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Gogs
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Gogs | Self-hosted Git service · MIT-licensed · Requires Git and a supported database | Free |
As gogs.io lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Gogs's own pages
- API
- A REST API is bundled with every Gogs installation, uses the /api/v1 path prefix, and is described as being in an early stage with endpoints subject to change. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- API SDK
- The API documentation lists a best-effort-maintained Go SDK. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Supported external authentication backends include LDAP, SMTP, PAM, and HTTP header. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication security
- Gogs documents that LDAP Bind DN credentials are stored in plaintext on the server and advises using a minimally privileged bind account. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Databases
- Gogs requires MySQL 5.7 or later, MariaDB 10.3 or later, PostgreSQL 9.6 or later, or SQLite 3. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Gogs can be installed as a binary or run as a Docker container. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2014 · gogs.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Git LFS limitation
- Git LFS object storage currently supports local storage only; S3 and other object storage services are not supported. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Git LFS limitations
- Gogs documents that Git LFS file locking and S3 or other object-storage support are unavailable. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Gogs can be installed using a pre-built binary or Docker; its site also lists third-party packages. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Large files
- Git LFS stores large-file objects on the Gogs server, and its documented storage backend currently supports local storage only. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- License
- Gogs says it has been MIT-licensed since 2014, with its source code publicly available. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Offline operation
- Gogs can be configured for offline or intranet use; offline mode disables external network calls such as CDN resource loading and Gravatar fetching. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The project describes independent binary distributions for platforms supported by Go, including Linux, macOS, Windows, and ARM-based systems. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gogs is a simple, stable, extensible self-hosted Git service. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Repository requirements
- Gogs supports MySQL 5.7 or later, MariaDB 10.3 or later, PostgreSQL 9.6 or later, or SQLite 3, and requires Git 1.8.3 or later. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Resource use
- The introduction describes Gogs as lightweight and says it can get started with 64 MiB of RAM and a quarter of a vCPU. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Webhook deliveries include an HMAC-SHA256 signature that receivers can verify to check that a payload came from the Gogs instance. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- The authentication documentation says LDAP Bind DN credentials are stored in plaintext on the server. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Upgrade guidance
- The project advises upgrading one minor version at a time and says versions below 0.12 must first be upgraded to 0.12. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Webhook integrations
- Repository webhooks support native Gogs JSON, Slack-compatible, and Discord-compatible payload formats. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Webhooks
- Repository event webhooks support native Gogs, Slack-compatible, and Discord-compatible payload formats. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- Webhook verification
- Webhook deliveries include an HMAC-SHA256 signature in the X-Gogs-Signature header, which the documentation says receivers should verify. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Gogs is a self-hosted Git service designed to be simple, stable, and extensible. · gogs.io, 4 Oct 2026
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