Forgejo is a LICENSE licensed CATEGORY written in [[Go]]. - [Website](https://forgejo.org/) - Source - Documentation - AlternativeTo > QUOTE # Notability Used by [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/). [[Codeberg]] supports [Weblate](https://translate.codeberg.org/) for translating apps. # Philosophy Controlled by a non-profit in Berlin. # Platform Support # Features - Supports pull requests with organizational and collaboration features such as tags, assignment, reviewers, notifications, etc - Projects and kanban style board - Advanced teams, organizations, and permissions - Supports [mirroring](https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/admin/config-cheat-sheet/#cron---update-mirrors-cronupdate_mirrors) (but there is no user-side documentation for it, though Gitea does) - Supports creating accounts with GitHub/GitLab (or at least Codeberg does) ## Cons - Its code repo is over 300MB - Really designed to be a Github clone, not really intended for a single organization # Tips # History [[Forgejo]] is a fork of Gitea [started](https://blog.codeberg.org/codeberg-launches-forgejo.html) in 2022 after Gitea sold out. > In October 2022, the Gitea Ltd for-profit company [took over the Gitea project](https://gitea-open-letter.coding.social/). Brodie Robertson [clearly explains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc3cEfhpp08) the trust issues created by a move that took the entire community by surprise, including the Codeberg presidium and members. > ... > Companies can help make the Free Software ecosystem more sustainable, and the Gitea project is no exception. Paid staff can work with a community of volunteers when a mutual trust exists. Sadly, Gitea Ltd broke that trust by a lack of transparency: its existence was kept a secret during months. # References - https://gitea-open-letter.coding.social/ - https://blog.gitea.com/a-message-from-lunny-on-gitea-ltd.-and-the-gitea-project/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/10uqkg3/gitea_forgejo_or_onedev/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/Gitea/comments/yj6ndx/gitea_controversy_timeline/