I ended up finding my own answer (after reading the above).
https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/26/git-in-postgres.html
Following another recent theme, the answer for Forgejo seems to be - just use Postgres.
https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/26/git-in-postgres.html
Following another recent theme, the answer for Forgejo seems to be - just use Postgres.