diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 3ee2270d33..121ceb7152 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -2420,6 +2420,8 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Container upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_CONTAINER = -1
+;; Maximum size of a CRAN upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
+;LIMIT_SIZE_CRAN = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Debian upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_DEBIAN = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Generic upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index cb75fc588a..349c480ae6 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -1207,6 +1207,7 @@ Task queue configuration has been moved to `queue.task`. However, the below conf
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONAN`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Conan upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Conda upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONTAINER`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Container upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
+- `LIMIT_SIZE_CRAN`: **-1**: Maximum size of a CRAN upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_DEBIAN`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Debian upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_GENERIC`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Generic upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_GO`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Go upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/cran.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/cran.en-us.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd323e5c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/cran.en-us.md
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+---
+date: "2023-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"
+title: "CRAN Packages Repository"
+slug: "cran"
+draft: false
+toc: false
+menu:
+  sidebar:
+    parent: "packages"
+    name: "CRAN"
+    weight: 35
+    identifier: "cran"
+---
+
+# CRAN Packages Repository
+
+Publish [R](https://www.r-project.org/) packages to a [CRAN](https://cran.r-project.org/)-like registry for your user or organization.
+
+**Table of Contents**
+
+{{< toc >}}
+
+## Requirements
+
+To work with the CRAN package registry, you need to install [R](https://cran.r-project.org/).
+
+## Configuring the package registry
+
+To register the package registry you need to add it to `Rprofile.site`, either on the system-level, user-level (`~/.Rprofile`) or project-level:
+
+```
+options("repos" = c(getOption("repos"), c(gitea="https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/cran")))
+```
+
+| Parameter | Description |
+| --------- | ----------- |
+| `owner`   | The owner of the package. |
+
+If you need to provide credentials, you may embed them as part of the url (`https://user:password@gitea.example.com/...`).
+
+## Publish a package
+
+To publish a R package, perform a HTTP `PUT` operation with the package content in the request body.
+
+Source packages:
+
+```
+PUT https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/cran/src
+```
+
+| Parameter | Description |
+| --------- | ----------- |
+| `owner`   | The owner of the package. |
+
+Binary packages:
+
+```
+PUT https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/cran/bin?platform={platform}&rversion={rversion}
+```
+
+| Parameter  | Description |
+| ---------- | ----------- |
+| `owner`    | The owner of the package. |
+| `platform` | The name of the platform. |
+| `rversion` | The R version of the binary. |
+
+For example:
+
+```shell
+curl --user your_username:your_password_or_token \
+     --upload-file path/to/package.zip \
+     https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/testuser/cran/bin?platform=windows&rversion=4.2
+```
+
+You cannot publish a package if a package of the same name and version already exists. You must delete the existing package first.
+
+## Install a package
+
+To install a R package from the package registry, execute the following command:
+
+```shell
+install.packages("{package_name}")
+```
+
+| Parameter      | Description |
+| -------------- | ----------- |
+| `package_name` | The package name. |
+
+For example:
+
+```shell
+install.packages("testpackage")
+```
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md
index 6e0ab0da31..944505a04a 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/packages/overview.en-us.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ The following package managers are currently supported:
 | [Conan]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/conan.en-us.md" >}}) | C++ | `conan` |
 | [Conda]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/conda.en-us.md" >}}) | - | `conda` |
 | [Container]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/container.en-us.md" >}}) | - | any OCI compliant client |
+| [CRAN]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/cran.en-us.md" >}}) | R | - |
 | [Debian]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/debian.en-us.md" >}}) | - | `apt` |
 | [Generic]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/generic.en-us.md" >}}) | - | any HTTP client |
 | [Go]({{< relref "doc/usage/packages/go.en-us.md" >}}) | Go | `go` |
diff --git a/models/packages/cran/search.go b/models/packages/cran/search.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a8b52a35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/packages/cran/search.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package cran
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
+	cran_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/cran"
+
+	"xorm.io/builder"
+)
+
+type SearchOptions struct {
+	OwnerID  int64
+	FileType string
+	Platform string
+	RVersion string
+	Filename string
+}
+
+func (opts *SearchOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
+	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{
+		"package.type":                packages.TypeCran,
+		"package.owner_id":            opts.OwnerID,
+		"package_version.is_internal": false,
+	}
+
+	if opts.Filename != "" {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"package_file.lower_name": strings.ToLower(opts.Filename)})
+	}
+
+	var propsCond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{
+		"package_property.ref_type": packages.PropertyTypeFile,
+	}
+	propsCond = propsCond.And(builder.Expr("package_property.ref_id = package_file.id"))
+
+	count := 1
+	propsCondBlock := builder.Eq{"package_property.name": cran_module.PropertyType}.And(builder.Eq{"package_property.value": opts.FileType})
+
+	if opts.Platform != "" {
+		count += 2
+		propsCondBlock = propsCondBlock.
