Detect Forgejo
Forgejo is a community-driven fork of Gitea that provides a self-hosted Git service with enhancements in governance, transparency, and long-term sustainability.
Detection looks at meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors across 3 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Forgejo
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Forgejo. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Meta tags
- JavaScript globals
- DOM selectors
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Example public indicators for Forgejo
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Forgejo. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- author: Forgejo – Beyond coding. We forge.
- window.config.assetVersionEncoded: .gitea-
- link
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Forgejo signature (3 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Forgejo, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Forgejo is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Forgejo
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Forgejo signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors) and scores them against the Forgejo signature set (3 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Forgejo on the results page.
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Commonly implies
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FAQ: detecting Forgejo
- Can PluginView detect Forgejo without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Forgejo — typically meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Forgejo?
- Forgejo is classified under Development in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Forgejo?
- This reference currently tracks 3 fingerprint rules across meta tags, javascript globals, dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Forgejo?
- Illustrative public indicators for Forgejo include author: Forgejo – Beyond coding. We forge.; window.config.assetVersionEncoded: .gitea-; link. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
