diff --git a/cmd/hook.go b/cmd/hook.go
index 6b8d89500a..9bbe4f33ab 100644
--- a/cmd/hook.go
+++ b/cmd/hook.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func runHookPostReceive(c *cli.Context) error {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// First of all run update-server-info no matter what
-	if _, err := git.NewCommand("update-server-info").SetParentContext(ctx).Run(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := git.NewCommandContext(ctx, "update-server-info").Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to call 'git update-server-info': %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 7feaad4ccd..159fd07d9d 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func RepoAssignment(ctx *Context) (cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(models.RepoPath(userName, repoName))
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx, models.RepoPath(userName, repoName))
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "repository does not exist") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") {
 			log.Error("Repository %-v has a broken repository on the file system: %s Error: %v", ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), err)
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ func RepoRefByType(refType RepoRefType, ignoreNotExistErr ...bool) func(*Context
 
 		if ctx.Repo.GitRepo == nil {
 			repoPath := models.RepoPath(ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name)
-			ctx.Repo.GitRepo, err = git.OpenRepository(repoPath)
+			ctx.Repo.GitRepo, err = git.OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx, repoPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				ctx.ServerError("RepoRef Invalid repo "+repoPath, err)
 				return
diff --git a/modules/git/batch_reader.go b/modules/git/batch_reader.go
index 8e3c23251b..71045adbc9 100644
--- a/modules/git/batch_reader.go
+++ b/modules/git/batch_reader.go
@@ -28,17 +28,15 @@ type WriteCloserError interface {
 }
 
 // CatFileBatchCheck opens git cat-file --batch-check in the provided repo and returns a stdin pipe, a stdout reader and cancel function
-func CatFileBatchCheck(repoPath string) (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
+func CatFileBatchCheck(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
 	batchStdinReader, batchStdinWriter := io.Pipe()
 	batchStdoutReader, batchStdoutWriter := io.Pipe()
-	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(DefaultContext)
+	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	closed := make(chan struct{})
 	cancel := func() {
-		_ = batchStdinReader.Close()
-		_ = batchStdinWriter.Close()
-		_ = batchStdoutReader.Close()
-		_ = batchStdoutWriter.Close()
 		ctxCancel()
+		_ = batchStdoutReader.Close()
+		_ = batchStdinWriter.Close()
 		<-closed
 	}
 
@@ -67,19 +65,17 @@ func CatFileBatchCheck(repoPath string) (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()
 }
 
 // CatFileBatch opens git cat-file --batch in the provided repo and returns a stdin pipe, a stdout reader and cancel function
-func CatFileBatch(repoPath string) (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
+func CatFileBatch(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
 	// We often want to feed the commits in order into cat-file --batch, followed by their trees and sub trees as necessary.
 	// so let's create a batch stdin and stdout
 	batchStdinReader, batchStdinWriter := io.Pipe()
 	batchStdoutReader, batchStdoutWriter := nio.Pipe(buffer.New(32 * 1024))
-	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(DefaultContext)
+	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	closed := make(chan struct{})
 	cancel := func() {
-		_ = batchStdinReader.Close()
+		ctxCancel()
 		_ = batchStdinWriter.Close()
 		_ = batchStdoutReader.Close()
-		_ = batchStdoutWriter.Close()
-		ctxCancel()
 		<-closed
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/git/blame.go b/modules/git/blame.go
index fcbf183981..b30124594d 100644
--- a/modules/git/blame.go
+++ b/modules/git/blame.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ type BlamePart struct {
 
 // BlameReader returns part of file blame one by one
 type BlameReader struct {
-	cmd     *exec.Cmd
-	pid     int64
-	output  io.ReadCloser
-	reader  *bufio.Reader
-	lastSha *string
-	cancel  context.CancelFunc
+	cmd      *exec.Cmd
+	output   io.ReadCloser
+	reader   *bufio.Reader
+	lastSha  *string
+	cancel   context.CancelFunc   // Cancels the context that this reader runs in
+	finished process.FinishedFunc // Tells the process manager we're finished and it can remove the associated process from the process table
 }
 
 var shaLineRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^([a-z0-9]{40})")
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ func (r *BlameReader) NextPart() (*BlamePart, error) {
 
 // Close BlameReader - don't run NextPart after invoking that
 func (r *BlameReader) Close() error {
-	defer process.GetManager().Remove(r.pid)
-	r.cancel()
+	defer r.finished() // Only remove the process from the process table when the underlying command is closed
+	r.cancel()         // However, first cancel our own context early
 
 	_ = r.output.Close()
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (r *BlameReader) Close() error {
 
 // CreateBlameReader creates reader for given repository, commit and file
 func CreateBlameReader(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitID, file string) (*BlameReader, error) {
-	gitRepo, err := OpenRepository(repoPath)
+	gitRepo, err := OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx, repoPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -125,32 +125,31 @@ func CreateBlameReader(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitID, file string) (*B
 
 func createBlameReader(ctx context.Context, dir string, command ...string) (*BlameReader, error) {
 	// Here we use the provided context - this should be tied to the request performing the blame so that it does not hang around.
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	ctx, cancel, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("GetBlame [repo_path: %s]", dir))
+
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, command[0], command[1:]...)
 	cmd.Dir = dir
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
-		defer cancel()
+		defer finished()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("StdoutPipe: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		defer cancel()
+		defer finished()
+		_ = stdout.Close()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Start: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	pid := process.GetManager().Add(fmt.Sprintf("GetBlame [repo_path: %s]", dir), cancel)
-
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(stdout)
 
 	return &BlameReader{
-		cmd,
-		pid,
-		stdout,
-		reader,
-		nil,
-		cancel,
+		cmd:      cmd,
+		output:   stdout,
+		reader:   reader,
+		cancel:   cancel,
+		finished: finished,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/blob_nogogit.go b/modules/git/blob_nogogit.go
index 65a73ebc52..aabf1b34ad 100644
--- a/modules/git/blob_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/blob_nogogit.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Blob struct {
 // DataAsync gets a ReadCloser for the contents of a blob without reading it all.
 // Calling the Close function on the result will discard all unread output.
 func (b *Blob) DataAsync() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	wr, rd, cancel := b.repo.CatFileBatch()
+	wr, rd, cancel := b.repo.CatFileBatch(b.repo.Ctx)
 
 	_, err := wr.Write([]byte(b.ID.String() + "\n"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (b *Blob) Size() int64 {
 		return b.size
 	}
 
-	wr, rd, cancel := b.repo.CatFileBatchCheck()
+	wr, rd, cancel := b.repo.CatFileBatchCheck(b.repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, err := wr.Write([]byte(b.ID.String() + "\n"))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/git/command.go b/modules/git/command.go
index e7496f072c..3cf85c2d85 100644
--- a/modules/git/command.go
+++ b/modules/git/command.go
@@ -143,8 +143,13 @@ func (c *Command) RunWithContext(rc *RunContext) error {
 		log.Debug("%s: %v", rc.Dir, c)
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(c.parentContext, rc.Timeout)
-	defer cancel()
+	desc := c.desc
+	if desc == "" {
+		desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s [repo_path: %s]", c.name, strings.Join(c.args, " "), rc.Dir)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel, finished := process.GetManager().AddContextTimeout(c.parentContext, rc.Timeout, desc)
+	defer finished()
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, c.name, c.args...)
 	if rc.Env == nil {
@@ -172,13 +177,6 @@ func (c *Command) RunWithContext(rc *RunContext) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	desc := c.desc
-	if desc == "" {
-		desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s [repo_path: %s]", GitExecutable, c.name, strings.Join(c.args, " "), rc.Dir)
-	}
-	pid := process.GetManager().Add(desc, cancel)
-	defer process.GetManager().Remove(pid)
-
 	if rc.PipelineFunc != nil {
 		err := rc.PipelineFunc(ctx, cancel)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/git/commit_info_nogogit.go b/modules/git/commit_info_nogogit.go
index 261252dab1..b58c1885b6 100644
--- a/modules/git/commit_info_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/commit_info_nogogit.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (tes Entries) GetCommitsInfo(ctx context.Context, commit *Commit, treePath
 }
 
 func getLastCommitForPathsByCache(ctx context.Context, commitID, treePath string, paths []string, cache *LastCommitCache) (map[string]*Commit, []string, error) {
-	wr, rd, cancel := cache.repo.CatFileBatch()
+	wr, rd, cancel := cache.repo.CatFileBatch(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	var unHitEntryPaths []string
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func GetLastCommitForPaths(ctx context.Context, cache *LastCommitCache, commit *
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	batchStdinWriter, batchReader, cancel := commit.repo.CatFileBatch()
+	batchStdinWriter, batchReader, cancel := commit.repo.CatFileBatch(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	commitsMap := map[string]*Commit{}
diff --git a/modules/git/diff.go b/modules/git/diff.go
index b473dc73f6..3a82cda1ce 100644
--- a/modules/git/diff.go
+++ b/modules/git/diff.go
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ func GetRepoRawDiffForFile(repo *Repository, startCommit, endCommit string, diff
 		fileArgs = append(fileArgs, "--", file)
 	}
 	// FIXME: graceful: These commands should have a timeout
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(DefaultContext)
-	defer cancel()
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(repo.Ctx, fmt.Sprintf("GetRawDiffForFile: [repo_path: %s]", repo.Path))
+	defer finished()
 
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
 	switch diffType {
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ func GetRepoRawDiffForFile(repo *Repository, startCommit, endCommit string, diff
 	cmd.Dir = repo.Path
 	cmd.Stdout = writer
 	cmd.Stderr = stderr
-	pid := process.GetManager().Add(fmt.Sprintf("GetRawDiffForFile: [repo_path: %s]", repo.Path), cancel)
-	defer process.GetManager().Remove(pid)
 
 	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Run: %v - %s", err, stderr)
diff --git a/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go b/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go
index 4aa21dd05f..1352aa7662 100644
--- a/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func FindLFSFile(repo *git.Repository, hash git.SHA1) ([]*LFSResult, error) {
 
 	// Next feed the commits in order into cat-file --batch, followed by their trees and sub trees as necessary.
 	// so let's create a batch stdin and stdout
-	batchStdinWriter, batchReader, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch()
+	batchStdinWriter, batchReader, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// We'll use a scanner for the revList because it's simpler than a bufio.Reader
diff --git a/modules/git/remote.go b/modules/git/remote.go
index 7ba2b35a5e..5ed02300d4 100644
--- a/modules/git/remote.go
+++ b/modules/git/remote.go
@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@
 
 package git
 
-import "net/url"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/url"
+)
 
