I have been running a selfhosted gitea instance for many years. However since Gitea Limited as a per profit organization have different objectives than Forgejo and Gitea Source Contributors I will rather not recommend it for selfhosting. Gitea Limited still great for businesses that need access to official support.

I expect both of them to be arrested before it becomes a mass movement. We are in a fascist state already.

There is any particular reason to deploy a new gitea instance instead of forgejo in 2025?

I believe China and India are going to benefit from Trump’s tariff. China will continue penetrating foreign markets with cheaper EVs while USA, Japanese and Korean brands will lose global marketshare.