Open-source self-hosted Git services in 2026
8 open-source projects, ranked by GitHub stars and how recently each was worked on. Gitea leads with 59k stars, ahead of Gogs. 4 had code pushed in the last three months. Most common licenses: MIT (7) and Apache-2.0 (1). Commercial self-hosted Git services are listed separately.
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Enroute enroute-sh
Programmable git infrastructure on top of object storage. Think turbopuffer for git. Open source alternative to Pierre (code.storage) and Cloudflare Artifacts.
Building block Experimental You are building a product that needs to create and push to large numbers of Git repositories programmatically.
★ 331 Apache-2.0 Rust Active, pushed 19 days ago
All open-source self-hosted Git services, ranked
Complete systems you can adopt 5
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Gitea go-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
Complete system Production-ready You want a self-hosted GitHub alternative that runs on a small server with little maintenance.
★ 59k MIT Go Active, pushed today -
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OneDev theonedev
The Unified and Autonomous Development Platform
Complete system Production-ready A team wants an all-in-one GitLab alternative that is lighter to run.
★ 15k MIT Java Active, pushed 2 days ago -
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Bonobo Git Server jakubgarfield
Bonobo Git Server for Windows is a web application you can install on your IIS and easily manage and connect to your git repositories. Go to homepage for release and more info.
Complete system Experimental You are locked into a Windows Server and IIS environment and need basic Git hosting with no other option allowed.
★ 1.8k MIT C# Quiet, pushed 3 years ago -
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Git.limo redrabbit
A Git source code management tool powered by Elixir with easy installation & high extensibility.
Complete system Experimental You are an Elixir shop interested in experimenting with a hackable Git server.
★ 515 MIT Elixir Quiet, pushed 14 months ago -
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Djacket Djacket
A free and open source Git server written in Python/Django. Lightweight and useful.
Complete system Experimental Rarely; only if you want a tiny Django codebase to learn from or modify.
★ 104 MIT Python Quiet, pushed 4 years ago
Building blocks for your own system 1
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Enroute enroute-sh
Programmable git infrastructure on top of object storage. Think turbopuffer for git. Open source alternative to Pierre (code.storage) and Cloudflare Artifacts.
Building block Experimental You are building a product that needs to create and push to large numbers of Git repositories programmatically.
★ 331 Apache-2.0 Rust Active, pushed 19 days ago
Developer tools 1
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Gogs gogs
The painless way to host your own Git service
Developer tool Production-ready You want the smallest possible Git server for a few users on modest hardware.
★ 48k MIT Go Active, pushed 2 days ago
Templates and starters 1
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GitServer linezero
ASP.NET Core Git HTTP Server
Template or starter Experimental You want to study how a Git smart HTTP server is implemented in .NET.
★ 128 MIT C# Quiet, pushed 7 years ago
Compared head to head
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Open-source licenses
- Permissive: 8. Use it anywhere, including in closed products. You keep the copyright notice; Apache-2.0 also grants patent rights.
Languages
Go 2, C# 2, Java 1, Rust 1, Elixir 1 and Python 1.
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