Gitea

{{Distinguish|text=Gitee, the commercial Git hosting platform run by OSChina}}

{{Infobox software

| logo = {{#statements:logo image}}

| logo size = 50px

| logo_caption = Official logo since 2017{{cite web|url=https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/1516|title=Voting for new logo #1516|website=GitHub}}

| screenshot = Gitea screenshot.png

| caption = A screenshot of a Gitea repository

| released = {{#statements:inception}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P348}}

| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}

| operating system = Cross-platform

| platform = x86-64, ARM

| programming language = Go, JavaScript

| language = [https://crowdin.com/project/gitea Many languages]

| genre = Collaborative version control (forge)

| license = {{#statements:copyright license}}

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Gitea ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɪ|ˈ|t|iː}}{{Cite web |title=Gitea - Git with a cup of tea |url=https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/main#faq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506084106/https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/main#faq |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |via=GitHub |quote=Gitea is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɪ|ˈ|t|iː}} as in gi-tea with a hard g.}}) is a forge software package for hosting software development version control using Git as well as other collaborative features like bug tracking, code review, continuous integration, kanban boards, tickets, and wikis. It supports self-hosting{{Cite web |last=Rutland |first=David |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Install Gitea on a Raspberry Pi to Create Your Own Code Repository |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/install-gitea-raspberry-pi-create-your-own-code-repository/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319024917/https://www.makeuseof.com/install-gitea-raspberry-pi-create-your-own-code-repository/ |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=MUO |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Santilli |first=Sandro |date=December 8, 2016 |title=Welcome to Gitea |url=https://blog.gitea.io/2016/12/welcome-to-gitea/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407105823/https://blog.gitea.io/2016/12/welcome-to-gitea/ |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=Gitea Blog}}{{Cite web |last=Krill |first=Paul |date=January 4, 2017 |title=Developers pick up new Git code-hosting option |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3154349/developers-pick-up-new-git-code-hosting-option.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201180033/https://www.infoworld.com/article/3154882/developers-pick-up-new-git-code-hosting-option.html |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=InfoWorld}} but also provides a free public first-party instance. It is a fork of [https://gogs.io/ Gogs] and is written in Go. Gitea can be hosted on all platforms supported by Go{{Cite web|url=https://snapcraft.io/install/gitea/opensuse|title=Install gitea on openSUSE using the Snap Store|website=Snapcraft}} including FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows.{{Cite web |last=Papadopoulou |first=Eirini-Eleni |date=January 28, 2019 |title=Gitea is all grown up: What's new in version 1.7.0 |url=https://jaxenter.com/gitea-self-hosted-git-service-1-7-0-154909.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517215745/https://jaxenter.com/gitea-self-hosted-git-service-1-7-0-154909.html |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |website=JAXenter}} The project is funded on Open Collective.{{Cite web |title=Gitea |url=https://opencollective.com/gitea |website=Open Collective|date=25 January 2024 }}

History

Gitea is an open-source Git service created by Lunny Xiao, who was also a founder of its predecessor, the self-hosted Git service Gogs. Xiao invited a group of users and contributors from the Gogs community to join in the development of Gitea. While Gogs was open-source, its repository was controlled by a single maintainer, which limited community input and development speed. In response to these limitations, the Gitea developers decided to fork Gogs in November 2016, creating a community-driven development model. Gitea had its official 1.0 release in December 2016.

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In October 2022, maintainers Lunny Xiao and Matti Ranta founded the company Gitea Limited with the goal of offering hosting services{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Open source sustainment and the future of Gitea |url=https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/open-source-sustainment-and-the-future-of-gitea/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413153201/https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/open-source-sustainment-and-the-future-of-gitea/ |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=Gitea Blog}}{{Cite web |last=Xiao |first=Lunny |date=October 30, 2022 |title=A message from Lunny on Gitea Ltd. and the Gitea project |url=https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/a-message-from-lunny-on-gitea-ltd.-and-the-gitea-project/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424062332/https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/a-message-from-lunny-on-gitea-ltd.-and-the-gitea-project/ |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |access-date=April 17, 2023 |website=Gitea Blog}} using specialized versions of Gitea.{{Cite web |title=Gitea Official Website |url=https://about.gitea.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630091326/https://about.gitea.com/ |archive-date=June 30, 2024 |access-date=July 1, 2024 |website=Gitea}} Its open-source counterpart maintains the MIT License. The shift away from a community ownership model received resistance from some contributors, which led to the formation of a software fork called Forgejo.{{Cite web |title=Forgejo FAQ {{!}} Forgejo – Beyond coding. We forge. |url=https://forgejo.org/faq/#why-was-forgejo-created |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=forgejo.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tietze |first=Christian |date=November 25, 2022 |title=Gitea Ltd. Takes Over Gitea Open Source Project, Community Pushes Back |url=https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/11/gitea-ltd-takes-over-open-source-community-pushes-back/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212021254/https://christiantietze.de/posts/2022/11/gitea-ltd-takes-over-open-source-community-pushes-back/ |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=christiantietze.de}} Consequently, the software forge Codeberg began using Forgejo instead of Gitea.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Codeberg launches Forgejo |url=https://blog.codeberg.org/codeberg-launches-forgejo.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208001911/https://blog.codeberg.org/codeberg-launches-forgejo.html |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Codeberg.org}}{{Cite web |title=Forgejo makes a full break from Gitea [LWN.net] |url=https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/963095/85db4f864c060d22/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=LWN.net}}