Version 1.19 of the Gitea version management tool has been released with some notable updates. One of the most exciting new features is the built-in system for Continuous Integration (CI) known as Gitea Actions. With this update, Gitea is making it easier for developers to run a Git service on their own servers.
Gitea Actions provides users with the ability to reuse known workflows and use GitHub Actions in self-managed Gitea instances. Although this feature is currently not fully compatible with GitHub Actions, the development team plans to increase compatibility in upcoming releases. One of the most significant changes with the introduction of Gitea Actions is that the username gitea-actions is now reserved for it. If a user with such a name exists, the admin has to rename it, which can be done using the admin panel.
Users can find a tutorial for using Gitea Actions on the Gitea blog, while the GitHub issue provides further background information, in which the two years of work can be tracked. The development team made this update due to the many requests for this feature and the need to create a more cohesive version control service where CI and CD are major components.
In addition to Gitea Actions, version 1.19 makes it easier to copy the entire content of a file and highlights note and warning notices in Markdown block quotes. This update also includes better handling of Asciicast files, which makes it easy to work with different types of files.
In total, there were 544 pull requests that flowed into this version, making it a significant update that users should be excited to work with. Gitea is a Git service that was written in Go and made available open source as a community-led successor to Gogs. It provides developers with a tabular list of features that can be compared to other version management tools such as GitHub, GitLab, and BitBucket.
Overall, this new update shows the continuous commitment of Gitea to improve its version control service by providing new features, better compatibility with other services, and an easier process for developers to run their Git services on their own servers. With Gitea Actions, users can now enjoy better automation, which will help them save time and focus on other critical tasks.
