Self-hosted Forgejo mobile

A mobile app for self-hosted Forgejo needs clear authentication, notification, and network assumptions.

Mobile

What this solves

You run Forgejo yourself and want to understand how mobile access should work.

Best fit

  • Self-hosted teams
  • Private networks
  • Managed hosting evaluation

How to think about it

Self-hosted mobile access depends on the boring infrastructure details: public reachability or VPN, TLS, authentication policy, token scope, notification delivery, and how the app behaves when the forge is temporarily unreachable.

Self-hosted access checklist

Host reachable from mobile network: yes/no
TLS certificate trusted by iOS: yes/no
OAuth or token policy chosen: yes/no
Notifications tested: yes/no
Lost-device access revocation documented: yes/no

Practical path

  1. 01 Confirm the Forgejo host is reachable from mobile networks.
  2. 02 Choose OAuth or token-based sign-in according to your policy.
  3. 03 Review notification and approval workflows before broad rollout.

When to choose another path

Private-network forges need a mobile network strategy before rollout.

Token revocation should be part of device offboarding.

Notification behavior may differ when the host is behind strict firewalls.

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