works on http/https and has a built in permission/authentication system with 

the ability to authenticate via LDAP or ActiveDirectory. RhodeCode also provides

simple API so it's easy integrable with existing external systems.

RhodeCode is similar in some respects to github_ or bitbucket_, 

however RhodeCode can be run as standalone hosted application on your own server.

It is open source and donation ware and focuses more on providing a customized, 

self administered interface for Mercurial_ and GIT_  repositories. 

RhodeCode works on *nix systems and Windows it is powered by a vcs_ library 

that Lukasz Balcerzak and Marcin Kuzminski created to handle multiple 

different version control systems.

Installation

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Stable releases of RhodeCode are best installed via::

    easy_install rhodecode

Or::

    pip install rhodecode 

Detailed instructions and links may be found on the Installation page.