Instead of GitHub

Git hosting, issues, pull requests and CI.

Worth the work

Forgejo gives you the repository, the pull requests and the issue tracker in one binary. The thing you lose is the network, and that is a social problem, not a technical one.

You lose: Actions parity, the marketplace, and other people finding your project.

Start here

Forgejo

GPL-3.0an eveningactive

Runs on almost nothing. Actions exist but the runner ecosystem is smaller.

codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo forgejo.org

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

GiteaMITan eveningactive
The project Forgejo forked from. Lighter governance, similar software.
github.com/go-gitea/gitea gitea.com
GitLabMIT (open core)a projectactive
Everything including CI. It wants 8GB of RAM before it is happy.
github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq about.gitlab.com/getting-help

Head to head

Forgejo vs GiteaThey are nearly the same software. Forgejo is the fork with the governance you can rely on.

What the desk has written

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.