+			Or(builder.Eq{"package_property.name": cran_module.PropertyPlatform}.And(builder.Eq{"package_property.value": opts.Platform})).
+			Or(builder.Eq{"package_property.name": cran_module.PropertyRVersion}.And(builder.Eq{"package_property.value": opts.RVersion}))
+	}
+
+	propsCond = propsCond.And(propsCondBlock)
+
+	cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{
+		strconv.Itoa(count): builder.Select("COUNT(*)").Where(propsCond).From("package_property"),
+	})
+
+	return cond
+}
+
+func SearchLatestVersions(ctx context.Context, opts *SearchOptions) ([]*packages.PackageVersion, error) {
+	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx).
+		Table("package_version").
+		Select("package_version.*").
+		Join("LEFT", "package_version pv2", builder.Expr("package_version.package_id = pv2.package_id AND pv2.is_internal = ? AND (package_version.created_unix < pv2.created_unix OR (package_version.created_unix = pv2.created_unix AND package_version.id < pv2.id))", false)).
+		Join("INNER", "package", "package.id = package_version.package_id").
+		Join("INNER", "package_file", "package_file.version_id = package_version.id").
+		Where(opts.toConds().And(builder.Expr("pv2.id IS NULL"))).
+		Asc("package.name")
+
+	pvs := make([]*packages.PackageVersion, 0, 10)
+	return pvs, sess.Find(&pvs)
+}
+
+func SearchFile(ctx context.Context, opts *SearchOptions) (*packages.PackageFile, error) {
+	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx).
+		Table("package_version").
+		Select("package_file.*").
+		Join("INNER", "package", "package.id = package_version.package_id").
+		Join("INNER", "package_file", "package_file.version_id = package_version.id").
+		Where(opts.toConds())
+
+	pf := &packages.PackageFile{}
+	if has, err := sess.Get(pf); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if !has {
+		return nil, packages.ErrPackageFileNotExist
+	}
+	return pf, nil
+}
diff --git a/models/packages/descriptor.go b/models/packages/descriptor.go
index 8e01650866..ee35ffe0f2 100644
--- a/models/packages/descriptor.go
+++ b/models/packages/descriptor.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/conan"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/conda"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/container"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/cran"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/debian"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/helm"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/maven"
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ func GetPackageDescriptor(ctx context.Context, pv *PackageVersion) (*PackageDesc
 		metadata = &conda.VersionMetadata{}
 	case TypeContainer:
 		metadata = &container.Metadata{}
+	case TypeCran:
+		metadata = &cran.Metadata{}
 	case TypeDebian:
 		metadata = &debian.Metadata{}
 	case TypeGeneric:
diff --git a/models/packages/package.go b/models/packages/package.go
index 2dfed78046..380a076f9d 100644
--- a/models/packages/package.go
+++ b/models/packages/package.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const (
 	TypeConan     Type = "conan"
 	TypeConda     Type = "conda"
 	TypeContainer Type = "container"
+	TypeCran      Type = "cran"
 	TypeDebian    Type = "debian"
 	TypeGeneric   Type = "generic"
 	TypeGo        Type = "go"
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ var TypeList = []Type{
 	TypeConan,
 	TypeConda,
 	TypeContainer,
+	TypeCran,
 	TypeDebian,
 	TypeGeneric,
 	TypeGo,
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ func (pt Type) Name() string {
 		return "Conda"
 	case TypeContainer:
 		return "Container"
+	case TypeCran:
+		return "CRAN"
 	case TypeDebian:
 		return "Debian"
 	case TypeGeneric:
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ func (pt Type) SVGName() string {
 		return "gitea-conda"
 	case TypeContainer:
 		return "octicon-container"
+	case TypeCran:
+		return "gitea-cran"
 	case TypeDebian:
 		return "gitea-debian"
 	case TypeGeneric:
diff --git a/modules/packages/cran/metadata.go b/modules/packages/cran/metadata.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24e6f323af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/packages/cran/metadata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package cran
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bufio"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"io"
+	"path"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+)
+
+const (
+	PropertyType     = "cran.type"
+	PropertyPlatform = "cran.platform"
+	PropertyRVersion = "cran.rvserion"
+
+	TypeSource = "source"
+	TypeBinary = "binary"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrMissingDescriptionFile = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("DESCRIPTION file is missing")
+	ErrInvalidName            = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidVersion         = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
+)
+
+var (
+	fieldPattern         = regexp.MustCompile(`\A\S+:`)
+	namePattern          = regexp.MustCompile(`\A[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\.]*[a-zA-Z0-9]\z`)
+	versionPattern       = regexp.MustCompile(`\A[0-9]+(?:[.\-][0-9]+){1,3}\z`)
+	authorReplacePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`[\[\(].+?[\]\)]`)
+)
+
+// Package represents a CRAN package
+type Package struct {
+	Name          string
+	Version       string
+	FileExtension string
+	Metadata      *Metadata
+}
+
+// Metadata represents the metadata of a CRAN package
+type Metadata struct {
+	Title            string   `json:"title,omitempty"`
