Forgejo

[tobru]

I moved from Gitea to Forgejo some time ago (https://www.tobru.ch/migrating-from-gitea-to-forgejo/) and don't look back. It would be fantastic to see Forgejo in Cloudron (maybe even move from Gitea to Forgejo so that not both have to be maintained?)

[ultraviolet]

I have done a drop in replacement using the gitea package. You can find the build here https://github.com/campbellmcgregor/clourdon-forgejo

It is running on my cloudron so far no issues, if there any let me know and I can have a look and see where the issue lies.

[onequestion]

I'm thrilled to see progress on getting Forgejo packaged. It's an exciting project, and with Fedora switching to it for their Git, it's only going to get better.

[timconsidine]

@bartmathijssen said in Forgejo:

@ruihildt I found some time, and was able to create a working package based on the Gitea package. The source code can be found on my Codeberg profile.

https://codeberg.org/bart/forgejo-app

I tried to take a look but got 404'ed.

The page you are trying to reach either does not exist, has been removed or you are not authorized to view it.

Is there a different place ? Or private ?

[LoudLemur]

Gogs vs Gitea vs Forgejo: Which Self-Hosted Git to Pick in 2026? Dev Effort Breakdown

Tired of GitHub's censorship and bloat? Here's a no-BS comparison of the lightweight Git alternatives. All Go-based, MIT-licensed, one-binary deploys. Gogs is dead; pick Gitea or Forgejo for active dev.

Aspect	Gogs (0.13.0, 2021)	Gitea (1.22+, Jan 2026)	Forgejo (8.0+, Jan 2026)
Status	Dead/abandoned (last commit 2016)	Thriving (commercial/community hybrid)	Active fork of Gitea (community/non-profit)
Dev Effort	Zero. Archived on GitHub. No security patches, vulns piling up. Fork it yourself if needed.	High: 2k+ commits/month, 200+ contributors. Monthly releases, enterprise features. Backed by Gitea Ltd (Taiwan-based, less woke drama). GitHub stars: 40k+.	Medium-High: 500+ commits/month, syncs Gitea upstream. 50+ core devs. Codeberg-hosted, but slower than Gitea on edge features. Stars: 10k+.
Performance	Ultra-light (RPi-friendly)	Excellent, scales to 10k+ repos/users	Matches Gitea, Docker-optimized
Features	Basic Git + issues/hooks	Full: Actions (CI/CD), packages, wiki, LFS, federation, OAuth	Same as Gitea + P2P federation emphasis
Community/Woke	None (based by default)	Neutral-ish; CoC exists but pragmatic	Woke-leaning (CoC, pronouns, censorship vibes via Codeberg)
Security	Unpatched (avoid prod)	Frequent audits/fixes	Inherits Gitea + own patches
Setup/Migration	Simple but manual	Easiest: Docker, ARM64, Gogs importer	Docker-heavy, good Gitea/Gogs tools
Pros	Dead simple, zero deps	Feature-complete, reliable, active	Decentralized governance, FOSS purist
Cons	No modern features/support	Corporate shift irks purists	Fork drama, trails Gitea dev speed

Recommendations:

• Solo/based user: Gitea. Most bang-for-buck, ignore upstream politics.
• FOSS maximalist: Forgejo if you buy the anti-corp narrative (but watch the wokeness).
• Legacy: Gogs only for air-gapped hobby—migrate ASAP.

Dev metrics from GitHub/Codeberg dashboards (as of Jan 2026). Gitea wins on momentum; Forgejo if you hate companies.

[timconsidine]

I packaged Forgejo.
My git repo : https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/cloudron-forgejo

not added to CCAI catalogue yet

[girish]

@timconsidine can you throw in a license? I literally just moved to gitea from gogs but maybe I will move to forgejo...

[timconsidine]

@girish oops yes I will put a licence this morning

I find gitea UI a touch dated but it’s a git tool so most interactions via terminal or script, so maybe it doesn’t matter.

But Forgejo seems a touch fresher

[timconsidine]

LICENSE added, in sync with Forgejo

[LoudLemur]

@timconsidine

Well done, Tim! Excellent work.

I used to think being on Gogs was leading edge. I think I shall have to try moving over to Forgejo like girish.