Forgejo
A community-driven self-hosted Git forge, forked from Gitea, focused on software freedom and federation.
Forgejo is a community-driven, self-hosted Git forge platform forked from Gitea. It is developed under the umbrella of Codeberg e.V. with a strong commitment to software freedom, open governance, and user empowerment.
Key Features
- Git Hosting: Full Git support with LFS, mirroring, and web-based repository management.
- Code Review: Pull requests, inline comments, code review workflows, and protected branches.
- CI/CD: Built-in Actions runner for continuous integration and deployment.
- Package Registry: Support for Docker, npm, Maven, NuGet, and other package formats.
- Federation: Active development toward ActivityPub-based federation, enabling cross-instance collaboration.
- Software Freedom: Licensed under GPL-3.0 with a public roadmap and community-driven decision making.
Forgejo was created to ensure that a lightweight, self-hosted Git forge remains under community control. It serves as a free and open alternative to proprietary platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, while pushing forward features like federation that put users first.
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OpenAltFinder Score
73/100
Project Health (50%)
62/100
License (20%)
60/100
Self-hostable (20%)
100/100
Recency (10%)
100/100
Project Details
License
GPL-3.0
Self hostable
Yes
Repository details
Version
v16.0.5
Created
11/6/2022
Stars
5,573
Forks
982
Open issues
1,544
Last commit
10/2/2026
Updated 10/2/2026, 2:00:16 PM
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