is it really FOSS?

Forgejo

Code management & version control

Yes!
This project appears to be free and open source software.

Details

The project is provided under a GPLv3 license.

The project started as a soft-fork of Gitea in late 2022, which then became a hard-fork in early 2024.

The project has the non-profit Codeberg e.V as its general steward, and codeberg.org is available as a hosted instance of Forgejo, although they state that Forgejo’s governance remains independent of Codeberg’s.

The project appears to be funded from grants and donations, which are supported via donations provided from Codeberg.

Details last reviewed 2025-07-16. Our reviews are performed manually, without legal expertise, and therefore may be inaccurate or missing detail relevant for your use. Please don't treat this as legal guidance or assurance of any kind.

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