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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.

github.com/go-gitea/gitea

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
58,319
Forks
7,225
Open issues
2,247
Commits, last 12 months
1,696
Last commit
Oct 6, 2026
Latest release
v28.0.0Sep 29, 2026
Created
Nov 1, 2016

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About 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. Gitea is open source under the MIT license and written mainly in Go, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.

The project has 58,319 stars and 7,225 forks on GitHub, with 1,696 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.

Topics

  • gitea
  • golang
  • devops
  • git
  • gitlab
  • github
  • go
  • hacktoberfest
  • git-gui
  • git-server

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What is Gitea?

Gitea is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Project Management category. 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. The source code lives at github.com/go-gitea/gitea, where it has 58,319 stars.

Is Gitea free and open source?

Yes. Gitea is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run Gitea with Docker?

Yes. Gitea provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.

What are the best alternatives to Gitea?

Popular open-source alternatives to Gitea include Plane, Gogs and Huly. Gitea itself is a self-hosted alternative to GitHub, GitLab, Docker Hub and GitHub Actions / CircleCI.

Is Gitea actively maintained?

The most recent commit to Gitea was on Oct 6, 2026 with 1,696 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v28.0.0, published Sep 29, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.