Gogs

gogs.io · checked 4 Oct 2026

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How it plugs in

YesPublic API

NoOpen source

YesFree tier

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Gogs is a self-hosted Git service designed to be simple, stable, and extensible.

Pricing

GogsSelf-hosted Git service · MIT-licensed · Requires Git and a supported databaseFree

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Facts

Website: gogs.io
Price: Free tier
Free trial: Not stated
API SDK: The API documentation lists a best-effort-maintained Go SDK.
Authentication: Supported external authentication backends include LDAP, SMTP, PAM, and HTTP header.
Authentication security: Gogs documents that LDAP Bind DN credentials are stored in plaintext on the server and advises using a minimally privileged bind account.
Databases: Gogs requires MySQL 5.7 or later, MariaDB 10.3 or later, PostgreSQL 9.6 or later, or SQLite 3.
Deployment: Gogs can be installed as a binary or run as a Docker container.
Founded: 2014
Git LFS limitation: Git LFS object storage currently supports local storage only; S3 and other object storage services are not supported.
Git LFS limitations: Gogs documents that Git LFS file locking and S3 or other object-storage support are unavailable.
Installation: Gogs can be installed using a pre-built binary or Docker; its site also lists third-party packages.
Large files: Git LFS stores large-file objects on the Gogs server, and its documented storage backend currently supports local storage only.
License: Gogs says it has been MIT-licensed since 2014, with its source code publicly available.
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.

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