Forgejo
A lightweight software forge focused on scaling, federation, and privacy (fork of Gitea).
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and Forgejo is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | — |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker, Go |
Is Forgejo actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. Forgejo is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at codeberg.org — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What Forgejo actually does
Forgejo is a software forge derived from Gitea, providing project management and ticketing tools for code repositories. It is designed around principles of federation, privacy, and scalability for managing source code hosting infrastructure.
Best fit: It suits administrators seeking a lightweight alternative to larger forges for managing Git repositories and team workflows on private hardware.
Worth knowing: As a fork of Gitea, its exact divergence and long-term maintenance path relative to its parent project require careful evaluation before adoption.
Deployment notes
Being built with Go and containerised via Docker, deployment typically requires configuring persistent storage volumes for repository data and placing the service behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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