Soft Serve
Git Hosting & ForgesSelf-hostable Git server for the command line
Replaces GitHub
Best No-Database Git Hosting & Forges for self-hosting
The 4 best No-Database git hosting & forges you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
GitPrep
Git Hosting & ForgesPortable GitHub clone in Perl
Replaces GitHub
Pagure
Git Hosting & ForgesGit-centered forge built by and for the Fedora community
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
Gitea Pages Deploy
Git Hosting & ForgesStatic site hosting server for Git repositories
Replaces GitHub Pages, Netlify
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Serve | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 7,255 |
| GitPrep | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 934 |
| Pagure | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 1,024 MB | GPL-2.0 | 900 |
| Gitea Pages Deploy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | Apache-2.0 | 400 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Soft Serve (7,255 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Soft Serve (from 64 MB RAM, against 1,024 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 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 No-Database within the git hosting & forges category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.