Gogs

Spec sheet

What it does

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service designed to be simple, stable, and extensible.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Purpose

Gogs is a simple, stable, extensible self-hosted Git service.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Platforms

The project describes independent binary distributions for platforms supported by Go, including Linux, macOS, Windows, and ARM-based systems.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Deployment

Gogs can be installed as a binary or run as a Docker container.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Security

Webhook deliveries include an HMAC-SHA256 signature that receivers can verify to check that a payload came from the Gogs instance.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

License

Gogs says it has been MIT-licensed since 2014, with its source code publicly available.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Founded

2014Read 28 Sep 2026 · gogs.io

API SDK

The API documentation lists a best-effort-maintained Go SDK.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Authentication

Supported external authentication backends include LDAP, SMTP, PAM, and HTTP header.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Authentication security

Gogs documents that LDAP Bind DN credentials are stored in plaintext on the server and advises using a minimally privileged bind account.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Databases

Gogs requires MySQL 5.7 or later, MariaDB 10.3 or later, PostgreSQL 9.6 or later, or SQLite 3.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Git LFS limitation

Git LFS object storage currently supports local storage only; S3 and other object storage services are not supported.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Git LFS limitations

Gogs documents that Git LFS file locking and S3 or other object-storage support are unavailable.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Installation

Gogs can be installed using a pre-built binary or Docker; its site also lists third-party packages.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Large files

Git LFS stores large-file objects on the Gogs server, and its documented storage backend currently supports local storage only.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Security limitation

The authentication documentation says LDAP Bind DN credentials are stored in plaintext on the server.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Webhook integrations

Repository webhooks support native Gogs JSON, Slack-compatible, and Discord-compatible payload formats.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Webhook verification

Webhook deliveries include an HMAC-SHA256 signature in the X-Gogs-Signature header, which the documentation says receivers should verify.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

Webhooks

Repository event webhooks support native Gogs, Slack-compatible, and Discord-compatible payload formats.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gogs.io

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