 // GetRemoteAddress returns the url of a specific remote of the repository.
-func GetRemoteAddress(repoPath, remoteName string) (*url.URL, error) {
+func GetRemoteAddress(ctx context.Context, repoPath, remoteName string) (*url.URL, error) {
 	err := LoadGitVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var cmd *Command
 	if CheckGitVersionAtLeast("2.7") == nil {
-		cmd = NewCommand("remote", "get-url", remoteName)
+		cmd = NewCommandContext(ctx, "remote", "get-url", remoteName)
 	} else {
-		cmd = NewCommand("config", "--get", "remote."+remoteName+".url")
+		cmd = NewCommandContext(ctx, "config", "--get", "remote."+remoteName+".url")
 	}
 
 	result, err := cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo.go b/modules/git/repo.go
index 89af7aa9e1..3ff2b6fe2d 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo.go
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ type PushOptions struct {
 }
 
 // Push pushs local commits to given remote branch.
-func Push(repoPath string, opts PushOptions) error {
-	cmd := NewCommand("push")
+func Push(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, opts PushOptions) error {
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(ctx, "push")
 	if opts.Force {
 		cmd.AddArguments("-f")
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_attribute.go b/modules/git/repo_attribute.go
index 88fb7810a6..0bb550bb4b 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_attribute.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_attribute.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CheckAttribute(opts CheckAttributeOpts) (map[string]map[
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd := NewCommand(cmdArgs...)
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, cmdArgs...)
 
 	if err := cmd.RunInDirTimeoutEnvPipeline(env, -1, repo.Path, stdOut, stdErr); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to run check-attr: %v\n%s\n%s", err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_base_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_base_gogit.go
index afa5383b11..7299526562 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_base_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_base_gogit.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 package git
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -30,10 +31,17 @@ type Repository struct {
 	gogitRepo    *gogit.Repository
 	gogitStorage *filesystem.Storage
 	gpgSettings  *GPGSettings
+
+	Ctx context.Context
 }
 
 // OpenRepository opens the repository at the given path.
 func OpenRepository(repoPath string) (*Repository, error) {
+	return OpenRepositoryCtx(DefaultContext, repoPath)
+}
+
+// OpenRepositoryCtx opens the repository at the given path within the context.Context
+func OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (*Repository, error) {
 	repoPath, err := filepath.Abs(repoPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ func OpenRepository(repoPath string) (*Repository, error) {
 		gogitRepo:    gogitRepo,
 		gogitStorage: storage,
 		tagCache:     newObjectCache(),
+		Ctx:          ctx,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_base_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_base_nogogit.go
index 22c4dfdcb3..14a6cacb44 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_base_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_base_nogogit.go
@@ -32,10 +32,17 @@ type Repository struct {
 	checkCancel context.CancelFunc
 	checkReader *bufio.Reader
 	checkWriter WriteCloserError
+
+	Ctx context.Context
 }
 
 // OpenRepository opens the repository at the given path.
 func OpenRepository(repoPath string) (*Repository, error) {
+	return OpenRepositoryCtx(DefaultContext, repoPath)
+}
+
+// OpenRepositoryCtx opens the repository at the given path with the provided context.
+func OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (*Repository, error) {
 	repoPath, err := filepath.Abs(repoPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -46,28 +53,29 @@ func OpenRepository(repoPath string) (*Repository, error) {
 	repo := &Repository{
 		Path:     repoPath,
 		tagCache: newObjectCache(),
+		Ctx:      ctx,
 	}
 
-	repo.batchWriter, repo.batchReader, repo.batchCancel = CatFileBatch(repoPath)
-	repo.checkWriter, repo.checkReader, repo.checkCancel = CatFileBatchCheck(repo.Path)
+	repo.batchWriter, repo.batchReader, repo.batchCancel = CatFileBatch(ctx, repoPath)
+	repo.checkWriter, repo.checkReader, repo.checkCancel = CatFileBatchCheck(ctx, repo.Path)
 
 	return repo, nil
 }
 
 // CatFileBatch obtains a CatFileBatch for this repository
-func (repo *Repository) CatFileBatch() (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
+func (repo *Repository) CatFileBatch(ctx context.Context) (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
 	if repo.batchCancel == nil || repo.batchReader.Buffered() > 0 {
 		log.Debug("Opening temporary cat file batch for: %s", repo.Path)
-		return CatFileBatch(repo.Path)
+		return CatFileBatch(ctx, repo.Path)
 	}
 	return repo.batchWriter, repo.batchReader, func() {}
 }
 
 // CatFileBatchCheck obtains a CatFileBatchCheck for this repository
-func (repo *Repository) CatFileBatchCheck() (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
+func (repo *Repository) CatFileBatchCheck(ctx context.Context) (WriteCloserError, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
 	if repo.checkCancel == nil || repo.checkReader.Buffered() > 0 {
 		log.Debug("Opening temporary cat file batch-check: %s", repo.Path)
-		return CatFileBatchCheck(repo.Path)
+		return CatFileBatchCheck(ctx, repo.Path)
 	}
 	return repo.checkWriter, repo.checkReader, func() {}
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_blame.go b/modules/git/repo_blame.go
index 5c023554f1..4ca05e3ba4 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_blame.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_blame.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import "fmt"
 
 // FileBlame return the Blame object of file
 func (repo *Repository) FileBlame(revision, path, file string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return NewCommand("blame", "--root", "--", file).RunInDirBytes(path)
+	return NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "blame", "--root", "--", file).RunInDirBytes(path)
 }
 
 // LineBlame returns the latest commit at the given line
 func (repo *Repository) LineBlame(revision, path, file string, line uint) (*Commit, error) {
-	res, err := NewCommand("blame", fmt.Sprintf("-L %d,%d", line, line), "-p", revision, "--", file).RunInDir(path)
+	res, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "blame", fmt.Sprintf("-L %d,%d", line, line), "-p", revision, "--", file).RunInDir(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_branch.go b/modules/git/repo_branch.go
index 96f692826e..98b1bc8ae7 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_branch.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_branch.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package git
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -22,14 +23,14 @@ const PullRequestPrefix = "refs/for/"
 // TODO: /refs/for-review for suggest change interface
 
 // IsReferenceExist returns true if given reference exists in the repository.
-func IsReferenceExist(repoPath, name string) bool {
-	_, err := NewCommand("show-ref", "--verify", "--", name).RunInDir(repoPath)
+func IsReferenceExist(ctx context.Context, repoPath, name string) bool {
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(ctx, "show-ref", "--verify", "--", name).RunInDir(repoPath)
 	return err == nil
 }
 
 // IsBranchExist returns true if given branch exists in the repository.
-func IsBranchExist(repoPath, name string) bool {
-	return IsReferenceExist(repoPath, BranchPrefix+name)
+func IsBranchExist(ctx context.Context, repoPath, name string) bool {
+	return IsReferenceExist(ctx, repoPath, BranchPrefix+name)
 }
 
 // Branch represents a Git branch.
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetHEADBranch() (*Branch, error) {
 	if repo == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nil repo")
 	}
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -64,13 +65,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetHEADBranch() (*Branch, error) {
 
 // SetDefaultBranch sets default branch of repository.
 func (repo *Repository) SetDefaultBranch(name string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand("symbolic-ref", "HEAD", BranchPrefix+name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", BranchPrefix+name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err
 }
 
 // GetDefaultBranch gets default branch of repository.
 func (repo *Repository) GetDefaultBranch() (string, error) {
-	return NewCommand("symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	return NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 }
 
 // GetBranch returns a branch by it's name
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ type DeleteBranchOptions struct {
 
 // DeleteBranch delete a branch by name on repository.
 func (repo *Repository) DeleteBranch(name string, opts DeleteBranchOptions) error {
-	cmd := NewCommand("branch")
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "branch")
 
 	if opts.Force {
 		cmd.AddArguments("-D")
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) DeleteBranch(name string, opts DeleteBranchOptions) erro
 
 // CreateBranch create a new branch
 func (repo *Repository) CreateBranch(branch, oldbranchOrCommit string) error {
-	cmd := NewCommand("branch")
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "branch")
 	cmd.AddArguments("--", branch, oldbranchOrCommit)
 
 	_, err := cmd.RunInDir(repo.Path)
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CreateBranch(branch, oldbranchOrCommit string) error {
 
 // AddRemote adds a new remote to repository.
 func (repo *Repository) AddRemote(name, url string, fetch bool) error {
-	cmd := NewCommand("remote", "add")
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "remote", "add")
 	if fetch {
 		cmd.AddArguments("-f")
 	}
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) AddRemote(name, url string, fetch bool) error {
 
 // RemoveRemote removes a remote from repository.
 func (repo *Repository) RemoveRemote(name string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand("remote", "rm", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "remote", "rm", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -167,6 +168,6 @@ func (branch *Branch) GetCommit() (*Commit, error) {
 
 // RenameBranch rename a branch
 func (repo *Repository) RenameBranch(from, to string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand("branch", "-m", from, to).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "branch", "-m", from, to).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go
index 666ca81c1e..1928c7515b 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package git
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) IsObjectExist(name string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck()
+	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, err := wr.Write([]byte(name + "\n"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) IsReferenceExist(name string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck()
+	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, err := wr.Write([]byte(name + "\n"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -63,11 +64,11 @@ func (repo *Repository) IsBranchExist(name string) bool {
 // GetBranches returns branches from the repository, skipping skip initial branches and
 // returning at most limit branches, or all branches if limit is 0.
 func (repo *Repository) GetBranches(skip, limit int) ([]string, int, error) {
-	return callShowRef(repo.Path, BranchPrefix, "--heads", skip, limit)
+	return callShowRef(repo.Ctx, repo.Path, BranchPrefix, "--heads", skip, limit)
 }
 
