Gogs

A very simple, lightweight self-hosted Git service written in Go.

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Alternatives ranked: 5
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About Gogs

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service focused on being as easy and light as possible. It ships as a single Go binary or Docker image, runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and ARM boards, and can start on as little as 64 MiB of RAM. It covers the essentials: repositories with web browsing, issues, pull requests, wikis, organisations and teams, webhooks and SSH and HTTP access. Gogs is the project that Gitea forked from in 2016, and development has since been slower and more conservative than Gitea or Forgejo, with no built-in CI system, package registry or project boards. That makes it a good fit for small teams, homelabs and low-powered devices that just need private Git hosting with a web interface, and less suitable if you want a full GitHub replacement. It is free and MIT-licensed, and runs anywhere the Go toolchain supports.

Best for: Homelabs and small teams that just need simple private Git hosting on tiny hardware.

What works

Extremely light on resources
Single binary, very easy to install
Free and MIT-licensed

Why people leave

No built-in CI or package registry
Slower development than Gitea and Forgejo
Fewer collaboration features

Top Gogs alternatives

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1
Gitea
The Gogs fork with Actions CI, packages and faster development.
66.5
2
Forgejo
Community-run fork of Gitea with more features than Gogs.
62.6
3
OneDev
Self-hosted Git with built-in CI/CD and code search.
59.6
4
GitLab
Full platform if you have the hardware to run it.
57.2
5
Codeberg
Hosted Forgejo for open-source projects, nothing to run.
55.3

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Gogs: common questions

Is Gogs free?

Yes. Gogs is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Gogs open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at gogs/gogs. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Gogs run on?

Gogs is available for Self-hosted, Linux, macOS and Windows.

What are the best alternatives to Gogs?

The highest-ranked Gogs alternatives right now are Gitea, Forgejo and OneDev. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Gogs facts

3 of 3 verified

License: MIT; Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “License: MIT (MIT License).”
Minimum resources: 64 MiB RAM; Checked Oct 25, 2026gogs.io(opens source in a new tab); “Only got 64 MiB of RAM and a quarter of vCPU? No problem! Open source : MIT-licensed since 2014, all source code available in public.”
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows, ARM; Checked Oct 25, 2026gogs.io(opens source in a new tab); “including Linux, macOS, Windows and ARM-based systems.”