+	Description      string   `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	ProjectURL       []string `json:"project_url,omitempty"`
+	License          string   `json:"license,omitempty"`
+	Authors          []string `json:"authors,omitempty"`
+	Depends          []string `json:"depends,omitempty"`
+	Imports          []string `json:"imports,omitempty"`
+	Suggests         []string `json:"suggests,omitempty"`
+	LinkingTo        []string `json:"linking_to,omitempty"`
+	NeedsCompilation bool     `json:"needs_compilation"`
+}
+
+type ReaderReaderAt interface {
+	io.Reader
+	io.ReaderAt
+}
+
+// ParsePackage reads the package metadata from a CRAN package
+// .zip and .tar.gz/.tgz files are supported.
+func ParsePackage(r ReaderReaderAt, size int64) (*Package, error) {
+	magicBytes := make([]byte, 2)
+	if _, err := r.ReadAt(magicBytes, 0); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if magicBytes[0] == 0x1F && magicBytes[1] == 0x8B {
+		return parsePackageTarGz(r)
+	}
+	return parsePackageZip(r, size)
+}
+
+func parsePackageTarGz(r io.Reader) (*Package, error) {
+	gzr, err := gzip.NewReader(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer gzr.Close()
+
+	tr := tar.NewReader(gzr)
+	for {
+		hd, err := tr.Next()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if hd.Typeflag != tar.TypeReg {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if strings.Count(hd.Name, "/") > 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if path.Base(hd.Name) == "DESCRIPTION" {
+			p, err := ParseDescription(tr)
+			if p != nil {
+				p.FileExtension = ".tar.gz"
+			}
+			return p, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, ErrMissingDescriptionFile
+}
+
+func parsePackageZip(r io.ReaderAt, size int64) (*Package, error) {
+	zr, err := zip.NewReader(r, size)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range zr.File {
+		if strings.Count(file.Name, "/") > 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if path.Base(file.Name) == "DESCRIPTION" {
+			f, err := zr.Open(file.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			defer f.Close()
+
+			p, err := ParseDescription(f)
+			if p != nil {
+				p.FileExtension = ".zip"
+			}
+			return p, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, ErrMissingDescriptionFile
+}
+
+// ParseDescription parses a DESCRIPTION file to retrieve the metadata of a CRAN package
+func ParseDescription(r io.Reader) (*Package, error) {
+	p := &Package{
+		Metadata: &Metadata{},
+	}
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !fieldPattern.MatchString(line) {
+			b.WriteRune(' ')
+			b.WriteString(line)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := setField(p, b.String()); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		b.Reset()
+		b.WriteString(line)
+	}
+
+	if err := setField(p, b.String()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return p, nil
+}
+
+func setField(p *Package, data string) error {
+	const listDelimiter = ", "
+
+	if data == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.SplitN(data, ":", 2)
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+	value := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+
+	switch name {
+	case "Package":
+		if !namePattern.MatchString(value) {
+			return ErrInvalidName
+		}
+		p.Name = value
+	case "Version":
+		if !versionPattern.MatchString(value) {
+			return ErrInvalidVersion
+		}
+		p.Version = value
+	case "Title":
+		p.Metadata.Title = value
+	case "Description":
+		p.Metadata.Description = value
+	case "URL":
+		p.Metadata.ProjectURL = splitAndTrim(value, listDelimiter)
+	case "License":
+		p.Metadata.License = value
+	case "Author":
+		p.Metadata.Authors = splitAndTrim(authorReplacePattern.ReplaceAllString(value, ""), listDelimiter)
+	case "Depends":
+		p.Metadata.Depends = splitAndTrim(value, listDelimiter)
+	case "Imports":
+		p.Metadata.Imports = splitAndTrim(value, listDelimiter)
+	case "Suggests":
+		p.Metadata.Suggests = splitAndTrim(value, listDelimiter)
+	case "LinkingTo":
+		p.Metadata.LinkingTo = splitAndTrim(value, listDelimiter)
+	case "NeedsCompilation":
+		p.Metadata.NeedsCompilation = value == "yes"
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func splitAndTrim(s, sep string) []string {
+	items := strings.Split(s, sep)
+	for i := range items {
+		items[i] = strings.TrimSpace(items[i])
+	}
+	return items
+}
diff --git a/modules/packages/cran/metadata_test.go b/modules/packages/cran/metadata_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff68c34c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/packages/cran/metadata_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package cran
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+const (
+	packageName    = "gitea"
+	packageVersion = "1.0.1"
+	author         = "KN4CK3R"
+	description    = "Package Description"
+	projectURL     = "https://gitea.io"
+	license        = "GPL (>= 2)"
+)
+
+func createDescription(name, version string) *bytes.Buffer {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Package:", name)
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Version:", version)
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Description:", "Package\n\n  Description")
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "URL:", projectURL)
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Imports: abc,\n123")
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "NeedsCompilation: yes")
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "License:", license)
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Author:", author)
+	return &buf
+}
+
