Forgejo
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Forgejo is a community-driven fork of Gitea — a lightweight, self-hosted Git platform with code hosting, issue tracking, PRs, CI/CD via Forgejo Actions, container registry. Started in 2022 when Gitea pivoted toward commercial ownership; Forgejo is now Codeberg's preferred platform and the truly community-owned option.
For teams who want Git hosting without trusting commercial roadmap pressure.
What it's for
- Self-hosted Git — code hosting for internal / private projects
- Issue tracking — GitHub Issues equivalent
- Pull request workflow — code review on your infrastructure
- CI/CD with Forgejo Actions — GitHub Actions-compatible workflow runner
- Container registry — push Docker images privately
Who it's for
- Engineering teams wanting self-hosted Git for proprietary code
- Open-source projects moving from GitHub (often due to Microsoft concerns)
- Privacy-bound orgs keeping code in-network
- Cost-conscious teams avoiding GitHub Enterprise per-seat billing
- Communities building shared infrastructure (Codeberg model)
Why teams pick Forgejo over alternatives
- MIT license + community governance — fork of Gitea with explicit community ownership
- Lightweight — runs comfortably on $5/mo VPS
- GitHub Actions compatibility — most existing workflows work with Forgejo Actions
- Active development — strong release cadence by maintainer collective
- Federation — early support for ActivityPub-based federation
- No commercial conflict — explicitly non-profit governance
Integrations
- Git protocols — SSH, HTTPS, git daemon
- Authentication — local + LDAP + OAuth (GitHub, GitLab, custom) + SAML
- Webhooks — fire on push / PR / issue events
- Actions runners — Forgejo Actions for GitHub-compatible CI/CD
- Container registry — OCI registry built-in
- Package registry — npm, PyPI, Maven, NuGet, Composer
- Mirror — push/pull mirror to GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg
Notable users & community
- 4k+ GitHub stars (rapidly growing)
- Codeberg uses Forgejo as primary platform
- Many OSS projects migrating from Gitea or GitHub
- Active matrix.org community
- Backed by Codeberg e.V. (non-profit) — strong governance
Tips & operations
- Choose carefully between Forgejo and Gitea — Forgejo for community governance, Gitea for commercial-backed
- Set SECRET_KEY in env — auto-generated but should be preserved across upgrades
- Use Postgres for production — default SQLite breaks under multi-user concurrent writes
- SSH server config — Forgejo can run its own SSH or use system SSH; pick one
- Backup is critical — DB + repo files + attachments + LFS = three separate stores
- Federation is alpha — useful for personal but not production-ready
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker compose: Forgejo + Postgres
- Pinned
codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo:11.0(release-tagged LTS) - HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
- Admin user via first-run wizard
- Persistent volumes for repos + database + attachments
- SSH server enabled on alternate port
- Backup hook covers Postgres + repo files + attachments
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |
