Gogs
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Gogs, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Gogs's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Gogs | Free | Self-hosted Git service · MIT-licensed · Requires Git and a supported database |
The facts
Each one read from Gogs's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
- API SDK
- The API documentation lists a best-effort-maintained Go SDK.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Supported external authentication backends include LDAP, SMTP, PAM, and HTTP header.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication security
- Gogs documents that LDAP Bind DN credentials are stored in plaintext on the server and advises using a minimally privileged bind account.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Databases
- Gogs requires MySQL 5.7 or later, MariaDB 10.3 or later, PostgreSQL 9.6 or later, or SQLite 3.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Gogs can be installed as a binary or run as a Docker container.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Git LFS limitation
- Git LFS object storage currently supports local storage only; S3 and other object storage services are not supported.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Git LFS limitations
- Gogs documents that Git LFS file locking and S3 or other object-storage support are unavailable.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Gogs can be installed using a pre-built binary or Docker; its site also lists third-party packages.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Large files
- Git LFS stores large-file objects on the Gogs server, and its documented storage backend currently supports local storage only.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- Gogs says it has been MIT-licensed since 2014, with its source code publicly available.checked 4 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gogs is a simple, stable, extensible self-hosted Git service.checked 4 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Webhook deliveries include an HMAC-SHA256 signature that receivers can verify to check that a payload came from the Gogs instance.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- The authentication documentation says LDAP Bind DN credentials are stored in plaintext on the server.checked 4 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Webhook integrations
- Repository webhooks support native Gogs JSON, Slack-compatible, and Discord-compatible payload formats.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Webhooks
- Repository event webhooks support native Gogs, Slack-compatible, and Discord-compatible payload formats.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Webhook verification
- Webhook deliveries include an HMAC-SHA256 signature in the X-Gogs-Signature header, which the documentation says receivers should verify.checked 4 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Gogs is a self-hosted Git service designed to be simple, stable, and extensible.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The project describes independent binary distributions for platforms supported by Go, including Linux, macOS, Windows, and ARM-based systems.checked 4 Oct 2026
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