Forgejo Actions
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 9 of 20 CI/CD services by recommenders
People recommend it as a refined, GitHub Actions-like CI system that is easy to use and free. Caveats: Linux-only runners and occasional jobs not being picked up.
People recommend it as a refined, GitHub Actions-like CI system that is easy to use and free. Caveats: Linux-only runners and occasional jobs not being picked up.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 15 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Familiar to GitHub Actions users
“on the whole, Forgejo Actions has really just felt like a much more refined and cared-for version of GitHub Actions; I'm quite happy with it so far.”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Ask YN: What CI do you use instead of GitHub Actions?” “It's quite straightforward if you're already familiar with Github Actions.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Migrating Dillo from GitHub” “Forgejo Actions is designed to be similar to GH Actions”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Ghostty is leaving GitHub” Easy to set up
“It's quite straightforward if you're already familiar with Github Actions.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Migrating Dillo from GitHub” “was able to set it up for my Python repos in 15 minutes”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Why I'm leaving GitHub for Forgejo” Actively improving with Kubernetes runners
“Their v15 release (apr 16) really enabled k8s native runners.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub” “Forgejo Action's implementation is still actively improving”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “GitHub Actions has a package manager, and it might be the worst”
Other CI/CD services people recommend
The four most recommended other CI/CD services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Actions | 234 | 741 | 24% | 12 | 2 yrs21 owners | — |
| Jenkins | 67 | 57 | 54% | 9 | — | — |
| GitLab CI | 56 | 25 | 69% | 11 | 3 yrs9 owners | Approved |
| Dagger | 43 | 23 | 65% | 10 | — | — |
| Forgejo ActionsThis page | 15 | 1 | 94% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
16 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Their v15 release (apr 16) really enabled k8s native runners.”
“I think my biggest complaint is that they haven't exposed action logs over the API”
“there's an integrated system called "actions"”
“I experimented with a Forgejo Actions runner, but the problem that I had was there's not a great way to manage the context there”
“was able to set it up for my Python repos in 15 minutes”
“there have been a few papercuts (mostly trying to figure out why runners aren't picking up jobs)”
“Forgejo Actions is designed to be similar to GH Actions”
“Forgejo Actions are Linux only.”
“I'd suggest also moving to Forgejo Actions if you're moving anyways”
“Community software like act and Forgejo/Gitea Actions have made it a lot easier to run GitHub Actions workflows without involving GitHub”
“Forgejo Action's implementation is still actively improving”
“the runner is lightweight, fast, and reliable”
“on the whole, Forgejo Actions has really just felt like a much more refined and cared-for version of GitHub Actions; I'm quite happy with it so far.”
“It's quite straightforward if you're already familiar with Github Actions.”
“it is definitely working for me”
“it fixes most of our serious problems with GitHub Actions”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.