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Gitea

Gitea is a painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, offering Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry, and CI/CD integration.

Gitea is built in Go, distributed under the MIT License, 54.9k GitHub stars from 99 contributors, latest release v1.25.5.

When to use Gitea

Gitea is listed here as a Development project. The directory calls out Lightweight and easy to install, Comprehensive Git hosting, Built-in CI/CD capabilities as capabilities associated with it.

Other recorded traits for Gitea include Integrated code review system, Packages and release management.

Besides Development, this page also files Gitea under DevOps, Version Control, Self-Hosted.

Gitea compared with

Records in this directory name GitLab, Bitbucket, GitHub as products people compare with Gitea. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Gitea replaces each of them.

Open-source projects that mention Gitea are collected on a separate alternatives page.

What the Gitea stats reflect

GitHub currently shows 54.9k GitHub stars, about 99 contributors, 6.6k forks, 2.8k open issues, latest tracked release v1.25.5. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.

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Language
Go
Latest Release
v1.25.5
License
MIT License

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Key features of Gitea

  • Lightweight and easy to install
  • Comprehensive Git hosting
  • Built-in CI/CD capabilities
  • Integrated code review system
  • Packages and release management

Recorded alternatives to Gitea

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Gitea on GitHub

Stars
54.9k
Contributors
99
Open Issues
2.8k
Forks
6.6k

Frequently asked questions

What is Gitea?

Gitea is a painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, offering Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry, and CI/CD integration. This directory highlights Lightweight and easy to install, Comprehensive Git hosting, Built-in CI/CD capabilities.

Is Gitea free to use?

Gitea is published as open source under the MIT License. The directory lists Lightweight and easy to install, Comprehensive Git hosting, Built-in CI/CD capabilities among its recorded capabilities.

What language is Gitea written in, and what is the latest release?

Gitea is written primarily in Go. The latest release tracked on this page is v1.25.5.

How widely is Gitea used on GitHub?

Gitea has about 54.9k GitHub stars across about 99 contributors. It also has about 6.6k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.

What do people compare Gitea with?

This directory records GitLab, Bitbucket, GitHub as comparison points for Gitea. A longer list of open-source projects that mention Gitea is at https://www.open-source-tools.com/alternatives/gitea.

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