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Gitea
DEVGit with a cup of tea. A painless self-hosted Git service.
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 SCORE5.0Active
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5✓Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5✓Stars > 20k?
+0.5About Gitea
A lightweight Git service written in Go. Provides pull requests, issues, and wiki support with very low RAM footprint.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Extremely lightweight on VPS systems
- +Easy installation with single binary or Docker
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗CI/CD pipeline requires external runners
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyEASY
License typeMIT
💡 "Beloved on r/selfhosted as the gold standard."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/go-gitea/gitea
LicenseMIT
GitHub Stars⭐ 43,500
Last CommitMay 28, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026