 // callShowRef return refs, if limit = 0 it will not limit
-func callShowRef(repoPath, prefix, arg string, skip, limit int) (branchNames []string, countAll int, err error) {
+func callShowRef(ctx context.Context, repoPath, prefix, arg string, skip, limit int) (branchNames []string, countAll int, err error) {
 	stdoutReader, stdoutWriter := io.Pipe()
 	defer func() {
 		_ = stdoutReader.Close()
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func callShowRef(repoPath, prefix, arg string, skip, limit int) (branchNames []s
 
 	go func() {
 		stderrBuilder := &strings.Builder{}
-		err := NewCommand("show-ref", arg).RunInDirPipeline(repoPath, stdoutWriter, stderrBuilder)
+		err := NewCommandContext(ctx, "show-ref", arg).RunInDirPipeline(repoPath, stdoutWriter, stderrBuilder)
 		if err != nil {
 			if stderrBuilder.Len() == 0 {
 				_ = stdoutWriter.Close()
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit.go
index 25060f56da..3afabac27b 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getCommitByPathWithID(id SHA1, relpath string) (*Commit,
 		relpath = `\` + relpath
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, id.String(), "--", relpath).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, id.String(), "--", relpath).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getCommitByPathWithID(id SHA1, relpath string) (*Commit,
 
 // GetCommitByPath returns the last commit of relative path.
 func (repo *Repository) GetCommitByPath(relpath string) (*Commit, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, "--", relpath).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, "--", relpath).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCommitByPath(relpath string) (*Commit, error) {
 }
 
 func (repo *Repository) commitsByRange(id SHA1, page, pageSize int) ([]*Commit, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("log", id.String(), "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*pageSize),
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", id.String(), "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*pageSize),
 		"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(pageSize), prettyLogFormat).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) commitsByRange(id SHA1, page, pageSize int) ([]*Commit,
 
 func (repo *Repository) searchCommits(id SHA1, opts SearchCommitsOptions) ([]*Commit, error) {
 	// create new git log command with limit of 100 commis
-	cmd := NewCommand("log", id.String(), "-100", prettyLogFormat)
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", id.String(), "-100", prettyLogFormat)
 	// ignore case
 	args := []string{"-i"}
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) searchCommits(id SHA1, opts SearchCommitsOptions) ([]*Co
 			// ignore anything below 4 characters as too unspecific
 			if len(v) >= 4 {
 				// create new git log command with 1 commit limit
-				hashCmd := NewCommand("log", "-1", prettyLogFormat)
+				hashCmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", "-1", prettyLogFormat)
 				// add previous arguments except for --grep and --all
 				hashCmd.AddArguments(args...)
 				// add keyword as <commit>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) searchCommits(id SHA1, opts SearchCommitsOptions) ([]*Co
 }
 
 func (repo *Repository) getFilesChanged(id1, id2 string) ([]string, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("diff", "--name-only", id1, id2).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", id1, id2).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getFilesChanged(id1, id2 string) ([]string, error) {
 // FileChangedBetweenCommits Returns true if the file changed between commit IDs id1 and id2
 // You must ensure that id1 and id2 are valid commit ids.
 func (repo *Repository) FileChangedBetweenCommits(filename, id1, id2 string) (bool, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("diff", "--name-only", "-z", id1, id2, "--", filename).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", "-z", id1, id2, "--", filename).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRange(revision, file string, page int) (
 	}()
 	go func() {
 		stderr := strings.Builder{}
-		err := NewCommand("log", revision, "--follow",
+		err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", revision, "--follow",
 			"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(setting.Git.CommitsRangeSize*page),
 			prettyLogFormat, "--", file).
 			RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, stdoutWriter, &stderr)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRange(revision, file string, page int) (
 
 // CommitsByFileAndRangeNoFollow return the commits according revision file and the page
 func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRangeNoFollow(revision, file string, page int) ([]*Commit, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("log", revision, "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*50),
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", revision, "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*50),
 		"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(setting.Git.CommitsRangeSize), prettyLogFormat, "--", file).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRangeNoFollow(revision, file string, pag
 
 // FilesCountBetween return the number of files changed between two commits
 func (repo *Repository) FilesCountBetween(startCommitID, endCommitID string) (int, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("diff", "--name-only", startCommitID+"..."+endCommitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", startCommitID+"..."+endCommitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no merge base") {
 		// git >= 2.28 now returns an error if startCommitID and endCommitID have become unrelated.
 		// previously it would return the results of git diff --name-only startCommitID endCommitID so let's try that...
-		stdout, err = NewCommand("diff", "--name-only", startCommitID, endCommitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		stdout, err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", startCommitID, endCommitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsBetween(last *Commit, before *Commit) ([]*Commit,
 	var stdout []byte
 	var err error
 	if before == nil {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand("rev-list", last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	} else {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand("rev-list", before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no merge base") {
 			// future versions of git >= 2.28 are likely to return an error if before and last have become unrelated.
 			// previously it would return the results of git rev-list before last so let's try that...
-			stdout, err = NewCommand("rev-list", before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+			stdout, err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -288,13 +288,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsBetweenLimit(last *Commit, before *Commit, limit,
 	var stdout []byte
 	var err error
 	if before == nil {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand("rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	} else {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand("rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no merge base") {
 			// future versions of git >= 2.28 are likely to return an error if before and last have become unrelated.
 			// previously it would return the results of git rev-list --max-count n before last so let's try that...
-			stdout, err = NewCommand("rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+			stdout, err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsCountBetween(start, end string) (int64, error) {
 
 // commitsBefore the limit is depth, not total number of returned commits.
 func (repo *Repository) commitsBefore(id SHA1, limit int) ([]*Commit, error) {
-	cmd := NewCommand("log")
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log")
 	if limit > 0 {
 		cmd.AddArguments("-"+strconv.Itoa(limit), prettyLogFormat, id.String())
 	} else {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getCommitsBeforeLimit(id SHA1, num int) ([]*Commit, erro
 
 func (repo *Repository) getBranches(commit *Commit, limit int) ([]string, error) {
 	if CheckGitVersionAtLeast("2.7.0") == nil {
-		stdout, err := NewCommand("for-each-ref", "--count="+strconv.Itoa(limit), "--format=%(refname:strip=2)", "--contains", commit.ID.String(), BranchPrefix).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref", "--count="+strconv.Itoa(limit), "--format=%(refname:strip=2)", "--contains", commit.ID.String(), BranchPrefix).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getBranches(commit *Commit, limit int) ([]string, error)
 		return branches, nil
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("branch", "--contains", commit.ID.String()).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "branch", "--contains", commit.ID.String()).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCommitsFromIDs(commitIDs []string) []*Commit {
 
 // IsCommitInBranch check if the commit is on the branch
 func (repo *Repository) IsCommitInBranch(commitID, branch string) (r bool, err error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("branch", "--contains", commitID, branch).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "branch", "--contains", commitID, branch).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
index 175b6e6446..f00b340d15 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) ConvertToSHA1(commitID string) (SHA1, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	actualCommitID, err := NewCommand("rev-parse", "--verify", commitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	actualCommitID, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", commitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown revision or path") ||
 			strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Needed a single revision") {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
index 8bfc953759..d86e7d3268 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // ResolveReference resolves a name to a reference
 func (repo *Repository) ResolveReference(name string) (string, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("show-ref", "--hash", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--hash", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not a valid ref") {
 			return "", ErrNotExist{name, ""}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) ResolveReference(name string) (string, error) {
 
 // GetRefCommitID returns the last commit ID string of given reference (branch or tag).
 func (repo *Repository) GetRefCommitID(name string) (string, error) {
-	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck()
+	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, _ = wr.Write([]byte(name + "\n"))
 	shaBs, _, _, err := ReadBatchLine(rd)
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetRefCommitID(name string) (string, error) {
 
 // IsCommitExist returns true if given commit exists in current repository.
 func (repo *Repository) IsCommitExist(name string) bool {
-	_, err := NewCommand("cat-file", "-e", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "cat-file", "-e", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err == nil
 }
 
 func (repo *Repository) getCommit(id SHA1) (*Commit, error) {
-	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch()
+	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	_, _ = wr.Write([]byte(id.String() + "\n"))
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) ConvertToSHA1(commitID string) (SHA1, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck()
+	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatchCheck(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, err := wr.Write([]byte(commitID + "\n"))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_compare.go b/modules/git/repo_compare.go
index 019c9bc806..303bb5bc03 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_compare.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_compare.go
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetMergeBase(tmpRemote string, base, head string) (strin
 	if tmpRemote != "origin" {
 		tmpBaseName := "refs/remotes/" + tmpRemote + "/tmp_" + base
 		// Fetch commit into a temporary branch in order to be able to handle commits and tags
-		_, err := NewCommand("fetch", tmpRemote, base+":"+tmpBaseName).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "fetch", tmpRemote, base+":"+tmpBaseName).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 		if err == nil {
 			base = tmpBaseName
 		}
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("merge-base", "--", base, head).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "merge-base", "--", base, head).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return strings.TrimSpace(stdout), base, err
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCompareInfo(basePath, baseBranch, headBranch string,
 
 		// We have a common base - therefore we know that ... should work
 		if !fileOnly {
-			logs, err := NewCommand("log", baseCommitID+separator+headBranch, prettyLogFormat).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+			logs, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "log", baseCommitID+separator+headBranch, prettyLogFormat).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDiffNumChangedFiles(base, head string, directComparis
 		separator = ".."
 	}
 
-	if err := NewCommand("diff", "-z", "--name-only", base+separator+head).
+	if err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-z", "--name-only", base+separator+head).
 		RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, stderr); err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "no merge base") {
 			// git >= 2.28 now returns an error if base and head have become unrelated.
 			// previously it would return the results of git diff -z --name-only base head so let's try that...
 			w = &lineCountWriter{}
 			stderr.Reset()
-			if err = NewCommand("diff", "-z", "--name-only", base, head).RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, stderr); err == nil {
+			if err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-z", "--name-only", base, head).RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, stderr); err == nil {
 				return w.numLines, nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -231,23 +231,23 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDiffOrPatch(base, head string, w io.Writer, patch, bi
 
 // GetDiff generates and returns patch data between given revisions, optimized for human readability
 func (repo *Repository) GetDiff(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
-	return NewCommand("diff", "-p", base, head).
+	return NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", base, head).
 		RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, nil)
 }
 
 // GetDiffBinary generates and returns patch data between given revisions, including binary diffs.
 func (repo *Repository) GetDiffBinary(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
-	return NewCommand("diff", "-p", "--binary", base, head).
+	return NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", "--binary", base, head).
 		RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, nil)
 }
 
