Gogs by gogs
Gogs is a painless self-hosted Git service
About Gogs
From the project's README at github.com/gogs/gogs. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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The Gogs () project aims to build a simple, stable and extensible self-hosted Git service that can be set up in the most painless way. With Go, this can be done with an independent binary distribution across all platforms that Go supports, including Linux, macOS, Windows and ARM-based systems. Overview Please visit our home page for user documentation. Please refer to CHANGELOG.md for list of changes in each releases. Want to try it before doing anything else? Do it online! Having trouble? Help yourself with troubleshooting or ask questions in Discussions. Want to help with localization? Check out the localization documentation. Ready to get hands dirty? Read our [contributing guide](.github/CONTRIBUT
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 48k | github.com/gogs/gogs |
| GitHub forks | 5.1k | github.com/gogs/gogs |
| Docker Hub pulls | 93013k | hub.docker.com / gogs |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.2 years | since Feb 2014 |
| Last commit | 5 days ago | May 1, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 96 | last: 3 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2026-26276. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Gogs?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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