Gitea consultants

Q: Why would we choose Gitea over GitHub or GitLab?

The main reasons are data sovereignty, cost, and control. Gitea runs on your infrastructure so source code never leaves your servers. It is open source with no per-user licensing fees. For organisations in regulated industries or those with strict data residency requirements, self-hosting is often a compliance necessity.

Q: How resource-intensive is Gitea to run?

Gitea is remarkably lightweight. It runs comfortably on a small server or VPS with minimal CPU and RAM. Many teams run it alongside other services on the same machine. This is a significant advantage over self-hosted GitLab, which has considerably higher resource requirements.

Q: Does Gitea support CI/CD pipelines?

Gitea includes Gitea Actions, which is compatible with GitHub Actions workflow syntax. This means you can run CI/CD pipelines directly within Gitea using familiar workflow definitions. For teams already using GitHub Actions, migration is straightforward.

Q: Can Gitea integrate with project management and automation tools?

Yes. Gitea provides webhooks and a comprehensive REST API. Code events like pushes, pull requests, and issue updates can trigger workflows in tools like n8n, Jenkins, or any system that accepts webhook payloads. Our integration team connects Gitea to the broader toolchain your development process needs.

Q: Is it difficult to migrate from GitHub or GitLab to Gitea?

Gitea includes built-in migration tools that import repositories, issues, pull requests, and labels from GitHub, GitLab, and other Git platforms. The migration process is well-documented and typically takes minutes per repository. The web interface is similar enough that developers adapt quickly.

Q: Can Osher help us set up and maintain a Gitea instance?

Absolutely. We handle the server provisioning, Gitea installation and configuration, backup setup, and integration with your existing development tools. We also set up the CI/CD pipelines and webhook-driven automation that turns Gitea from a code repository into a central piece of your development workflow.

We can help you automate your business with Gitea and hundreds of other systems to improve efficiency and productivity. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss implementing Gitea.

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About Gitea

Gitea is a self-hosted Git service that provides repository management, code review, issue tracking, and CI/CD pipelines — a lightweight alternative to GitHub or GitLab that you run on your own infrastructure. For organisations that need source code on-premises for security, compliance, or sovereignty reasons, Gitea delivers collaboration features without sending code to a third-party cloud provider.

Gitea is written in Go and runs with minimal resources, making it practical to deploy on modest hardware. Despite being lightweight, it covers what development teams need daily: pull requests with code review, issue boards, wiki documentation, webhooks, and a REST API for integration. For teams migrating from GitHub, the interface is familiar enough that transition is straightforward.

Where Gitea fits into a broader automation strategy is through its webhook and API capabilities. Code pushes, pull request events, and issue updates trigger external workflows — CI/CD pipelines, deployment scripts, or automated processes that respond to code changes. For businesses running n8n, Gitea events become triggers for any downstream action.

At Osher, we work with businesses that self-host development infrastructure for data sovereignty. Our custom development team helps clients set up Gitea instances integrated with CI/CD pipelines and deployment infrastructure. For teams using n8n, connecting Gitea webhooks to automation workflows is a natural fit our n8n consulting team handles regularly.

Gitea FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about how Gitea consultants can help with integration and implementation

Why would we choose Gitea over GitHub or GitLab?

How resource-intensive is Gitea to run?

Does Gitea support CI/CD pipelines?

Can Gitea integrate with project management and automation tools?

Is it difficult to migrate from GitHub or GitLab to Gitea?

Can Osher help us set up and maintain a Gitea instance?

How it works

We work hand-in-hand with you to implement Gitea

As Gitea consultants we work with you hand in hand build more efficient and effective operations. Here’s how we will work with you to automate your business and integrate Gitea with integrate and automate 800+ tools.

Step 1

Assess your development workflow and hosting requirements

We review your current source code management setup, team size, compliance requirements, and integration needs. This determines the right hosting configuration for Gitea and identifies which repositories and workflows need to migrate.

Step 2

Provision and deploy Gitea on your infrastructure

Set up Gitea on your chosen server — whether that is an on-premises machine, a VPS, or a Docker container in your cloud environment. We configure the database, storage, authentication, and backup systems to ensure the instance is production-ready from day one.

Step 3

Migrate repositories and data from existing platforms

Import your repositories, issues, pull requests, and team structures from GitHub, GitLab, or other Git services using Gitea built-in migration tools. We verify that history, branches, and metadata transfer correctly and that nothing is lost in transition.

Step 4

Configure CI/CD pipelines and webhooks

Set up Gitea Actions or connect to your existing CI/CD platform so code changes trigger automated testing, building, and deployment. We configure webhooks that notify downstream systems when important events occur in your repositories.

Step 5

Integrate with project management and automation tools

Connect Gitea to your project management, communication, and workflow automation tools. Issue updates can sync to project boards, pull request events can trigger deployment workflows, and code review approvals can kick off release processes automatically.

Step 6

Document workflows and train your development team

Provide your team with documentation covering the Gitea workflow, CI/CD pipeline usage, and any custom integrations. We run walkthrough sessions to ensure developers are comfortable with the new setup and know how to use the features that matter for their daily work.

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