Gitea

Small development teams and hobbyists who want a lightweight, self-hosted Git platform that runs on minimal hardware without the complexity of GitLab

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Extremely lightweight — runs on a Raspberry Pi with 512MB RAM using a single binary, compared to GitLab's minimum 4GB RAM requirement for self-hosted instances
Written in Go with a single binary deployment: download, set a config file, and run — no Ruby, Node.js, or Docker dependency chain required
Built-in CI/CD with Gitea Actions using GitHub Actions-compatible YAML syntax, so existing workflows can be reused with minimal modification
Migration tools import repositories, issues, pull requests, and labels from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Gogs with a few clicks
Completely free and open source under MIT license with no feature gating, user limits, or enterprise-only tiers

Smaller ecosystem than GitHub or GitLab — no marketplace for third-party apps, and integrations with CI/CD tools like CircleCI or TravisCI require manual webhook configuration
Gitea Actions is still maturing and lacks some GitHub Actions features like reusable workflows, larger runner support, and the breadth of third-party actions available
No built-in container registry, package registry support is limited compared to GitLab's integrated Docker registry and npm/Maven/NuGet hosting
Code review experience is basic — no inline suggestion commits, no required reviewers enforcement, and no merge queue like GitHub or GitLab offer

Key Features

Git hosting with repository management, branch protection rules, and signed commits
Issue tracking with labels, milestones, assignees, and Kanban project boards
Pull requests with code review, merge options (merge, rebase, squash), and status checks
Gitea Actions for CI/CD with GitHub Actions-compatible YAML workflow files
Built-in wiki for project documentation with Markdown rendering
OAuth2, LDAP, and SAML authentication with two-factor authentication support
Webhook support for Slack, Discord, Telegram, Gitea, and custom HTTP endpoints