---
name: "git-instaweb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git"
version: "2.56.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-instaweb"
---

# git-instaweb(1)

Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb

## NAME

git-instaweb - Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb

## SYNOPSIS

```
git instaweb [--local] [--httpd=<httpd>] [--port=<port>]
               [--browser=<browser>]
git instaweb [--start] [--stop] [--restart]
```

## DESCRIPTION

A simple script to set up **gitweb** and a web server for browsing the local repository.

## OPTIONS

- \-l, --local

  Only bind the web server to the local IP (127.0.0.1).

- \-d, --httpd

  The HTTP daemon command-line that will be executed. Command-line options may be specified here, and the configuration file will be added at the end of the command-line. Currently apache2, lighttpd, mongoose, plackup, python and webrick are supported. (Default: lighttpd)

- \-m, --module-path

  The module path (only needed if httpd is Apache). (Default: /usr/lib/apache2/modules)

- \-p, --port

  The port number to bind the httpd to. (Default: 1234)

- \-b, --browser

  The web browser that should be used to view the gitweb page. This will be passed to the *git web--browse* helper script along with the URL of the gitweb instance. See [**git-web--browse**(1)](/git-web--browse/1.md) for more information about this. If the script fails, the URL will be printed to stdout.

start, --start

Start the httpd instance and exit. Regenerate configuration files as necessary for spawning a new instance.

stop, --stop

Stop the httpd instance and exit. This does not generate any of the configuration files for spawning a new instance, nor does it close the browser.

restart, --restart

Restart the httpd instance and exit. Regenerate configuration files as necessary for spawning a new instance.

## CONFIGURATION

You may specify configuration in your .git/config

```
[instaweb]
        local = true
        httpd = apache2 -f
        port = 4321
        browser = konqueror
        modulePath = /usr/lib/apache2/modules
```

If the configuration variable **instaweb.browser** is not set, **web.browser** will be used instead if it is defined. See [**git-web--browse**(1)](/git-web--browse/1.md) for more information about this.

## SEE ALSO

[**gitweb**(1)](/gitweb/1.md)

## GIT

Part of the [**git**(1)](/git/1.md) suite