Gitea is a self-hosted Git development platform designed for teams and individuals who want to manage repositories and collaborate through a web browser. It originated as a fork of Gogs and has developed into a broader software forge with tools for planning, reviewing and automating development work.
The application provides an alternative to externally hosted Git services, allowing organisations to retain control over their source code and development infrastructure.
Gitea brings repository management, issue tracking, pull requests and automation together in one application. It is suitable for personal development projects, small teams and larger organisations requiring their own code hosting environment.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Hosts public, private and mirrored Git repositories.
- Supports pull requests with code review, comments and approval workflows.
- Provides issue tracking, milestones, labels and project boards.
- Includes Gitea Actions for automated build, test and deployment workflows.
- Offers package registries for distributing development artefacts.
- Provides web-based source editing, commit history, diffs and blame views.
- Supports Git LFS, protected branches and configurable repository permissions.
- Includes repository wikis, releases and downloadable attachments.
- Offers organisation and team administration with external authentication.
- Provides webhooks, APIs and integration with development tools.
- Supports repository migration and mirroring from other hosting services.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/go-gitea/gitea
Support:
Developer: Gitea contributors
License: MIT License
Gitea is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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