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Gitea

A lightweight, fast, and customizable Git service that simplifies code hosting and collaboration for teams of all sizes.

6 sources 54,595 stars Self-hosted MIT

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About

Gitea is a painless‚ self-hosted‚ all-in-one software development service. It provides a comprehensive platform for managing Git repositories‚ issue tracking‚ code review‚ and collaboration within a single interface. Gitea offers a lightweight and user-friendly alternative to larger Git hosting solutions‚ making it suitable for individual developers‚ small teams‚ and organizations. With its intuitive web interface and extensive feature set‚ Gitea streamlines the development workflow‚ allowing users to focus on building great software without the hassle of complex setup or maintenance. Whether you need to host your code privately‚ collaborate with others‚ or track project progress‚ Gitea offers a seamless and efficient solution tailored to your needs.

Why it stands out

Gitea is an open source alternative to GitHub, GitLab. Licensed under MIT, it gives you full access to the source code and the freedom to modify, self-host, and contribute. You can deploy it on your own servers for complete data ownership and privacy.

Highlights

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Easy setup

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Lightweight and fast

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Highly customizable

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Self-hosted control

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Cross-platform compatibility

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Rich feature set

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Active community

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CI/CD integration

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Git Hosting

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Code Review

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Team Collaboration

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Package Registry

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CI/CD

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Versatile Integrations

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Universal Compatibility

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Repository hosting & mirroring

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Pull requests & code review

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Built-in CI/CD (Gitea Actions)

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Issue tracking & project boards

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Package registry

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OAuth2 & LDAP authentication

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