Developer Tools
Forgejo
Free and open-source software forge.
What it is
Forgejo is a community-driven software forge, started in late 2022 as a hard fork of Gitea after governance disagreements. It provides self-hosted Git repository hosting with issues, pull requests, wikis and code review, plus Forgejo Actions, a CI system that runs GitHub Actions-compatible workflows. Codeberg, the nonprofit code hosting service, runs on Forgejo. It is a common choice for organizations that want code hosting on their own infrastructure.
Forgejo pricing
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Key features
Git hosting
Repositories with issues, pull requests, wikis and code review.
Forgejo Actions
CI that runs GitHub Actions-compatible workflow files.
Lightweight self-hosting
Runs on modest hardware with low maintenance overhead.
Migrations
Imports repositories and issues from GitHub, Gitea and other forges.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Community governance rather than a single company
- Same low resource needs as Gitea
- Actively developed
Where it falls short
- Younger project identity
- Smaller ecosystem
- Migration considerations if you switch back
Who it is for
Self-hosters who care about project governance as well as features.
Our verdict
Choose it over Gitea if governance matters to you; the day-to-day experience is close to identical.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Forgejo compatible with Gitea?
- Largely yes. It forked from Gitea and migrations between the two are straightforward, but they are separate projects with separate governance now.
- Who is behind Forgejo?
- Codeberg e.V., a German nonprofit, stewards the project, and Codeberg.org is its flagship instance.
- Who is Forgejo best for?
- Self-hosters who care about project governance as well as features.
- What are the main drawbacks of Forgejo?
- The trade-offs we noted: Younger project identity; Smaller ecosystem; Migration considerations if you switch back.
What we checked
- Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
- Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.Not checked
- Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.Not checked
- SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Not checked
“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.
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