Gitea — open source alternative

Lightweight self-hosted Git service.

Strengths

  • Single Go binary — minimal install.
  • Familiar GitHub-style UI.
  • Actions (CI/CD) and packages built in.

Weaknesses

  • Governance tensions led to the Forgejo fork.
  • Some enterprise features are paid.
  • Smaller marketplace than GitLab/GitHub.
License: MIT Self-host difficulty: 2/5 Hosted cloud option

Official site · Source on GitHub

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