# Gitea Runner vs Ollama

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Gitea Runner | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in DevOps | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 58 756 | 185 169 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +603 | +3 516 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 51 ✓ |
| Latest release | v28.2.0 · 18 Oct 2026 | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 74/100 for Gitea Runner, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Gitea Runner.

If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; Gitea Runner needs more configuration.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 516 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Gitea Runner](https://selfhost.directory/project/gitea-runner) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/gitea-runner.md)
- [Ollama](https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/gitea-runner-vs-ollama