No more Gitlab: a production-ready Gitea stack with Traefik, Act Runner and auto-deploy via SSH

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Learn to set up a production-ready Gitea stack with Traefik, Act Runner, and auto-deploy via SSH, replacing Gitlab

intermediate Published 1 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Set up a Gitea server on a VPS
  2. Configure Traefik for reverse proxy and SSL termination
  3. Install and configure Act Runner for automated workflows
  4. Configure auto-deploy via SSH for seamless deployment
  5. Test and validate the entire stack for production readiness
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers in small to medium-sized teams can benefit from this setup to manage their git infrastructure and automate deployment

Key Insight

💡 Using Gitea, Traefik, and Act Runner, you can create a scalable and automated git infrastructure without relying on Gitlab

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🚀 Ditch Gitlab and set up a production-ready Gitea stack with Traefik, Act Runner, and auto-deploy via SSH! 🚀

Key Takeaways

Learn to set up a production-ready Gitea stack with Traefik, Act Runner, and auto-deploy via SSH, replacing Gitlab

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I work for a ~20 people agency, and host all of our own git infrastructure on a small VPS. For years...
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