Gitea

Actively maintained

Painless self-hosted Git service

Dev & Git
Stars
★ 57k
Version
v1.27.1
Last commit
1 day, 17 hours ago
License
MIT
Language
Go
Setup
Easy
Min RAM
512 MB

Metrics verified from the source repo on Aug 7, 2026.

What it is

A lightweight, self-hosted Git service with issues, pull requests, a package registry and CI — a fast GitHub/GitLab alternative that runs on modest hardware.

Replaces

GitHubGitLab

Self-host Gitea instead of paying for the above.

Highlights

  • Git hosting with PRs & issues
  • Built-in CI (Actions) & registry
  • Runs on minimal resources

How to deploy

DockerDocker ComposeBare metal

Recent changes

  • Jul 28 version Version: v1.27.0 → v1.27.1

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