GitLab CE
Git Hosting & ForgesComplete DevOps platform you can self-host
Replaces GitHub, Bitbucket
Best Kubernetes Git Hosting & Forges for self-hosting
The 4 best Kubernetes git hosting & forges you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
GitLab Runner
Git Hosting & ForgesRun CI/CD jobs for GitLab on your own infrastructure
Replaces GitHub Actions runner
Athens
Git Hosting & ForgesSelf-hosted Go module proxy
Replaces JFrog Artifactory
Agola
Git Hosting & ForgesCI/CD redefined for cloud-native workflows
Replaces Drone, GitHub Actions
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab CE | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | MIT | 24,000 |
| GitLab Runner | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 8,500 |
| Athens | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 4,806 |
| Agola | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 1,630 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: GitLab CE (24,000 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Athens (from 256 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 4 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Kubernetes within the git hosting & forges category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.