Gitea
Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 87% of tracked projects; popularity more than 98%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 58k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.27.3 · 29 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Go, Docker, K8S |
Is Gitea actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 1614 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 608 of them.
The most recent tagged release, v1.27.3, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 45 projects we track in Software Development - Project Management, Gitea ranks #2 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Gitea actually does
Gitea is a self-hosted software development service that combines Git repositories, code review tools, and team collaboration spaces into a single platform. It also includes package registries and continuous integration capabilities to handle the complete application lifecycle. Written in Go, it functions as a lightweight alternative to larger platforms like GitHub or GitLab.
Best fit: Teams and individuals who want a complete, self-hosted code management and collaboration platform without the resource demands of heavier enterprise alternatives.
Worth knowing: It requires significant ongoing management for upgrades, backups, and user access control, and it overlaps heavily with more established self-hosted Git solutions.
Deployment notes
Deployment typically involves setting up persistent storage for your repository data, configuring a separate database such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, and placing the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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