 // GetPatch generates and returns format-patch data between given revisions, able to be used with `git apply`
 func (repo *Repository) GetPatch(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	err := NewCommand("format-patch", "--binary", "--stdout", base+"..."+head).
+	err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "format-patch", "--binary", "--stdout", base+"..."+head).
 		RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, stderr)
 	if err != nil && bytes.Contains(stderr.Bytes(), []byte("no merge base")) {
-		return NewCommand("format-patch", "--binary", "--stdout", base, head).
+		return NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "format-patch", "--binary", "--stdout", base, head).
 			RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, nil)
 	}
 	return err
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetPatch(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 // GetDiffFromMergeBase generates and return patch data from merge base to head
 func (repo *Repository) GetDiffFromMergeBase(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	err := NewCommand("diff", "-p", "--binary", base+"..."+head).
+	err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", "--binary", base+"..."+head).
 		RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, stderr)
 	if err != nil && bytes.Contains(stderr.Bytes(), []byte("no merge base")) {
 		return repo.GetDiffBinary(base, head, w)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_gpg.go b/modules/git/repo_gpg.go
index b4c3f3b431..addf6a6b62 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_gpg.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_gpg.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDefaultPublicGPGKey(forceUpdate bool) (*GPGSettings,
 		Sign: true,
 	}
 
-	value, _ := NewCommand("config", "--get", "commit.gpgsign").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	value, _ := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "commit.gpgsign").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	sign, valid := ParseBool(strings.TrimSpace(value))
 	if !sign || !valid {
 		gpgSettings.Sign = false
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDefaultPublicGPGKey(forceUpdate bool) (*GPGSettings,
 		return gpgSettings, nil
 	}
 
-	signingKey, _ := NewCommand("config", "--get", "user.signingkey").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	signingKey, _ := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.signingkey").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	gpgSettings.KeyID = strings.TrimSpace(signingKey)
 
-	defaultEmail, _ := NewCommand("config", "--get", "user.email").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	defaultEmail, _ := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.email").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	gpgSettings.Email = strings.TrimSpace(defaultEmail)
 
-	defaultName, _ := NewCommand("config", "--get", "user.name").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	defaultName, _ := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.name").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	gpgSettings.Name = strings.TrimSpace(defaultName)
 
 	if err := gpgSettings.LoadPublicKeyContent(); err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_index.go b/modules/git/repo_index.go
index 38c01295b6..f5533b25e7 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_index.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_index.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // ReadTreeToIndex reads a treeish to the index
 func (repo *Repository) ReadTreeToIndex(treeish string, indexFilename ...string) error {
 	if len(treeish) != 40 {
-		res, err := NewCommand("rev-parse", "--verify", treeish).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		res, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", treeish).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) readTreeToIndex(id SHA1, indexFilename ...string) error
 	if len(indexFilename) > 0 {
 		env = append(os.Environ(), "GIT_INDEX_FILE="+indexFilename[0])
 	}
-	_, err := NewCommand("read-tree", id.String()).RunInDirWithEnv(repo.Path, env)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "read-tree", id.String()).RunInDirWithEnv(repo.Path, env)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) ReadTreeToTemporaryIndex(treeish string) (filename, tmpD
 
 // EmptyIndex empties the index
 func (repo *Repository) EmptyIndex() error {
-	_, err := NewCommand("read-tree", "--empty").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "read-tree", "--empty").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err
 }
 
 // LsFiles checks if the given filenames are in the index
 func (repo *Repository) LsFiles(filenames ...string) ([]string, error) {
-	cmd := NewCommand("ls-files", "-z", "--")
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "ls-files", "-z", "--")
 	for _, arg := range filenames {
 		if arg != "" {
 			cmd.AddArguments(arg)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) LsFiles(filenames ...string) ([]string, error) {
 
 // RemoveFilesFromIndex removes given filenames from the index - it does not check whether they are present.
 func (repo *Repository) RemoveFilesFromIndex(filenames ...string) error {
-	cmd := NewCommand("update-index", "--remove", "-z", "--index-info")
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "update-index", "--remove", "-z", "--index-info")
 	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	buffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ func (repo *Repository) RemoveFilesFromIndex(filenames ...string) error {
 
 // AddObjectToIndex adds the provided object hash to the index at the provided filename
 func (repo *Repository) AddObjectToIndex(mode string, object SHA1, filename string) error {
-	cmd := NewCommand("update-index", "--add", "--replace", "--cacheinfo", mode, object.String(), filename)
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "update-index", "--add", "--replace", "--cacheinfo", mode, object.String(), filename)
 	_, err := cmd.RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err
 }
 
 // WriteTree writes the current index as a tree to the object db and returns its hash
 func (repo *Repository) WriteTree() (*Tree, error) {
-	res, err := NewCommand("write-tree").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	res, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "write-tree").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_language_stats_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_language_stats_nogogit.go
index 4fda7ab627..0b21bf6344 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_language_stats_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_language_stats_nogogit.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 func (repo *Repository) GetLanguageStats(commitID string) (map[string]int64, error) {
 	// We will feed the commit IDs in order into cat-file --batch, followed by blobs as necessary.
 	// so let's create a batch stdin and stdout
-	batchStdinWriter, batchReader, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch()
+	batchStdinWriter, batchReader, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	writeID := func(id string) error {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetLanguageStats(commitID string) (map[string]int64, err
 				IndexFile:  indexFilename,
 				WorkTree:   worktree,
 			}
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(DefaultContext)
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(repo.Ctx)
 			if err := checker.Init(ctx); err != nil {
 				log.Error("Unable to open checker for %s. Error: %v", commitID, err)
 			} else {
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetLanguageStats(commitID string) (map[string]int64, err
 	var content []byte
 	sizes := make(map[string]int64)
 	for _, f := range entries {
+		select {
+		case <-repo.Ctx.Done():
+			return sizes, repo.Ctx.Err()
+		default:
+		}
+
 		contentBuf.Reset()
 		content = contentBuf.Bytes()
 
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_object.go b/modules/git/repo_object.go
index f054c34902..3921e6a1d4 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_object.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_object.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) HashObject(reader io.Reader) (SHA1, error) {
 }
 
 func (repo *Repository) hashObject(reader io.Reader) (string, error) {
-	cmd := NewCommand("hash-object", "-w", "--stdin")
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "hash-object", "-w", "--stdin")
 	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	err := cmd.RunInDirFullPipeline(repo.Path, stdout, stderr, reader)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go
index ec0c5ec4ca..790b717d38 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetRefsFiltered(pattern string) ([]*Reference, error) {
 
 	go func() {
 		stderrBuilder := &strings.Builder{}
-		err := NewCommand("for-each-ref").RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, stdoutWriter, stderrBuilder)
+		err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref").RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, stdoutWriter, stderrBuilder)
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = stdoutWriter.CloseWithError(ConcatenateError(err, stderrBuilder.String()))
 		} else {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_stats.go b/modules/git/repo_stats.go
index aca5ab21cc..caf2caabcc 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_stats.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_stats.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCodeActivityStats(fromTime time.Time, branch string)
 
 	since := fromTime.Format(time.RFC3339)
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("rev-list", "--count", "--no-merges", "--branches=*", "--date=iso", fmt.Sprintf("--since='%s'", since)).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--count", "--no-merges", "--branches=*", "--date=iso", fmt.Sprintf("--since='%s'", since)).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCodeActivityStats(fromTime time.Time, branch string)
 	}
 
 	stderr := new(strings.Builder)
-	err = NewCommand(args...).RunInDirTimeoutEnvFullPipelineFunc(
+	err = NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, args...).RunInDirTimeoutEnvFullPipelineFunc(
 		nil, -1, repo.Path,
 		stdoutWriter, stderr, nil,
 		func(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tag.go b/modules/git/repo_tag.go
index 44d7a048bc..4262e0804f 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tag.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tag.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package git
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -17,19 +18,19 @@ import (
 const TagPrefix = "refs/tags/"
 
 // IsTagExist returns true if given tag exists in the repository.
-func IsTagExist(repoPath, name string) bool {
-	return IsReferenceExist(repoPath, TagPrefix+name)
+func IsTagExist(ctx context.Context, repoPath, name string) bool {
+	return IsReferenceExist(ctx, repoPath, TagPrefix+name)
 }
 
 // CreateTag create one tag in the repository
 func (repo *Repository) CreateTag(name, revision string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand("tag", "--", name, revision).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "tag", "--", name, revision).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err
 }
 
 // CreateAnnotatedTag create one annotated tag in the repository
 func (repo *Repository) CreateAnnotatedTag(name, message, revision string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand("tag", "-a", "-m", message, "--", name, revision).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "tag", "-a", "-m", message, "--", name, revision).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getTag(tagID SHA1, name string) (*Tag, error) {
 	}
 
 	// The tag is an annotated tag with a message.
-	data, err := NewCommand("cat-file", "-p", tagID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	data, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "cat-file", "-p", tagID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagNameBySHA(sha string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("SHA is too short: %s", sha)
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("show-ref", "--tags", "-d").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--tags", "-d").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagNameBySHA(sha string) (string, error) {
 
