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cfg-guard vs Gitea
Gitea is a Git service for code hosting, unrelated to config file locking
cfg-guardA lock and a witness for config files too many hands edit:…
GiteaPainless self-hosted Git serviceWhich to pick
Pick cfg-guard if you want…
- File locking with change audit
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Python (on cfg-guard's list, not Gitea's)
Pick Gitea if you want…
- All-in-one self-hosted Git and CI/CD platform
- Self-hosted Git repositories
- Integrations with Slack, Discord or MS Teams (on Gitea's list, not cfg-guard's)
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- What it is
- cfg-guard:cfg-guard is a Python library that provides file-level locking and change-witnessing for configuration files using flock, content-hash compare-and-swap, and inotify.
- Gitea:Self-hosted Git service with code hosting, code review, issue tracking, packages and built-in CI/CD.
- Best for
- cfg-guard:File locking with change audit
- Gitea:All-in-one self-hosted Git and CI/CD platform
- Who it’s for
- cfg-guard:Developers who need safe concurrent edits of config files in Python projects
- Gitea:Developers and teams needing a self-hosted Git platform with CI/CD and package registry.
- Pricing
- cfg-guard:Open source
- Gitea:Freemium
- Plans
- cfg-guard:—
- Gitea:Open Source Free
- Open source
- cfg-guard:Yes
- Gitea:Yes, 58,252 GitHub stars
- Works with
- cfg-guard:Python
- Gitea:Slack, Discord, MS Teams, Lark, GitHub Actions, Drone, Woodpecker, Argo CD
cfg-guard features
- Flock-based lock. Uses OS file lock (flock) to prevent simultaneous writes.
- Content-hash compare-and-swap. Refuses a write if the base file bytes have changed since read.
- Inotify + /proc writer identification. Detects and reports the process that attempted an out-of-order write.
- Standard-library only. No external dependencies; works with Python's stdlib.
- Simple installation. Install via pip with a single command.
- MIT licensed source. Open-source code hosted on GitLab.
Gitea features
- Code hosting & review. Create, manage and review Git repositories with pull requests and branch protection.
- Integrated CI/CD. Gitea Actions runs workflows using GitHub-compatible YAML syntax and over 20 K plugins.
- Project management. Issue tracking, kanban boards, milestones, time tracking and dependencies.
- Package registry. Supports more than 20 public or private package types such as NPM, Maven, PyPI and Docker.
- Multi-platform deployment. Runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD and Kubernetes with x86 and arm64 support.
- Enterprise features. SAML SSO, audit logs, Kubernetes auto-scaling runners and priority support in Enterprise plan.
cfg-guard vs Gitea FAQ
Is cfg-guard or Gitea free?+
cfg-guard is free and open source. Gitea has a free plan (Open Source) and paid plans.
Is cfg-guard or Gitea open source?+
Yes, both are open source: cfg-guard and Gitea (go-gitea/gitea on GitHub, MIT license).
Do cfg-guard and Gitea integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: cfg-guard lists Python; Gitea lists Slack, Discord, MS Teams, Lark and 7 more.
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