I actually looked at Gitea first but as far as I can tell they don't have a working Docker image for ARMv7 (I'm running on 32-bit Raspbian). I manage everything in a series of Docker compose files managed in version control, so not being able to use Docker was a deal breaker for me.
I'm keeping my eye on it though and if the situation ever changes, I will certainly take another look at it. Gitea seems like a great tool.
On one hand, yeah, I get it. I like using Docker for everything too.
On the other, installation is copying a single Go file to the desired location and running the configurator. Going from zero to fully set up and running took me about 15 minutes. At that point, Docker doesn't seem to offer a lot on top of that simplicity.
Totally agree, however the big draw for me is that with Docker/docker-compose I can keep all of the configuration in a version controlled repository along with all of the other apps/services I run on my little server. Of course it's possible to still do this and run it natively, but that's the reason I prefer a Docker solution.
There's a lot to be said for that, for sure! But I make up for a lot of lost ground on that by making a repo in /etc . I don't add everything to it, but I generally add files before I alter them so that I can roll back to the original state.
Nothing actually, in response to all of the mentions of Gitea in this thread I've since spun up the ARMv6 version myself and have been tinkering around with it!
I'm keeping my eye on it though and if the situation ever changes, I will certainly take another look at it. Gitea seems like a great tool.