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run Git repositories, issues, pull requests, and wikis on a lightweight server

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Stars
47,844
Primary language
Go
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 12, 2026
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Overview

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service for repositories, issues, pull requests, wikis, and webhooks. Its Go-based standalone distribution emphasizes simple deployment and a small resource footprint.

Features and best fit

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Key features

Serve Git repositories over SSH and HTTP(S)

Manage users, organizations, and repositories with SSH, HTTP, and HTTPS access, plus deploy keys, Git hooks, Git LFS, and protected branches.

Sources: [2]

Keep issues, pull requests, and wikis beside the code

Beyond repository hosting, Gogs includes issues, pull requests, wikis, web editing, collaboration, and migration or mirroring from other Git hosts.

Sources: [2]

Choose among authentication methods and database backends

Supported authentication includes SMTP, LDAP, reverse proxy, GitHub-based sign-in, and 2FA, while database options include PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and SQLite3.

Sources: [2][3]

Best fit

Fits smaller teams and resource-constrained self-hosted environments

It is relevant when a team wants core Git collaboration features under its own control without operating a large platform stack.

Sources: [2]

Before adoption

Use a release containing the v0.14.3 security fixes

v0.14.3 fixes numerous issues involving authentication headers, webhook SSRF, authorization checks, XSS, RCE, and related attack surfaces. Public deployments should use a patched release.

Sources: [5]

Docker images are transitioning between generations

The traditional Docker image is being moved to legacy status, while the next-generation non-root image is intended to become the default. New deployments should review the next-generation app.ini and container requirements.

Sources: [4]

Official sources

  1. [1]gogs/gogs repository(2026-09-30)
  2. [2]Gogs README(2026-09-30)
  3. [3]Gogs installation guide(2026-09-30)
  4. [4]Gogs next-generation Docker guide(2026-09-30)
  5. [5]Gogs v0.14.3 release(2026-09-30)
  6. [6]Gogs MIT license(2026-09-30)
Supplemental curator note

Gogs is designed for teams that want a small-footprint Git service distributed as a standalone Go application. Version 0.14.3 fixes a large set of security issues, so deployments on older 0.14.x or earlier releases should verify their upgrade status.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download Gogs v0.14.3

    Fetch the Linux amd64 archive for v0.14.3, which includes the current security fixes.

    curl -LO https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/download/v0.14.3/gogs_v0.14.3_linux_amd64.tar.gz && tar -xzf gogs_v0.14.3_linux_amd64.tar.gz && cd gogs
  2. 2

    Create a minimal SQLite configuration

    Configure SQLite and a random SECRET_KEY for local evaluation. Public deployments should separately plan external URL, authentication, and backups.

    mkdir -p custom/conf data && printf 'RUN_MODE = prod\n[server]\nEXTERNAL_URL = http://127.0.0.1:3000/\n[database]\nTYPE = sqlite3\nPATH = %s/data/gogs.db\n[security]\nSECRET_KEY = %s\n' "$(pwd)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > custom/conf/app.ini
  3. 3

    Start Gogs

    Open http://127.0.0.1:3000. The first registered user becomes the administrator.

    ./gogs web
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GitHub Topics

  • docker
  • git
  • go
  • gogs
  • mysql
  • postgresql
  • raspberry-pi
  • self-hosted
  • source-code-management
  • sqlite3
  • version-control
Stars
47,844
Forks
5,074
Watchers
1,017
Open issues
1,011
Owner type
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Primary language
Go
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 12, 2026
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