 // GetTagID returns the object ID for a tag (annotated tags have both an object SHA AND a commit SHA)
 func (repo *Repository) GetTagID(name string) (string, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("show-ref", "--tags", "--", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--tags", "--", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTag(name string) (*Tag, error) {
 // GetTagInfos returns all tag infos of the repository.
 func (repo *Repository) GetTagInfos(page, pageSize int) ([]*Tag, int, error) {
 	// TODO this a slow implementation, makes one git command per tag
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("tag").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "tag").RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagInfos(page, pageSize int) ([]*Tag, int, error) {
 // GetTagType gets the type of the tag, either commit (simple) or tag (annotated)
 func (repo *Repository) GetTagType(id SHA1) (string, error) {
 	// Get tag type
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("cat-file", "-t", id.String()).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "cat-file", "-t", id.String()).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tag_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_tag_nogogit.go
index 172b6fd66c..1a23755aa6 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tag_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tag_nogogit.go
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ func (repo *Repository) IsTagExist(name string) bool {
 // GetTags returns all tags of the repository.
 // returning at most limit tags, or all if limit is 0.
 func (repo *Repository) GetTags(skip, limit int) (tags []string, err error) {
-	tags, _, err = callShowRef(repo.Path, TagPrefix, "--tags", skip, limit)
+	tags, _, err = callShowRef(repo.Ctx, repo.Path, TagPrefix, "--tags", skip, limit)
 	return
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tree.go b/modules/git/repo_tree.go
index 2053b6a1de..f57c26ffee 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tree.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tree.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitTree(author *Signature, committer *Signature, tree
 		"GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="+committer.Email,
 		"GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="+commitTimeStr,
 	)
-	cmd := NewCommand("commit-tree", tree.ID.String())
+	cmd := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "commit-tree", tree.ID.String())
 
 	for _, parent := range opts.Parents {
 		cmd.AddArguments("-p", parent)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
index 2ddffcf79b..5a90cbe802 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getTree(id SHA1) (*Tree, error) {
 // GetTree find the tree object in the repository.
 func (repo *Repository) GetTree(idStr string) (*Tree, error) {
 	if len(idStr) != 40 {
-		res, err := NewCommand("rev-parse", "--verify", idStr).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		res, err := NewCommandContext(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", idStr).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go
index b27abb6e02..56a4a732e0 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tree_nogogit.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (repo *Repository) getTree(id SHA1) (*Tree, error) {
-	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch()
+	wr, rd, cancel := repo.CatFileBatch(repo.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	_, _ = wr.Write([]byte(id.String() + "\n"))
diff --git a/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go b/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go
index 3d3fd26ece..cfa2291e8f 100644
--- a/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (t *Tree) ListEntries() (Entries, error) {
 	}
 
 	if t.repo != nil {
-		wr, rd, cancel := t.repo.CatFileBatch()
+		wr, rd, cancel := t.repo.CatFileBatch(t.repo.Ctx)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		_, _ = wr.Write([]byte(t.ID.String() + "\n"))
diff --git a/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go b/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go
index 66b2602d3b..97d5fb082c 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (b *BleveIndexer) Index(repo *models.Repository, sha string, changes *repoC
 	batch := gitea_bleve.NewFlushingBatch(b.indexer, maxBatchSize)
 	if len(changes.Updates) > 0 {
 
-		batchWriter, batchReader, cancel := git.CatFileBatch(repo.RepoPath())
+		batchWriter, batchReader, cancel := git.CatFileBatch(git.DefaultContext, repo.RepoPath())
 		defer cancel()
 
 		for _, update := range changes.Updates {
diff --git a/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go b/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go
index f76f316f64..6e0813dc15 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func (b *ElasticSearchIndexer) Index(repo *models.Repository, sha string, change
 	reqs := make([]elastic.BulkableRequest, 0)
 	if len(changes.Updates) > 0 {
 
-		batchWriter, batchReader, cancel := git.CatFileBatch(repo.RepoPath())
+		batchWriter, batchReader, cancel := git.CatFileBatch(git.DefaultContext, repo.RepoPath())
 		defer cancel()
 
 		for _, update := range changes.Updates {
diff --git a/modules/indexer/stats/db.go b/modules/indexer/stats/db.go
index 87e8677a28..9e251d0f69 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/stats/db.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/stats/db.go
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 package stats
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/graceful"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
 )
 
 // DBIndexer implements Indexer interface to use database's like search
@@ -16,6 +20,9 @@ type DBIndexer struct {
 
 // Index repository status function
 func (db *DBIndexer) Index(id int64) error {
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext(), fmt.Sprintf("Stats.DB Index Repo[%d]", id))
+	defer finished()
+
 	repo, err := models.GetRepositoryByID(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@ func (db *DBIndexer) Index(id int64) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(repo.RepoPath())
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx, repo.RepoPath())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/markup/external/external.go b/modules/markup/external/external.go
index 36cbd69f92..3acb601067 100644
--- a/modules/markup/external/external.go
+++ b/modules/markup/external/external.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package external
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -107,11 +106,8 @@ func (p *Renderer) Render(ctx *markup.RenderContext, input io.Reader, output io.
 		ctx.Ctx = graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext()
 	}
 
-	processCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx.Ctx)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	pid := process.GetManager().Add(fmt.Sprintf("Render [%s] for %s", commands[0], ctx.URLPrefix), cancel)
-	defer process.GetManager().Remove(pid)
+	processCtx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(ctx.Ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Render [%s] for %s", commands[0], ctx.URLPrefix))
+	defer finished()
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(processCtx, commands[0], args...)
 	cmd.Env = append(
diff --git a/modules/process/context.go b/modules/process/context.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6df5bc1513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/process/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package process
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+// Context is a wrapper around context.Context and contains the current pid for this context
+type Context struct {
+	context.Context
+	pid IDType
+}
+
+// GetPID returns the PID for this context
+func (c *Context) GetPID() IDType {
+	return c.pid
+}
+
+// GetParent returns the parent process context (if any)
+func (c *Context) GetParent() *Context {
+	return GetContext(c.Context)
+}
+
+// Value is part of the interface for context.Context. We mostly defer to the internal context - but we return this in response to the ProcessContextKey
+func (c *Context) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
+	if key == ProcessContextKey {
+		return c
+	}
+	return c.Context.Value(key)
+}
+
+// ProcessContextKey is the key under which process contexts are stored
+var ProcessContextKey interface{} = "process-context"
+
+// GetContext will return a process context if one exists
+func GetContext(ctx context.Context) *Context {
+	if pCtx, ok := ctx.(*Context); ok {
+		return pCtx
+	}
+	pCtxInterface := ctx.Value(ProcessContextKey)
+	if pCtxInterface == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if pCtx, ok := pCtxInterface.(*Context); ok {
+		return pCtx
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetPID returns the PID for this context
+func GetPID(ctx context.Context) IDType {
+	pCtx := GetContext(ctx)
+	if pCtx == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return pCtx.GetPID()
+}
+
+// GetParentPID returns the ParentPID for this context
+func GetParentPID(ctx context.Context) IDType {
+	var parentPID IDType
+	if parentProcess := GetContext(ctx); parentProcess != nil {
+		parentPID = parentProcess.GetPID()
+	}
+	return parentPID
+}
diff --git a/modules/process/manager.go b/modules/process/manager.go
index e42e38a0f0..10a89d04dd 100644
--- a/modules/process/manager.go
+++ b/modules/process/manager.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os/exec"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -28,57 +29,151 @@ var (
 	DefaultContext = context.Background()
 )
 
-// Process represents a working process inheriting from Gitea.
-type Process struct {
-	PID         int64 // Process ID, not system one.
-	Description string
-	Start       time.Time
-	Cancel      context.CancelFunc
-}
+// IDType is a pid type
+type IDType string
 
-// Manager knows about all processes and counts PIDs.
+// FinishedFunc is a function that marks that the process is finished and can be removed from the process table
+// - it is simply an alias for context.CancelFunc and is only for documentary purposes
+type FinishedFunc = context.CancelFunc
+
+// Manager manages all processes and counts PIDs.
 type Manager struct {
 	mutex sync.Mutex
 
-	counter   int64
-	processes map[int64]*Process
+	next     int64
+	lastTime int64
+
+	processes map[IDType]*Process
 }
 
 // GetManager returns a Manager and initializes one as singleton if there's none yet
 func GetManager() *Manager {
 	managerInit.Do(func() {
 		manager = &Manager{
-			processes: make(map[int64]*Process),
+			processes: make(map[IDType]*Process),
+			next:      1,
 		}
 	})
 	return manager
 }
 
-// Add a process to the ProcessManager and returns its PID.
-func (pm *Manager) Add(description string, cancel context.CancelFunc) int64 {
+// AddContext creates a new context and adds it as a process. Once the process is finished, finished must be called
+// to remove the process from the process table. It should not be called until the process is finished but must always be called.
+//
+// cancel should be used to cancel the returned context, however it will not remove the process from the process table.
+// finished will cancel the returned context and remove it from the process table.
+//
+// Most processes will not need to use the cancel function but there will be cases whereby you want to cancel the process but not immediately remove it from the
+// process table.
+func (pm *Manager) AddContext(parent context.Context, description string) (ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, finished FinishedFunc) {
+	parentPID := GetParentPID(parent)
+
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(parent)
+
+	pid, finished := pm.Add(parentPID, description, cancel)
+
+	return &Context{
+		Context: ctx,
+		pid:     pid,
+	}, cancel, finished
+}
+
+// AddContextTimeout creates a new context and add it as a process. Once the process is finished, finished must be called
+// to remove the process from the process table. It should not be called until the process is finsihed but must always be called.
+//
+// cancel should be used to cancel the returned context, however it will not remove the process from the process table.
+// finished will cancel the returned context and remove it from the process table.
+//
+// Most processes will not need to use the cancel function but there will be cases whereby you want to cancel the process but not immediately remove it from the
+// process table.
+func (pm *Manager) AddContextTimeout(parent context.Context, timeout time.Duration, description string) (ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, finshed FinishedFunc) {
+	parentPID := GetParentPID(parent)
+
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(parent, timeout)
+
+	pid, finshed := pm.Add(parentPID, description, cancel)
+
+	return &Context{
+		Context: ctx,
+		pid:     pid,
+	}, cancel, finshed
+}
+
+// Add create a new process
+func (pm *Manager) Add(parentPID IDType, description string, cancel context.CancelFunc) (IDType, FinishedFunc) {
 	pm.mutex.Lock()
-	pid := pm.counter + 1
-	pm.processes[pid] = &Process{
+	start, pid := pm.nextPID()
+
+	parent := pm.processes[parentPID]
+	if parent == nil {
+		parentPID = ""
+	}
+
+	process := &Process{
 		PID:         pid,
+		ParentPID:   parentPID,
 		Description: description,
-		Start:       time.Now(),
+		Start:       start,
 		Cancel:      cancel,
 	}
-	pm.counter = pid
+
+	finished := func() {
+		cancel()
+		pm.remove(process)
+	}
+
+	if parent != nil {
+		parent.AddChild(process)
+	}
+	pm.processes[pid] = process
 	pm.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return pid
+	return pid, finished
+}
+
+// nextPID will return the next available PID. pm.mutex should already be locked.
+func (pm *Manager) nextPID() (start time.Time, pid IDType) {
+	start = time.Now()
+	startUnix := start.Unix()
+	if pm.lastTime == startUnix {
+		pm.next++
+	} else {
+		pm.next = 1
+	}
+	pm.lastTime = startUnix
+	pid = IDType(strconv.FormatInt(start.Unix(), 16))
+
+	if pm.next == 1 {
+		return
+	}
+	pid = IDType(string(pid) + "-" + strconv.FormatInt(pm.next, 10))
+	return
 }
 