+func TestParsePackage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run(".tar.gz", func(t *testing.T) {
+		createArchive := func(filename string, content []byte) *bytes.Reader {
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			gw := gzip.NewWriter(&buf)
+			tw := tar.NewWriter(gw)
+			hdr := &tar.Header{
+				Name: filename,
+				Mode: 0o600,
+				Size: int64(len(content)),
+			}
+			tw.WriteHeader(hdr)
+			tw.Write(content)
+			tw.Close()
+			gw.Close()
+			return bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes())
+		}
+
+		t.Run("MissingDescriptionFile", func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf := createArchive(
+				"dummy.txt",
+				[]byte{},
+			)
+
+			p, err := ParsePackage(buf, buf.Size())
+			assert.Nil(t, p)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrMissingDescriptionFile)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf := createArchive(
+				"package/DESCRIPTION",
+				createDescription(packageName, packageVersion).Bytes(),
+			)
+
+			p, err := ParsePackage(buf, buf.Size())
+
+			assert.NotNil(t, p)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, packageName, p.Name)
+			assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, p.Version)
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run(".zip", func(t *testing.T) {
+		createArchive := func(filename string, content []byte) *bytes.Reader {
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			archive := zip.NewWriter(&buf)
+			w, _ := archive.Create(filename)
+			w.Write(content)
+			archive.Close()
+			return bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes())
+		}
+
+		t.Run("MissingDescriptionFile", func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf := createArchive(
+				"dummy.txt",
+				[]byte{},
+			)
+
+			p, err := ParsePackage(buf, buf.Size())
+			assert.Nil(t, p)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrMissingDescriptionFile)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf := createArchive(
+				"package/DESCRIPTION",
+				createDescription(packageName, packageVersion).Bytes(),
+			)
+
+			p, err := ParsePackage(buf, buf.Size())
+			assert.NotNil(t, p)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, packageName, p.Name)
+			assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, p.Version)
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+func TestParseDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("InvalidName", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, name := range []string{"123abc", "ab-cd", "ab cd", "ab/cd"} {
+			p, err := ParseDescription(createDescription(name, packageVersion))
+			assert.Nil(t, p)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidName)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("InvalidVersion", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, version := range []string{"1", "1 0", "1.2.3.4.5", "1-2-3-4-5", "1.", "1.0.", "1-", "1-0-"} {
+			p, err := ParseDescription(createDescription(packageName, version))
+			assert.Nil(t, p)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidVersion)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		p, err := ParseDescription(createDescription(packageName, packageVersion))
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotNil(t, p)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, packageName, p.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, p.Version)
+		assert.Equal(t, description, p.Metadata.Description)
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{projectURL}, p.Metadata.ProjectURL)
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{author}, p.Metadata.Authors)
+		assert.Equal(t, license, p.Metadata.License)
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"abc", "123"}, p.Metadata.Imports)
+		assert.True(t, p.Metadata.NeedsCompilation)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/modules/setting/packages.go b/modules/setting/packages.go
index a9b91adf16..5e64d7fe9f 100644
--- a/modules/setting/packages.go
+++ b/modules/setting/packages.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var (
 		LimitSizeConan       int64
 		LimitSizeConda       int64
 		LimitSizeContainer   int64
+		LimitSizeCran        int64
 		LimitSizeDebian      int64
 		LimitSizeGeneric     int64
 		LimitSizeGo          int64
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ func loadPackagesFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	Packages.LimitSizeConan = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONAN")
 	Packages.LimitSizeConda = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA")
 	Packages.LimitSizeContainer = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONTAINER")
+	Packages.LimitSizeCran = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CRAN")
 	Packages.LimitSizeDebian = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_DEBIAN")
 	Packages.LimitSizeGeneric = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_GENERIC")
 	Packages.LimitSizeGo = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_GO")
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 6305a3907b..e5742157d8 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -3258,6 +3258,9 @@ container.layers = Image Layers
 container.labels = Labels
 container.labels.key = Key
 container.labels.value = Value
+cran.registry = Setup this registry in your <code>Rprofile.site</code> file:
+cran.install = To install the package, run the following command:
+cran.documentation = For more information on the CRAN registry, see <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/packages/cran/">the documentation</a>.
