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Gitea

Gitea is a self-hostable, open-source alternative to GitHub. This page compiles its license, stack, deployment, maintenance and hosting details from public sources (updated 2026-06-15).

At a glance

category (analytics, CRM, file-storage, BI, etc.)
git hosting / DevOps
SaaS-tool-it-replaces (e.g. 'Google Analytics', 'Notion')
GitHub
license type (MIT, AGPL, GPL, BSL, etc.)
MIT
primary language/stack
Go
deployment method (Docker, Helm/K8s, bare-metal, one-click)
Single binary, Docker, Helm
GitHub stars (snapshot, dated)
~46k (2025-06)
last-commit recency / maintenance activity
Very active
managed-hosting-available (yes/no + who offers it)
Yes - Gitea Cloud (official)
minimum RAM/CPU footprint
~256 MB RAM
has-active-community (Discord/forum size tier)
Large - Discord + forum

Lightweight self-hosted Git service; Forgejo is a fork.

Official site / source ↗

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FAQ

What does Gitea replace?
Gitea is a self-hostable alternative to GitHub.

What's notable about Gitea?
Lightweight self-hosted Git service; Forgejo is a fork.

Is the data here verified?
Yes — every entry is compiled from public sources and links out to its source.