Glossary#
- DVCS#
Distributed Version Control System, usually referring to Git or Mercurial.
- Extension#
An extension extends the capabilities of, or the data available to, an existing software application.
- Full-text Search#
Indexing all files and repositories managed by RhodeCode Enterprise and making this data searchable from the interface.
- Gist#
A note that can only be edited by the author and shared using its link within others. The sharing permissions can be set during its creation.
- Gunicorn#
A Python WSGI HTTP Server used by RhodeCode Enterprise.
- Hook#
A hook intercepts function calls, messages, or events passed between software components and can be used to trigger plugins, or their extensions.
- Horizontal scaling#
Adding more machines or workers into your pool of resources.
- Instance#
A single installed version of one of the RhodeCode products. It could refer to RhodeCode Enterprise or the VCS server depending on the context.
- Plugin#
A Plugin is software that adds a specific feature to an existing software application.
- tmpfs#
Temporary file storage kept in volatile memory instead of persistent storage.
- VCS Server#
The VCS Server handles the abstraction layer between the supported version control systems and RhodeCode Enterprise.