Forgejo 16.0.3 Lets You Self-Host a Full Git Platform on a Single VPS

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Forgejo, an open-source community fork of Gitea, allows developers to host their own Git repositories on a personal or small-team server instead of relying on third-party platforms like GitHub. Version 16.0.3 can be deployed as a single Docker container behind a Traefik reverse proxy, with HTTPS handled automatically via a Let's Encrypt certificate. The setup uses SQLite as its database, eliminating the need for a separate database container and keeping resource usage low enough for even a minimal VPS. Forgejo supports core features familiar from GitHub, including issues, pull requests, wikis, and CI, while giving users full data sovereignty over their code and project history. Web access is routed through Traefik on port 3000, while Git over SSH runs on port 2222 via Forgejo's built-in SSH server, leaving the host system's default SSH access untouched.

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