 // Remove a process from the ProcessManager.
-func (pm *Manager) Remove(pid int64) {
+func (pm *Manager) Remove(pid IDType) {
 	pm.mutex.Lock()
 	delete(pm.processes, pid)
 	pm.mutex.Unlock()
 }
 
+func (pm *Manager) remove(process *Process) {
+	pm.mutex.Lock()
+	if p := pm.processes[process.PID]; p == process {
+		delete(pm.processes, process.PID)
+	}
+	parent := pm.processes[process.ParentPID]
+	pm.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if parent == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	parent.RemoveChild(process)
+}
+
 // Cancel a process in the ProcessManager.
-func (pm *Manager) Cancel(pid int64) {
+func (pm *Manager) Cancel(pid IDType) {
 	pm.mutex.Lock()
 	process, ok := pm.processes[pid]
 	pm.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -88,14 +183,28 @@ func (pm *Manager) Cancel(pid int64) {
 }
 
 // Processes gets the processes in a thread safe manner
-func (pm *Manager) Processes() []*Process {
+func (pm *Manager) Processes(onlyRoots bool) []*Process {
 	pm.mutex.Lock()
 	processes := make([]*Process, 0, len(pm.processes))
-	for _, process := range pm.processes {
-		processes = append(processes, process)
+	if onlyRoots {
+		for _, process := range pm.processes {
+			if _, has := pm.processes[process.ParentPID]; !has {
+				processes = append(processes, process)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		for _, process := range pm.processes {
+			processes = append(processes, process)
+		}
 	}
 	pm.mutex.Unlock()
-	sort.Sort(processList(processes))
+
+	sort.Slice(processes, func(i, j int) bool {
+		left, right := processes[i], processes[j]
+
+		return left.Start.Before(right.Start)
+	})
+
 	return processes
 }
 
@@ -134,8 +243,8 @@ func (pm *Manager) ExecDirEnvStdIn(timeout time.Duration, dir, desc string, env
 	stdOut := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	stdErr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(DefaultContext, timeout)
-	defer cancel()
+	ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContextTimeout(DefaultContext, timeout, desc)
+	defer finished()
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, cmdName, args...)
 	cmd.Dir = dir
@@ -150,13 +259,11 @@ func (pm *Manager) ExecDirEnvStdIn(timeout time.Duration, dir, desc string, env
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 
-	pid := pm.Add(desc, cancel)
 	err := cmd.Wait()
-	pm.Remove(pid)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		err = &Error{
-			PID:         pid,
+			PID:         GetPID(ctx),
 			Description: desc,
 			Err:         err,
 			CtxErr:      ctx.Err(),
@@ -168,23 +275,9 @@ func (pm *Manager) ExecDirEnvStdIn(timeout time.Duration, dir, desc string, env
 	return stdOut.String(), stdErr.String(), err
 }
 
-type processList []*Process
-
-func (l processList) Len() int {
-	return len(l)
-}
-
-func (l processList) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	return l[i].PID < l[j].PID
-}
-
-func (l processList) Swap(i, j int) {
-	l[i], l[j] = l[j], l[i]
-}
-
 // Error is a wrapped error describing the error results of Process Execution
 type Error struct {
-	PID         int64
+	PID         IDType
 	Description string
 	Err         error
 	CtxErr      error
@@ -193,7 +286,7 @@ type Error struct {
 }
 
 func (err *Error) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("exec(%d:%s) failed: %v(%v) stdout: %s stderr: %s", err.PID, err.Description, err.Err, err.CtxErr, err.Stdout, err.Stderr)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("exec(%s:%s) failed: %v(%v) stdout: %s stderr: %s", err.PID, err.Description, err.Err, err.CtxErr, err.Stdout, err.Stderr)
 }
 
 // Unwrap implements the unwrappable implicit interface for go1.13 Unwrap()
diff --git a/modules/process/manager_test.go b/modules/process/manager_test.go
index a515fc32cd..eb4228e72c 100644
--- a/modules/process/manager_test.go
+++ b/modules/process/manager_test.go
@@ -21,44 +21,72 @@ func TestGetManager(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, pm)
 }
 
-func TestManager_Add(t *testing.T) {
-	pm := Manager{processes: make(map[int64]*Process)}
+func TestManager_AddContext(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := Manager{processes: make(map[IDType]*Process), next: 1}
 
-	pid := pm.Add("foo", nil)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), pid, "expected to get pid 1 got %d", pid)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
 
-	pid = pm.Add("bar", nil)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), pid, "expected to get pid 2 got %d", pid)
+	p1Ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContext(ctx, "foo")
+	defer finished()
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID(), "expected to get non-empty pid")
+
+	p2Ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContext(p1Ctx, "bar")
+	defer finished()
+
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, GetContext(p2Ctx).GetPID(), "expected to get non-empty pid")
+
+	assert.NotEqual(t, GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID(), GetContext(p2Ctx).GetPID(), "expected to get different pids %s == %s", GetContext(p2Ctx).GetPID(), GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID())
+	assert.Equal(t, GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID(), GetContext(p2Ctx).GetParent().GetPID(), "expected to get pid %s got %s", GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID(), GetContext(p2Ctx).GetParent().GetPID())
 }
 
 func TestManager_Cancel(t *testing.T) {
-	pm := Manager{processes: make(map[int64]*Process)}
+	pm := Manager{processes: make(map[IDType]*Process), next: 1}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	pid := pm.Add("foo", cancel)
+	ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContext(context.Background(), "foo")
+	defer finished()
 
-	pm.Cancel(pid)
+	pm.Cancel(GetPID(ctx))
 
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 	default:
 		assert.Fail(t, "Cancel should cancel the provided context")
 	}
+	finished()
+
+	ctx, cancel, finished := pm.AddContext(context.Background(), "foo")
+	defer finished()
+
+	cancel()
+
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+	default:
+		assert.Fail(t, "Cancel should cancel the provided context")
+	}
+	finished()
 }
 
 func TestManager_Remove(t *testing.T) {
-	pm := Manager{processes: make(map[int64]*Process)}
+	pm := Manager{processes: make(map[IDType]*Process), next: 1}
 
-	pid1 := pm.Add("foo", nil)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), pid1, "expected to get pid 1 got %d", pid1)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
 
-	pid2 := pm.Add("bar", nil)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), pid2, "expected to get pid 2 got %d", pid2)
+	p1Ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContext(ctx, "foo")
+	defer finished()
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID(), "expected to have non-empty PID")
 
-	pm.Remove(pid2)
+	p2Ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContext(p1Ctx, "bar")
+	defer finished()
 
-	_, exists := pm.processes[pid2]
-	assert.False(t, exists, "PID %d is in the list but shouldn't", pid2)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID(), GetContext(p2Ctx).GetPID(), "expected to get different pids got %s == %s", GetContext(p2Ctx).GetPID(), GetContext(p1Ctx).GetPID())
+
+	pm.Remove(GetPID(p2Ctx))
+
+	_, exists := pm.processes[GetPID(p2Ctx)]
+	assert.False(t, exists, "PID %d is in the list but shouldn't", GetPID(p2Ctx))
 }
 
 func TestExecTimeoutNever(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/modules/process/process.go b/modules/process/process.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..662f878d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/process/process.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package process
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Process represents a working process inheriting from Gitea.
+type Process struct {
+	PID         IDType // Process ID, not system one.
+	ParentPID   IDType
+	Description string
+	Start       time.Time
+	Cancel      context.CancelFunc
+
+	lock     sync.Mutex
+	children []*Process
+}
+
+// Children gets the children of the process
+// Note: this function will behave nicely even if p is nil
+func (p *Process) Children() (children []*Process) {
+	if p == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
+	children = make([]*Process, len(p.children))
+	copy(children, p.children)
+	return children
+}
+
+// AddChild adds a child process
+// Note: this function will behave nicely even if p is nil
+func (p *Process) AddChild(child *Process) {
+	if p == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
+	p.children = append(p.children, child)
+}
+
+// RemoveChild removes a child process
+// Note: this function will behave nicely even if p is nil
+func (p *Process) RemoveChild(process *Process) {
+	if p == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
+	for i, child := range p.children {
+		if child == process {
+			p.children = append(p.children[:i], p.children[i+1:]...)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/templates/helper.go b/modules/templates/helper.go
index 4eb8f34707..db9dbb90a5 100644
--- a/modules/templates/helper.go
+++ b/modules/templates/helper.go
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ type remoteAddress struct {
 func mirrorRemoteAddress(m models.RemoteMirrorer) remoteAddress {
 	a := remoteAddress{}
 
-	u, err := git.GetRemoteAddress(m.GetRepository().RepoPath(), m.GetRemoteName())
+	u, err := git.GetRemoteAddress(git.DefaultContext, m.GetRepository().RepoPath(), m.GetRemoteName())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("GetRemoteAddress %v", err)
 		return a
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index ca6cd66625..523f1c78d7 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -2696,6 +2696,7 @@ monitor.execute_time = Execution Time
 monitor.process.cancel = Cancel process
 monitor.process.cancel_desc =  Cancelling a process may cause data loss
 monitor.process.cancel_notices =  Cancel: <strong>%s</strong>?
+monitor.process.children = Children
 monitor.queues = Queues
 monitor.queue = Queue: %s
 monitor.queue.name = Name
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/branch.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/branch.go
index 70e5b3e2b8..e511152e57 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/branch.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func CreateBranchProtection(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
 
