
I self-hosted Forgejo on Ubuntu 24.04 — clone URLs lied until ROOT_URL was right
I wanted a community-led Git forge without GitHub for private repos. Forgejo installed like Gitea; git clone still hit the wrong SSH daemon until ROOT_URL, SSH_PORT 222, and UFW agreed. After that, push and pull requests worked.
Aug 12, 2026 · 4 min read










