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Gogs vs Fossil: catalog facts
Gogs	Fossil
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Single binary or Docker container to install Very low memory and CPU requirements	Single executable with nothing else to install Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in
You run and maintain the server yourself Aims for simplicity, so offers fewer features than larger Git platforms	Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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