Gitea
Git Hosting & ForgesLightweight self-hosted Git service
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
Best API Git Hosting & Forges for self-hosting
The 13 best API git hosting & forges you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Gogs
Git Hosting & ForgesPainless self-hosted Git service
Replaces GitHub, Bitbucket
GitLab CE
Git Hosting & ForgesComplete DevOps platform you can self-host
Replaces GitHub, Bitbucket
OneDev
Git Hosting & ForgesSelf-hosted Git server with CI/CD and kanban
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
GitBucket
Git Hosting & ForgesGit platform powered by Scala with GitHub-like UI
Replaces GitHub
Forgejo
Git Hosting & ForgesCommunity-driven self-hosted software forge
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
Athens
Git Hosting & ForgesSelf-hosted Go module proxy
Replaces JFrog Artifactory
Sourcebot
Git Hosting & ForgesSelf-hosted code search and understanding tool
Replaces GitHub Code Search, Sourcegraph
SourceHut
Git Hosting & ForgesThe hacker's forge, 100% free and open source
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
Agola
Git Hosting & ForgesCI/CD redefined for cloud-native workflows
Replaces Drone, GitHub Actions
Gitea Mirror
Git Hosting & ForgesAutomatically mirror GitHub repositories to a Gitea server
Replaces GitHub
Forgejo Runner
Git Hosting & ForgesCI runner for Forgejo Actions
Replaces GitHub Actions
Apache Allura
Git Hosting & ForgesOpen-source forge for managing source code and projects
Replaces GitHub, SourceForge
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitea | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 58,484 |
| Gogs | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 47,868 |
| GitLab CE | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | MIT | 24,000 |
| OneDev | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | MIT | 15,304 |
| GitBucket | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 9,402 |
| Forgejo | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 5,000 |
| Athens | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 4,806 |
| Sourcebot | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 1,024 MB | MIT | 3,991 |
| SourceHut | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,000 |
| Agola | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 1,630 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Gitea (58,484 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Gogs (from 128 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: Gitea (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 8 of 13 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the git hosting & forges category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.