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Author: Andrew Laack <andrew@laack.co>
Date:   Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:00:16 -0600

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diff --git a/docs/Forgejo.md b/docs/Forgejo.md
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+# Forgejo
+
+DATE: 2026/02/16
+
+## Information
+
+Forgejo is a hard fork of Gitea, relicensed under the GPLv3. Forgejo is financially supported (in part) by Codeberg, and also powers the platform.
+
+## Features (self-hosted CE)
+
+- Only free software used for development
+    - Built with Forgejo actions
+    - Hosted on Codeberg
+- Git hosting with http(s) / ssh support
+- Issue tracking
+- Pull requests
+- Forgejo actions
+- ...
+
+In my opinion, Forgejo is better than Gitea because it has a better governance structure and a better license while having feature parody for the functionality I care about. 
diff --git a/docs/GitHosting.md b/docs/GitHosting.md
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+# Git Hosting
+
+This is a non-exhaustive list of popular softwares for git hosting. Since Codeberg is a Forgejo instance it is not listed nor are other services that host a specific piece of software, only the piece of software will be included in the list below. 
+
+## Options
+
+### Free Software
+
+- [Gitea](Gitea.md)
+- [Forgejo](Forgejo.md)
+- Stagit
+- GitLab
+- SourceHut
+
+### Proprietary
+
+- GitHub
diff --git a/docs/Gitea.md b/docs/Gitea.md
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+# Gitea
+
+DATE: 2026/02/16
+
+## Information
+
+Gitea is a git hosting solution written in Go, licensed under the MIT license. Gitea is a hard fork of Gogs created in 2016. Gitea has commercial offerings in the form of Gitea Cloud and Gitea Enterprise. 
+
+**Gitea Cloud:** Managed version of Gitea, no additional functionality supported.
+
+**Gitea Enterprise:** Includes code security scanning, IP allowlists, and other enterprise functionality. 
+
+## Features (self-hosted CE)
+
+- Git hosting with http(s) / ssh support
+- Issue tracking
+- Pull requests
+- Gitea actions
+- ...
+
+## Concerns
+
+The main concern is Gitea has corporate backing and the way they went about it was questionable (taking the domain, trademarks, and brand recognition, along with community contributions that *feel like* they were given under false pretenses). Despite this, they have remained passable in their tech choices.
+
+Around the time of incorporation Forgejo was created. The Forgejo domains are in the custody of Codeberg, a non-profit from Germany that offers free git hosting for free software projects. They were a soft-fork of Gitea until 2024 where they began to diverge. Forgejo is licensed under the GPLv3.
+
+In my opinion, it is preferable to use Forgejo over Gitea due to their licensing and governance structure. 
+
+See [Forgejo](Forgejo.md) for more details.
diff --git a/docs/SelfHosting.md b/docs/SelfHosting.md
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     - Feel free to clone the repo and send a PR via email if you would like to fill this out!
 - Password Managers
     - Feel free to clone the repo and send a PR via email if you would like to fill this out!
+- [Git Hosting](GitHosting.md)
+- [VPS](VPS.md)
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+# VPS
+
+## Providers
+
+- Hostinger
+- Vultr
+- Hetzner