 	// Currently protection must match an actual branch
-	if !git.IsBranchExist(ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), form.BranchName) {
+	if !git.IsBranchExist(ctx.Req.Context(), ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), form.BranchName) {
 		ctx.NotFound()
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/common/middleware.go b/routers/common/middleware.go
index 7c5c72f5cc..75d3777e49 100644
--- a/routers/common/middleware.go
+++ b/routers/common/middleware.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 
 	"github.com/chi-middleware/proxy"
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ func Middlewares() []func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	var handlers = []func(http.Handler) http.Handler{
 		func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-				next.ServeHTTP(context.NewResponse(resp), req)
+				ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(req.Context(), fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", req.Method, req.RequestURI))
+				defer finished()
+				next.ServeHTTP(context.NewResponse(resp), req.WithContext(ctx))
 			})
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/routers/web/admin/admin.go b/routers/web/admin/admin.go
index 8cbe852718..7e25f96ee0 100644
--- a/routers/web/admin/admin.go
+++ b/routers/web/admin/admin.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func Monitor(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("admin.monitor")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsAdmin"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PageIsAdminMonitor"] = true
-	ctx.Data["Processes"] = process.GetManager().Processes()
+	ctx.Data["Processes"] = process.GetManager().Processes(true)
 	ctx.Data["Entries"] = cron.ListTasks()
 	ctx.Data["Queues"] = queue.GetManager().ManagedQueues()
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplMonitor)
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ func Monitor(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // MonitorCancel cancels a process
 func MonitorCancel(ctx *context.Context) {
-	pid := ctx.ParamsInt64("pid")
-	process.GetManager().Cancel(pid)
+	pid := ctx.Params("pid")
+	process.GetManager().Cancel(process.IDType(pid))
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{
 		"redirect": setting.AppSubURL + "/admin/monitor",
 	})
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/branch.go b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
index 64fb1afb2d..05b45eba4b 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func RestoreBranchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := git.Push(ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(),
 		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", deletedBranch.Commit, git.BranchPrefix, deletedBranch.Name),
 		Env:    models.PushingEnvironment(ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository),
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/http.go b/routers/web/repo/http.go
index d1978aefe2..3aa8e84f57 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/http.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/http.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package repo
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/gzip"
-	gocontext "context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -485,8 +484,10 @@ func serviceRPC(h serviceHandler, service string) {
 		h.environ = append(h.environ, "GIT_PROTOCOL="+protocol)
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := gocontext.WithCancel(git.DefaultContext)
-	defer cancel()
+	// ctx, cancel := gocontext.WithCancel(git.DefaultContext)
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(h.r.Context(), fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s [repo_path: %s]", git.GitExecutable, service, "--stateless-rpc", h.dir))
+	defer finished()
+
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, git.GitExecutable, service, "--stateless-rpc", h.dir)
 	cmd.Dir = h.dir
@@ -495,9 +496,6 @@ func serviceRPC(h serviceHandler, service string) {
 	cmd.Stdin = reqBody
 	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 
-	pid := process.GetManager().Add(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s [repo_path: %s]", git.GitExecutable, service, "--stateless-rpc", h.dir), cancel)
-	defer process.GetManager().Remove(pid)
-
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Fail to serve RPC(%s) in %s: %v - %s", service, h.dir, err, stderr.String())
 		return
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index 2e0118e03f..f0857b18c0 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		ctx.Data["IsPullBranchDeletable"] = canDelete &&
 			pull.HeadRepo != nil &&
-			git.IsBranchExist(pull.HeadRepo.RepoPath(), pull.HeadBranch) &&
+			git.IsBranchExist(ctx, pull.HeadRepo.RepoPath(), pull.HeadBranch) &&
 			(!pull.HasMerged || ctx.Data["HeadBranchCommitID"] == ctx.Data["PullHeadCommitID"])
 
 		stillCanManualMerge := func() bool {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/pull.go b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
index 19e757dad8..7593e7fbc8 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func PrepareViewPullInfo(ctx *context.Context, issue *models.Issue) *git.Compare
 		if pull.Flow == models.PullRequestFlowGithub {
 			headBranchExist = headGitRepo.IsBranchExist(pull.HeadBranch)
 		} else {
-			headBranchExist = git.IsReferenceExist(baseGitRepo.Path, pull.GetGitRefName())
+			headBranchExist = git.IsReferenceExist(ctx, baseGitRepo.Path, pull.GetGitRefName())
 		}
 
 		if headBranchExist {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting.go b/routers/web/repo/setting.go
index 76a24d9f40..4fc1e91c25 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func SettingsPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		u, _ := git.GetRemoteAddress(ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), ctx.Repo.Mirror.GetRemoteName())
+		u, _ := git.GetRemoteAddress(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), ctx.Repo.Mirror.GetRemoteName())
 		if u.User != nil && form.MirrorPassword == "" && form.MirrorUsername == u.User.Username() {
 			form.MirrorPassword, _ = u.User.Password()
 		}
diff --git a/services/cron/tasks.go b/services/cron/tasks.go
index 75bb4993c0..29062233c8 100644
--- a/services/cron/tasks.go
+++ b/services/cron/tasks.go
@@ -82,11 +82,10 @@ func (t *Task) RunWithUser(doer *user_model.User, config Config) {
 		}
 	}()
 	graceful.GetManager().RunWithShutdownContext(func(baseCtx context.Context) {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(baseCtx)
-		defer cancel()
 		pm := process.GetManager()
-		pid := pm.Add(config.FormatMessage(t.Name, "process", doer), cancel)
-		defer pm.Remove(pid)
+		ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContext(baseCtx, config.FormatMessage(t.Name, "process", doer))
+		defer finished()
+
 		if err := t.fun(ctx, doer, config); err != nil {
 			if db.IsErrCancelled(err) {
 				message := err.(db.ErrCancelled).Message
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
index 44c1727719..166660b87e 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -1303,8 +1303,9 @@ func GetDiff(gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOptions, files ...string) (*Diff
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(git.DefaultContext, time.Duration(setting.Git.Timeout.Default)*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
+	timeout := time.Duration(setting.Git.Timeout.Default) * time.Second
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContextTimeout(gitRepo.Ctx, timeout, fmt.Sprintf("GetDiffRange [repo_path: %s]", repoPath))
+	defer finished()
 
 	argsLength := 6
 	if len(opts.WhitespaceBehavior) > 0 {
@@ -1369,9 +1370,6 @@ func GetDiff(gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOptions, files ...string) (*Diff
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error during Start: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	pid := process.GetManager().Add(fmt.Sprintf("GetDiffRange [repo_path: %s]", repoPath), cancel)
-	defer process.GetManager().Remove(pid)
-
 	diff, err := ParsePatch(opts.MaxLines, opts.MaxLineCharacters, opts.MaxFiles, stdout, parsePatchSkipToFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to ParsePatch: %w", err)
diff --git a/services/mailer/mailer.go b/services/mailer/mailer.go
index 0c0c626627..4b1492df0b 100644
--- a/services/mailer/mailer.go
+++ b/services/mailer/mailer.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package mailer
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -258,11 +257,10 @@ func (s *sendmailSender) Send(from string, to []string, msg io.WriterTo) error {
 	args = append(args, to...)
 	log.Trace("Sending with: %s %v", setting.MailService.SendmailPath, args)
 
-	pm := process.GetManager()
 	desc := fmt.Sprintf("SendMail: %s %v", setting.MailService.SendmailPath, args)
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(graceful.GetManager().HammerContext(), setting.MailService.SendmailTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContextTimeout(graceful.GetManager().HammerContext(), setting.MailService.SendmailTimeout, desc)
+	defer finished()
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, setting.MailService.SendmailPath, args...)
 	pipe, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
@@ -272,18 +270,17 @@ func (s *sendmailSender) Send(from string, to []string, msg io.WriterTo) error {
 	}
 
 	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		_ = pipe.Close()
 		return err
 	}
 
-	pid := pm.Add(desc, cancel)
-
 	_, err = msg.WriteTo(pipe)
 
 	// we MUST close the pipe or sendmail will hang waiting for more of the message
 	// Also we should wait on our sendmail command even if something fails
 	closeError = pipe.Close()
 	waitError = cmd.Wait()
-	pm.Remove(pid)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if closeError != nil {
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
index 75b235e21a..9c8897fe79 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/lfs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
 	repo_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ func runSync(ctx context.Context, m *models.Mirror) ([]*mirrorSyncResult, bool)
 	}
 	gitArgs = append(gitArgs, m.GetRemoteName())
 
-	remoteAddr, remoteErr := git.GetRemoteAddress(repoPath, m.GetRemoteName())
+	remoteAddr, remoteErr := git.GetRemoteAddress(ctx, repoPath, m.GetRemoteName())
 	if remoteErr != nil {
 		log.Error("GetRemoteAddress Error %v", remoteErr)
 	}
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ func runSync(ctx context.Context, m *models.Mirror) ([]*mirrorSyncResult, bool)
 			// sanitize the output, since it may contain the remote address, which may
 			// contain a password
 
-			remoteAddr, remoteErr := git.GetRemoteAddress(wikiPath, m.GetRemoteName())
+			remoteAddr, remoteErr := git.GetRemoteAddress(ctx, wikiPath, m.GetRemoteName())
 			if remoteErr != nil {
 				log.Error("GetRemoteAddress Error %v", remoteErr)
 			}
@@ -367,6 +368,9 @@ func SyncPullMirror(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Syncing Mirror %s/%s", m.Repo.OwnerName, m.Repo.Name))
+	defer finished()
+
 	log.Trace("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: Running Sync", m.Repo)
 	results, ok := runSync(ctx, m)
 	if !ok {
@@ -385,7 +389,7 @@ func SyncPullMirror(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) bool {
 		log.Trace("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: no branches updated", m.Repo)
 	} else {
 		log.Trace("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: %d branches updated", m.Repo, len(results))
-		gitRepo, err = git.OpenRepository(m.Repo.RepoPath())
+		gitRepo, err = git.OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx, m.Repo.RepoPath())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("OpenRepository [%d]: %v", m.RepoID, err)
 			return false
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_push.go b/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
index 7e33ffed3e..cf205e7b51 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package mirror
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/lfs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ func SyncPushMirror(ctx context.Context, mirrorID int64) bool {
 
 	m.LastError = ""
 
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Syncing PushMirror %s/%s to %s", m.Repo.OwnerName, m.Repo.Name, m.RemoteName))
+	defer finished()
+
 	log.Trace("SyncPushMirror [mirror: %d][repo: %-v]: Running Sync", m.ID, m.Repo)
 	err = runPushSync(ctx, m)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ func runPushSync(ctx context.Context, m *models.PushMirror) error {
 	timeout := time.Duration(setting.Git.Timeout.Mirror) * time.Second
 
 	performPush := func(path string) error {
-		remoteAddr, err := git.GetRemoteAddress(path, m.RemoteName)
+		remoteAddr, err := git.GetRemoteAddress(ctx, path, m.RemoteName)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("GetRemoteAddress(%s) Error %v", path, err)
 			return errors.New("Unexpected error")
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ func runPushSync(ctx context.Context, m *models.PushMirror) error {
 		if setting.LFS.StartServer {
 			log.Trace("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: syncing LFS objects...", m.Repo)
 
