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Gitea

Gitea is an open-source self-hosted project by go-gitea (go-gitea/gitea on GitHub). It has 58,539 GitHub stars and 7,273 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 17 October 2026.

Gitea — Git with a cup of tea: a painless, all-in-one self-hosted Git service with code review, package registry and CI/CD, in a single lightweight Go binary

★ 58.5k stars⑂ 7.3k forksMITupdated 2026-10

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// project facts

Project facts

Repository: go-gitea/gitea
GitHub stars: 58,539
Forks: 7,273
License: MIT
Last updated on GitHub: 17 October 2026
Category: Self-Hosted
Listing: Full install guide
Official site: Official site

// how it works

How it works

Run the official container
Per the README, the official Docker image (gitea/gitea) is the standard deploy: one container, data in a volume, web UI on port 3000.
Finish setup in the browser
Open http://localhost:3000, complete the install wizard (database, admin account), and Gitea is ready.
Push your code
Create a repository and push over HTTPS or SSH exactly as you would to GitHub — same git commands, your server.

// features

Why people love it

Everything in one binary

Git hosting, pull requests, issues, wiki, package registry and CI/CD — no separate services to wire together.

Featherweight

Written in Go as a single binary; runs well on a Raspberry Pi or the smallest VPS, with SQLite as a valid database.

Gitea Actions CI/CD

Built-in CI with GitHub-Actions-compatible workflow syntax, so existing workflows port over with little friction.

Easy to run and back up

One data directory and a config file; upgrades are a container pull, backups a folder copy.

// run it

Run it yourself

Docker run

The official image from Docker Hub, linked from the README.

docker run -d --name gitea -p 3000:3000 -p 222:22 -v gitea:/data gitea/gitea:latest

Open the installer
The web wizard finishes setup and creates the admin account.
```
http://localhost:3000
```

Push a repo

Identical git workflow to any hosted Git service.

git remote add origin http://localhost:3000/you/your-repo.git
git push -u origin main

// use cases

What you can build

A private Git host for personal projects and homelab configs
A small team code host that costs a Pi instead of per-seat pricing
An internal mirror of public repositories for offline or air-gapped work
CI/CD for side projects with Gitea Actions, on your own runners

// faq

Questions, answered

Who makes Gitea?

The Gitea community (go-gitea/gitea on GitHub), with a maintainer team and a commercial arm offering support; the software itself is community open source.

Is Gitea free?

Yes — MIT licensed, including the package registry and CI features.

What does it need to run?

Very little: the single binary or container, and SQLite/PostgreSQL/MySQL for the database. A Raspberry Pi serves small teams happily.

How does it compare to a well-known alternative?

Against GitLab, Gitea is far lighter and simpler to maintain, but gives up GitLab depth in enterprise DevOps features. Against GitHub, it trades the network and ecosystem for privacy, ownership and zero per-seat cost.

How do I get started?

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Project facts

How it works

Why people love it

Everything in one binary

Featherweight

Gitea Actions CI/CD

Easy to run and back up

Run it yourself

What you can build

Questions, answered

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