Gogs
Painless self-hosted Git Service written in Go.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 46% of tracked projects; popularity more than 96%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 48k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | latest-commit-build · 31 Jan 2026 |
| Repo updated | 12 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Go |
Is Gogs actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 223 commits, of which 52 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 17 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, latest-commit-build, is about 8 months old.
Of the 45 projects we track in Software Development - Project Management, Gogs ranks #11 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Gogs actually does
Gogs is a self-hosted Git service designed to let you manage your own source code repositories. It provides a web interface for project management and repository administration. The application is written in Go and distributed under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It is well-suited for developers who want a lightweight alternative to larger platforms for hosting Git repositories on personal or small-scale infrastructure.
Worth knowing: It overlaps heavily with better-known alternatives like Gitea and GitLab, meaning you should consider whether the specific ecosystem or community size meets your long-term requirements.
Deployment notes
Because it is compiled in Go, it typically runs as a single binary, though you will usually want to place it behind a reverse proxy for TLS termination and connect it to a persistent database backend.
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