Is gitea still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v28.3.0, 6 days ago.

Widely used. 59k stars. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to set up gitea (go-gitea/gitea) · gitmanual

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go-gitea/gitea

Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD

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Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 58,932
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License: MIT
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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v28.3.0, 6 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used59k stars. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Start here

Website ↗gitea.comThe project's own site.Docs ↗docs.gitea.comLinked from the README.In the browser ↗Open in GitHub CodespacesThe repo ships a dev container, so nothing to install.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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Download for macOS

v28.3.0 · 11/1/2026 ↗

gitea-28.3.0-darwin-arm64

binary · Apple Silicon · 116.1 MB · 63 downloads · best match

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v28.3.0/gitea-28.3.0-darwin-arm64"
chmod +x "gitea-28.3.0-darwin-arm64"

Other macOS downloads (1)

gitea-28.3.0-darwin-amd64

binary · Intel · 123.8 MB · 96 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v28.3.0/gitea-28.3.0-darwin-amd64"
chmod +x "gitea-28.3.0-darwin-amd64"

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Parts list

1×Node.js >= 22.18.0runtime
1×Python >=3.12runtime
1×Go 1.27runtime
1×pnpm pnpm@12.16.1package manager
1×uv package manager

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Good to know

Monorepo (workspaces) — install from the repo root.
Dockerfile available (base image: docker.io/library/golang:1.27-alpine3.24).
Dev Container config found — you can open it in VS Code Dev Containers or GitHub Codespaces for a zero-setup environment.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.

Files we read (15)

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

.github/workflows/cache-prune.yml

.github/workflows/cache-seeder.yml

.github/workflows/cron-licenses.yml

.github/workflows/cron-renovate.yml

.github/workflows/pull-db-tests.yml

.github/workflows/pull-e2e-tests.yml

Dockerfile

Makefile

README.md

docs/development.md

go.mod

package.json

pnpm-workspace.yaml

pyproject.toml

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