Why use Gitea?
Gitea gives you more control over your code and development workflow. For a personal project, a small team or a homelab, it is a clean way to get a complete Git forge without deploying something overly heavy.
Who is it for?
- Developers who want to self-host their own forge
- Small technical teams
- Homelabs that want an autonomous Git service
Strengths
- Relatively lightweight
- Clear interface
- Great for personal projects or small teams
- Reasonably simple deployment
Things to keep in mind
- Backups and update strategy matter
- More advanced CI/CD needs may require additional surrounding tools