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Forgejo
DEVBeyond a simple code repository: a collaborative software forge.
FREEDOM SCORE5.0Open
✓Is it free?
+1.5✓Open source?
+1.5✓Self-hostable?
+1.0✓Data export?
+0.5✓Free pricing tier?
+0.5RELEVANCE SCORE3.0Aging
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5×Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5×Stars > 20k?
+0.5About Forgejo
An independent, community-driven fork of Gitea focused on software libre, decentralization, and privacy.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Strong commitment to community governance
- +Fully compatible migration path from Gitea
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗Smaller plugin and themes ecosystem currently
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyEASY
License typeGPL-3.0
💡 "Highly active within FOSS advocacy spaces."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorycodeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo
LicenseGPL-3.0
GitHub Stars⭐ 4,100
Last CommitMay 29, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026