
Self-Hosting Gitea: A Complete Guide to Running an Open-Source Git Forge
Gitea is a lightweight open-source Git forge for repositories, pull requests, issues, packages, releases, and optional CI-style actions. This guide walks through a practical Docker Compose deployment on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with PostgreSQL, SSH clone URLs, Nginx, HTTPS, backups, upgrades, and day-two operations.
Aug 5, 2026 · 5 min read