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Gitea

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Git 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?
+0.5
RELEVANCE SCORE5.0Active
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5
✓Large community?
+1.5
✓Has public API?
+1.0
✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5
✓Stars > 20k?
+0.5

About 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

LicenseMIT
GitHub Stars⭐ 43,500
Last CommitMay 28, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026