Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/fuukuyo on 2025-02-09 06:54:44+00:00.

I'm keen on hosting my own Git repositories and I've stumbled upon Gitea and GitLab.

I've heard of GitLab being the "enterprise" solution for Git management, while Gitea seems to be the more lightweight version for indie groups with GitHub Actions workflow compatibility.

I'm primarily going to use it for collaboration with PRs and comments, GitHub Actions or workflows, and backing up forks of useful repositories I encounter. I'd also like to mirror the content to my actual GitHub account, for redundancy.

Does anyone have experiences self-hosting both and know the pitfalls of either service? Or, do you know any alternative solutions that can cater to my needs?

Many thanks.