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Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#11

Post by Arg0naut » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:11 PM UTC

Just started trying out Gogs. How come Gitea felt the need to fork it?

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#12

Post by mcny » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:12 PM UTC

I would like to see a full-fledged docker installer something to the effect of the discourse installer that I can put on something like digital ocean or my own machine, handles https in an opinionated way (let's encrypt), and integrates with popular email services like sendgrid or mailgun (with generous free tiers).

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#13

Post by madsbuch » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:12 PM UTC

muratsu wrote: post #7

madsbuch wrote: post #3

How does this compare to GitLab?

I was also wondering this, plus kind of expecting it to be hosted on gitea. Being hosted on github lowers my confidence.

It could potentially be the result of a more lean (or non existing) organization. It takes resources to host such a platform.

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#14

Post by nik736 » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:12 PM UTC

mcny wrote: post #12

I would like to see a full-fledged docker installer something to the effect of the discourse installer that I can put on something like digital ocean or my own machine, handles https in an opinionated way (let's encrypt), and integrates with popular email services like sendgrid or mailgun (with generous free tiers).

Why though? It's a single binary.

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#15

Post by jacobush » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:12 PM UTC

Touche wrote: post #6

Tenobrus wrote: post #4

What's the value add of this over GitLab?

Easier to deploy. Compile to a binary, just run it.

In this respect, it's like Hippel's (of Sqlite fame) Fossil.

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#16

Post by nwmcsween » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:12 PM UTC

Someone needs to make a _simple_ git interface, have a post commit hook generate a partial and let a client side interface simply pull relevant partials.

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#17

Post by imptipotockciti » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:13 PM UTC

It's hosted on Github... How ironic.

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#18

Post by vesche » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:13 PM UTC

I've been using Gogs for a team of 40 people for over two years. This is the second time I've heard about Gitea, and I know it is a popular fork of Gogs. Can anyone sell me on why it's better than Gogs and why I should switch?

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#19

Post by nik736 » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:13 PM UTC

Arg0naut wrote: post #11

Just started trying out Gogs. How come Gitea felt the need to fork it?

The owner of the Gogs repo doesn't accept pull requests that won't fit his roadmap or quality standards, he is also not the most responsive during times this is why some people created Gitea. I am still using Gogs personally.

Re: Gitea: Open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative

#20

Post by striking » Sun, May 06, 2018, 3:13 PM UTC

madsbuch wrote: post #3

How does this compare to GitLab?

Feature list is here: https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/

It's basically most of the features of GitHub; if you want the rest of GitLab's features you'll have to set them up yourself.

Still, it's hard to beat free and lightweight.