My first stab at running a git server was Gitlab CE (because I was using it at work.) I tried running it on an Atom based server with insufficient RAM and it just crawled. Page loads just timed out. I switched to Gitea and it was a breath of fresh air.
Forgejo got to my attention when Fedora chose it for their repo server. My needs are pretty simple - just some centralized file storage of notes and some source code. I've tested a migration from Gitea 1.21 to Forgejo 9 and it was frictionless.
I'm seriously consider migrating, but I still wonder which will be better supported (and suitable for free-as-in-beer use) in the long run.
Gitea 1.22 will be the last release with guaranteed migration support to Forgejo. The next Forgejo LTS release, v11, is due out around April. Migration from Gitea 1.23 will not be supported, and since it was released in December those on the fence are now at the fork in the road.
You still have time to figure out what to do, but you'll need to choose sooner than later.
Yes, I'm aware of that. I'm on a Gitea version that will migrate easily (and have confirmed that) and will not upgrade or migrate until I have decided. (I am leaning toward migrating to Forgejo.)
Thanks for that. I hadn't followed closely because right now I don't have a real desire to go back to Gitea. I'm glad to know that deadline to commit is coming up soon.
Forgejo got to my attention when Fedora chose it for their repo server. My needs are pretty simple - just some centralized file storage of notes and some source code. I've tested a migration from Gitea 1.21 to Forgejo 9 and it was frictionless.
I'm seriously consider migrating, but I still wonder which will be better supported (and suitable for free-as-in-beer use) in the long run.