-			gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(path)
+			gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepositoryCtx(ctx, path)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("OpenRepository: %v", err)
 				return errors.New("Unexpected error")
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ func runPushSync(ctx context.Context, m *models.PushMirror) error {
 
 		log.Trace("Pushing %s mirror[%d] remote %s", path, m.ID, m.RemoteName)
 
-		if err := git.Push(path, git.PushOptions{
+		if err := git.Push(ctx, path, git.PushOptions{
 			Remote:  m.RemoteName,
 			Force:   true,
 			Mirror:  true,
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ func runPushSync(ctx context.Context, m *models.PushMirror) error {
 
 	if m.Repo.HasWiki() {
 		wikiPath := m.Repo.WikiPath()
-		_, err := git.GetRemoteAddress(wikiPath, m.RemoteName)
+		_, err := git.GetRemoteAddress(ctx, wikiPath, m.RemoteName)
 		if err == nil {
 			err := performPush(wikiPath)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/services/pull/commit_status.go b/services/pull/commit_status.go
index f1f351138b..2b834c25f1 100644
--- a/services/pull/commit_status.go
+++ b/services/pull/commit_status.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func GetPullRequestCommitStatusState(pr *models.PullRequest) (structs.CommitStat
 	if pr.Flow == models.PullRequestFlowGithub && !headGitRepo.IsBranchExist(pr.HeadBranch) {
 		return "", errors.New("Head branch does not exist, can not merge")
 	}
-	if pr.Flow == models.PullRequestFlowAGit && !git.IsReferenceExist(headGitRepo.Path, pr.GetGitRefName()) {
+	if pr.Flow == models.PullRequestFlowAGit && !git.IsReferenceExist(headGitRepo.Ctx, headGitRepo.Path, pr.GetGitRefName()) {
 		return "", errors.New("Head branch does not exist, can not merge")
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/pull/pull.go b/services/pull/pull.go
index 339fb1e22d..afbdf1ce25 100644
--- a/services/pull/pull.go
+++ b/services/pull/pull.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func AddTestPullRequestTask(doer *user_model.User, repoID int64, branch string,
 		for _, pr := range prs {
 			divergence, err := GetDiverging(pr)
 			if err != nil {
-				if models.IsErrBranchDoesNotExist(err) && !git.IsBranchExist(pr.HeadRepo.RepoPath(), pr.HeadBranch) {
+				if models.IsErrBranchDoesNotExist(err) && !git.IsBranchExist(ctx, pr.HeadRepo.RepoPath(), pr.HeadBranch) {
 					log.Warn("Cannot test PR %s/%d: head_branch %s no longer exists", pr.BaseRepo.Name, pr.IssueID, pr.HeadBranch)
 				} else {
 					log.Error("GetDiverging: %v", err)
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func pushToBaseRepoHelper(pr *models.PullRequest, prefixHeadBranch string) (err
 
 	gitRefName := pr.GetGitRefName()
 
-	if err := git.Push(headRepoPath, git.PushOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(git.DefaultContext, headRepoPath, git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: baseRepoPath,
 		Branch: prefixHeadBranch + pr.HeadBranch + ":" + gitRefName,
 		Force:  true,
diff --git a/services/pull/temp_repo.go b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
index 54d09c8158..e30dba7add 100644
--- a/services/pull/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(pr *models.PullRequest) (string, error) {
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
 			log.Error("CreateTempRepo: RemoveTemporaryPath: %s", err)
 		}
-		if !git.IsBranchExist(pr.HeadRepo.RepoPath(), pr.HeadBranch) {
+		if !git.IsBranchExist(git.DefaultContext, pr.HeadRepo.RepoPath(), pr.HeadBranch) {
 			return "", models.ErrBranchDoesNotExist{
 				BranchName: pr.HeadBranch,
 			}
diff --git a/services/repository/branch.go b/services/repository/branch.go
index 92e662f3d6..09bfd86081 100644
--- a/services/repository/branch.go
+++ b/services/repository/branch.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ func CreateNewBranch(doer *user_model.User, repo *models.Repository, oldBranchNa
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !git.IsBranchExist(repo.RepoPath(), oldBranchName) {
+	if !git.IsBranchExist(git.DefaultContext, repo.RepoPath(), oldBranchName) {
 		return models.ErrBranchDoesNotExist{
 			BranchName: oldBranchName,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := git.Push(repo.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(git.DefaultContext, repo.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: repo.RepoPath(),
 		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", oldBranchName, git.BranchPrefix, branchName),
 		Env:    models.PushingEnvironment(doer, repo),
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func CreateNewBranchFromCommit(doer *user_model.User, repo *models.Repository, c
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := git.Push(repo.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(git.DefaultContext, repo.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: repo.RepoPath(),
 		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", commit, git.BranchPrefix, branchName),
 		Env:    models.PushingEnvironment(doer, repo),
diff --git a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
index 0b6bea6379..4b10ed0b77 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) CommitTreeWithDate(author, committer *user_m
 func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Push(doer *user_model.User, commitHash string, branch string) error {
 	// Because calls hooks we need to pass in the environment
 	env := models.PushingEnvironment(doer, t.repo)
-	if err := git.Push(t.basePath, git.PushOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(t.gitRepo.Ctx, t.basePath, git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: t.repo.RepoPath(),
 		Branch: strings.TrimSpace(commitHash) + ":refs/heads/" + strings.TrimSpace(branch),
 		Env:    env,
diff --git a/services/task/migrate.go b/services/task/migrate.go
index 46ea80b002..8e9f6115bc 100644
--- a/services/task/migrate.go
+++ b/services/task/migrate.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package task
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
@@ -99,11 +98,9 @@ func runMigrateTask(t *models.Task) (err error) {
 
 	opts.MigrateToRepoID = t.RepoID
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext())
-	defer cancel()
 	pm := process.GetManager()
-	pid := pm.Add(fmt.Sprintf("MigrateTask: %s/%s", t.Owner.Name, opts.RepoName), cancel)
-	defer pm.Remove(pid)
+	ctx, _, finished := pm.AddContext(graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext(), fmt.Sprintf("MigrateTask: %s/%s", t.Owner.Name, opts.RepoName))
+	defer finished()
 
 	t.StartTime = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
 	t.Status = structs.TaskStatusRunning
diff --git a/services/wiki/wiki.go b/services/wiki/wiki.go
index 8b23444673..cf25c33274 100644
--- a/services/wiki/wiki.go
+++ b/services/wiki/wiki.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func updateWikiPage(doer *user_model.User, repo *models.Repository, oldWikiName,
 		return fmt.Errorf("InitWiki: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	hasMasterBranch := git.IsBranchExist(repo.WikiPath(), "master")
+	hasMasterBranch := git.IsBranchExist(git.DefaultContext, repo.WikiPath(), "master")
 
 	basePath, err := models.CreateTemporaryPath("update-wiki")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func updateWikiPage(doer *user_model.User, repo *models.Repository, oldWikiName,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := git.Push(basePath, git.PushOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(gitRepo.Ctx, basePath, git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: "origin",
 		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", commitHash.String(), git.BranchPrefix, "master"),
 		Env: models.FullPushingEnvironment(
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func DeleteWikiPage(doer *user_model.User, repo *models.Repository, wikiName str
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := git.Push(basePath, git.PushOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(gitRepo.Ctx, basePath, git.PushOptions{
 		Remote: "origin",
 		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", commitHash.String(), git.BranchPrefix, "master"),
 		Env:    models.PushingEnvironment(doer, repo),
diff --git a/templates/admin/monitor.tmpl b/templates/admin/monitor.tmpl
index 16c4d88002..8a90f9b647 100644
--- a/templates/admin/monitor.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/monitor.tmpl
@@ -65,33 +65,7 @@
 			</table>
 		</div>
 
-		<h4 class="ui top attached header">
-			{{.i18n.Tr "admin.monitor.process"}}
-		</h4>
-		<div class="ui attached table segment">
-			<table class="ui very basic striped table">
-				<thead>
-					<tr>
-						<th>Pid</th>
-						<th>{{.i18n.Tr "admin.monitor.desc"}}</th>
-						<th>{{.i18n.Tr "admin.monitor.start"}}</th>
-						<th>{{.i18n.Tr "admin.monitor.execute_time"}}</th>
-						<th></th>
-					</tr>
-				</thead>
-				<tbody>
-					{{range .Processes}}
-						<tr>
-							<td>{{.PID}}</td>
-							<td>{{.Description}}</td>
-							<td>{{DateFmtLong .Start}}</td>
-							<td>{{TimeSince .Start $.Lang}}</td>
-							<td><a class="delete-button" href="" data-url="{{$.Link}}/cancel/{{.PID}}" data-id="{{.PID}}" data-name="{{.Description}}">{{svg "octicon-trash" 16 "text-red"}}</a></td>
-						</tr>
-					{{end}}
-				</tbody>
-			</table>
-		</div>
+		{{template "admin/process" .}}
 	</div>
 </div>
 <div class="ui small basic delete modal">
diff --git a/templates/admin/process-row.tmpl b/templates/admin/process-row.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..814727e7fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/process-row.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<div class="item">
+	<div class="df ac">
+		<div class="content f1">
+			<div class="header">{{.Process.Description}}</div>
+			<div class="description"><span title="{{DateFmtLong .Process.Start}}">{{TimeSince .Process.Start .root.Lang}}</span></div>
+		</div>
+		<div>
+			<a class="delete-button icon" href="" data-url="{{.root.Link}}/cancel/{{.Process.PID}}" data-id="{{.Process.PID}}" data-name="{{.Process.Description}}">{{svg "octicon-trash" 16 "text-red"}}</a>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	{{$children := .Process.Children}}
+	{{if $children}}
+		<div class="divided list">
+			{{range $children}}
+				{{template "admin/process-row" dict "Process" . "root" $.root}}
+			{{end}}
+		</div>
+	{{end}}
+</div>
diff --git a/templates/admin/process.tmpl b/templates/admin/process.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..719c10cead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/process.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<h4 class="ui top attached header">
+	{{.i18n.Tr "admin.monitor.process"}}
+</h4>
+<div class="ui attached segment">
+	<div class="ui relaxed divided list">
+			{{range .Processes}}
+				{{template "admin/process-row" dict "Process" . "root" $}}
+			{{end}}
+	</div>
+</div>