Gitea
Gitea (/ɡɪˈtiː/) is a forge software package for hosting software development version control using Git as well as other collaborative features like bug tracking, code review, kanban boards, tickets, and wikis. It supports self-hosting[2][3] but also provides a free public first-party instance.[4] It is a fork of Gogs[5][3] and is written in Go.[6][2] Gitea can be hosted on all platforms supported by Go[7] including Linux, macOS, and Windows.[8][3] The project is funded on Open Collective.[9]
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Initial release | 17 October 2016 |
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Written in | Go, JavaScript |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Platform | x86-64, ARM |
Available in | Many languages |
Type | Collaborative version control (forge) |
License | MIT license |
Website | gitea![]() |
History
Gitea was created by Lunny Xiao, who was also a founder of the self-hosted Git service Gogs. He invited a group of users and contributors of Gogs. Though Gogs was an open-source project, its repository was under the control of a single maintainer, limiting the amount of input and speed with which the community could influence the development. Frustrated by this, the Gitea developers began Gitea as a fork of Gogs in November 2016 and established a community-driven model for its development.[5] It had its official 1.0 release the following month, December 2016.[10]
2022
In October 2022[11] Gitea Limited was formed by Lunny Xiao. The company will offer paid services. The commercial ownership model, as opposed to community/non-profit ownership model, received some resistance and resulted in the Forgejo software fork of Gitea.[12] A major Gitea forge, Codeberg, was also unhappy with the new model and switched to Forgejo.[13]
See also
References
- "Release 1.19.0". 20 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- Rutland, David (December 9, 2022). "Install Gitea on a Raspberry Pi to Create Your Own Code Repository". MUO. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- Papadopoulou, Eirini-Eleni (January 28, 2019). "Gitea is all grown up: What's new in version 1.7.0". JAXenter. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022.
- https://gitea.com/
- "Welcome to Gitea - Blog". blog.gitea.io.
- Krill, Paul (January 4, 2017). "Developers pick up new Git code-hosting option". InfoWorld. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- "Install gitea on openSUSE using the Snap Store". Snapcraft.
- "Slant - GitKraken vs Gitea detailed comparison as of 2019". Slant.
- "gitea - Open Collective". opencollective.com.
- "The Gitea 1.0 release blog post". Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "Open source sustainment and the future of Gitea - Blog". blog.gitea.io.
- Tietze, Christian (November 25, 2022). "Gitea Ltd. Takes Over Gitea Open Source Project, Community Pushes Back". christiantietze.de. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- "Codeberg launches Forgejo". Codeberg News. December 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.