How do I set up Forgejo after it starts?

Your first visit shows Forgejo's one-time setup page with the database and settings already filled in. Scroll to the bottom, open Administrator Account Settings, create your admin username and password, then press Install Forgejo. Public sign ups are turned off, so you create any teammate accounts yourself from Site Administration.

Can I clone and push over SSH?

At launch only the HTTPS endpoint is exposed, so clone, pull and push over HTTPS with a username and token work out of the box. The built-in SSH server is disabled because the platform publishes a single HTTP port per app.

Is this the same as Gitea?

Forgejo is the community-run fork of Gitea and stays compatible with it, so the interface, API and data model are the ones Gitea users already know. The difference is governance: Forgejo is developed by a non-profit under a copyleft licence, which is a safer bet for a tool your team depends on long term.

Who keeps Forgejo updated?

We do. Curated updates roll out shortly after upstream releases and are tested on our platform first; security fixes move fast. If an update changes behaviour in a breaking way, we email you before it lands.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

Take a final export or SFTP copy any time before you cancel. After termination we keep your data for 14 days (in case you change your mind), then purge it, backups included.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes. Point a CNAME at your instance, prove ownership with a TXT record, and TLS certificates are issued automatically. Cloudflare-proxied domains work; if you use CAA records, allow letsencrypt.org.

Dev Tools

Managed Forgejo hosting

Self-hosted Git for your team: code, issues, pull requests, CI and packages on your own server

Live in minutes
Daily backups, one-click restore
SFTP access, no lock-in
from US$1.70/mo in Poland

Deploy ForgejoStart free with $5 credit · no card needed

ForgejoWhat you're getting

Forgejo is a complete software forge you run yourself: Git repositories, pull requests and code review, issues and project boards, a wiki, releases, a built-in package registry and Forgejo Actions CI. It is the community-governed fork of Gitea, developed in the open by a non-profit and released under a copyleft licence, so the platform your team depends on can never be taken private or paywalled out from under you.

If your team lives on GitHub or GitLab today, Forgejo will feel immediately familiar, and it is famously light: a single small binary that starts in seconds and sips memory. Its API and webhooks slot into the tooling you already run, repositories and seats are unlimited, and hosting in the region you choose keeps your code where client contracts with data-location clauses need it. We handle updates, backups and TLS, you just push code.

Replaces GitHub: A full software forge you own outright, with unlimited repositories and free seats on one flat-price instance instead of per-user GitHub billing, and your source code kept in the region you choose.

On CoreHost

Unlimited repositories and free seats on one flat-price instance
Pull requests, code review, issues, wiki, releases and a package registry
Familiar GitHub-style workflow with a full API and webhooks
Your source code hosted in the region you choose, backups and TLS managed for you

Included with every appStandard, not add-ons

Daily backups, one-click restore

Every instance is backed up daily. Restore any snapshot yourself from the panel. No support ticket, no fee.

SFTP file access

Direct SFTP access to your app's data folders. Your files are never locked away from you.

Custom domain + auto TLS

Bring your own domain with a CNAME and a TXT verification record. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically.

AI + human support

A 24/7 AI engineer that can actually inspect and fix your app, with a human escalation path. App-level help included.

Automatic updates with rollback

Each update is tested on a copy and backed up first, and rolled back automatically if the app fails its checks.

Per-app firewall

Restrict access to the IP addresses you choose, with an Add my IP button. Off by default.

Backups to your own S3

Add encrypted, incremental backups to your own S3-compatible storage on top of the daily ones we include.

Resize any time

Move up or down a tier from the panel. Your balance is drawn by the hour, so you pay the new rate from the change.

RegionsWhere Forgejo runs

Forgejo can be deployed in Sydney, the US and Poland. Pick the region closest to the people who use it. Daily backups are encrypted and stored in the EU.

Sydneyfrom US$2.30/moClosest to Australia and New Zealand.
The USfrom US$2.30/moClosest to the Americas.
Polandfrom US$1.70/moLowest price, 25% less than the other regions.

Moving to CoreHostMove your existing Forgejo here

Already running Forgejo on PikaPods, a VPS or your own server? You can bring your data with you. Deploy the app here first, then follow the route below, and keep your old app until you are happy.

Use Forgejo's own import

Use New Migration to pull repositories from GitHub, GitLab or another Gitea or Forgejo, or push each repository to the new address over HTTPS. Git over SSH is not available on this platform, so always use the HTTPS address.

Ways to move it

Do it yourself. Deploy Forgejo, let it start once, then use the steps on this page, with SFTP and the file manager in the Files tab. A backup taken first gives you a clean point to go back to.
Ask us to move it. Open a ticket from your control panel with the app and where it runs now. Support will tell you what can be moved and help you do it, and nobody touches your old app.

Coming from PikaPods? Switch on SFTP in the pod's settings, stop the pod and copy its files; PikaPods documents this as its manual backup for migrations.

How moving to CoreHost works CoreHost compared with PikaPods More Developer tools apps

DeployPick a size and a region

1. Plan (Forgejo needs Standard or larger to run well)

Prices exclude GST/VAT where applicable. Drawn hourly from your prepaid balance, cancel any time.

Too small for this app

Lite

$1.50/mo

1 vCPU
1 GB RAM
5 GB NVMe

Lightweight tools: bookmarks, feeds, uptime checks, password vaults.

Standard

$2.30/mo

1 vCPU
2 GB RAM
10 GB NVMe

The right fit for most apps: automation, wikis, databases.

Power

$3.90/mo

2 vCPU
4 GB RAM
20 GB NVMe

Busy teams and heavier workloads with room to breathe.

Scale

$6.30/mo

3 vCPU
8 GB RAM
40 GB NVMe

The most demanding apps in the catalog, at full stride.

Extra storage+25 GB NVMe per block, stackable on any tier

+$0.00/mo

2. Region

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Australia

$2.30/mo

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United States