About Gitea
Gitea: Git hosting with pull requests, issues, wiki, CI (Actions) and a package registry, in one small container. Repositories live on a persistent volume; metadata in a PostgreSQL database from your workspace.
What you get
- Guided first start — The first visit opens the install page with the database prefilled; create the admin account there
- HTTPS Git — Clone and push over HTTPS at the app address (SSH is off - the platform exposes web traffic only)
- Own database — Connect it to a PostgreSQL database in your workspace, create one alongside, or use an external server
- Persistent repositories — Repositories, LFS objects and attachments live on a dedicated volume
Storage that survives a restart
Gitea is deployed with a persistent volume. They keep their contents across restarts, redeploys and resource changes, and can be resized later.
- gitea_data — 10 GB — Repositories, LFS, attachments and configuration
How deployment works
- Click Deploy Gitea and sign in to your Nexent Cloud workspace (or create one - it takes a minute).
- Name the app and adjust CPU, memory and storage if the defaults don't fit; the price updates as you go.
- Nexent provisions the containers, their persistent volumes and a
*.nexentcloud.comaddress with TLS. Add your own domain afterwards from the app's settings.
Good to know
- The first visit opens the install page with the database already filled in - just create the admin account.
- Clone and push over HTTPS at this app's address; SSH is off because the platform serves web traffic only.
Questions about Gitea hosting
How much does hosting Gitea cost?
$5.02 a month, or $50.24 a year. That covers 1 vCPU, 1 GB of memory, 10 GB of persistent storage and 100 GB of bandwidth, with TLS and an address included. Resources can be changed afterwards and the price follows them.
How long does it take to deploy Gitea?
About 3 min. Nexent Cloud pulls the image, attaches the storage it needs and issues a certificate for its address; you do not configure a server, a reverse proxy or a certificate renewal.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. Every app gets an address on nexentcloud.com with TLS immediately, and you can point your own domain at it afterwards from the app’s settings - the certificate is issued and renewed for you.
Is my Gitea data kept when it restarts?
Yes. Gitea is deployed with a persistent volume (gitea_data 10 GB), which survive restarts, redeploys and resource changes.
Can I move away later?
It is standard Gitea, running in a container from the upstream image - not a fork and not a managed variant. Your data is on a volume you can back up and take with you.