 debian.registry = Setup this registry from the command line:
 debian.registry.info = Choose $distribution and $component from the list below.
 debian.install = To install the package, run the following command:
diff --git a/public/img/svg/gitea-cran.svg b/public/img/svg/gitea-cran.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de85ccab52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/img/svg/gitea-cran.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid" viewBox="0.88 3 721.12 556.07" class="svg gitea-cran" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><defs><linearGradient id="gitea-cran__a" y2="1"><stop offset="0" stop-color="#cbced0"/><stop offset="1" stop-color="#84838b"/></linearGradient><linearGradient id="gitea-cran__b" y2="1"><stop offset="0" stop-color="#276dc3"/><stop offset="1" stop-color="#165caa"/></linearGradient></defs><path fill="url(#gitea-cran__a)" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M361.45 485.94C162.33 485.94.9 377.83.9 244.47S162.32 3 361.45 3C560.57 3 722 111.11 722 244.47S560.58 485.94 361.45 485.94zm55.188-388.53c-151.35 0-274.05 73.908-274.05 165.08s122.7 165.08 274.05 165.08c151.35 0 263.05-50.529 263.05-165.08 0-114.51-111.7-165.08-263.05-165.08z"/><path fill="url(#gitea-cran__b)" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M550 377s21.822 6.585 34.5 13c4.399 2.226 12.01 6.668 17.5 12.5 5.378 5.712 8 11.5 8 11.5l86 145-139 .062-65-122.06s-13.31-22.869-21.5-29.5c-6.832-5.531-9.745-7.5-16.5-7.5h-33.026l.026 158.97-123 .052v-406.09h247s112.5 2.029 112.5 109.06-107.5 115-107.5 115zm-53.5-135.98-74.463-.048-.037 69.05 74.5-.024s34.5-.107 34.5-35.125c0-35.722-34.5-33.853-34.5-33.853z"/></svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/api.go b/routers/api/packages/api.go
index e715997e82..4f0f637fa5 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/api.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/conan"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/conda"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/container"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/cran"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/debian"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/generic"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/goproxy"
@@ -295,6 +296,24 @@ func CommonRoutes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 				conda.UploadPackageFile(ctx)
 			})
 		}, reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeRead))
+		r.Group("/cran", func() {
+			r.Group("/src", func() {
+				r.Group("/contrib", func() {
+					r.Get("/PACKAGES", cran.EnumerateSourcePackages)
+					r.Get("/PACKAGES{format}", cran.EnumerateSourcePackages)
+					r.Get("/{filename}", cran.DownloadSourcePackageFile)
+				})
+				r.Put("", reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeWrite), cran.UploadSourcePackageFile)
+			})
+			r.Group("/bin", func() {
+				r.Group("/{platform}/contrib/{rversion}", func() {
+					r.Get("/PACKAGES", cran.EnumerateBinaryPackages)
+					r.Get("/PACKAGES{format}", cran.EnumerateBinaryPackages)
+					r.Get("/{filename}", cran.DownloadBinaryPackageFile)
+				})
+				r.Put("", reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeWrite), cran.UploadBinaryPackageFile)
+			})
+		}, reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeRead))
 		r.Group("/debian", func() {
 			r.Get("/repository.key", debian.GetRepositoryKey)
 			r.Group("/dists/{distribution}", func() {
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/cran/cran.go b/routers/api/packages/cran/cran.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb3f9a452b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/packages/cran/cran.go
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package cran
+
+import (
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	packages_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
+	cran_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages/cran"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	packages_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages"
+	cran_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/cran"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/helper"
+	packages_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages"
+)
+
+func apiError(ctx *context.Context, status int, obj interface{}) {
+	helper.LogAndProcessError(ctx, status, obj, func(message string) {
+		ctx.PlainText(status, message)
+	})
+}
+
+func EnumerateSourcePackages(ctx *context.Context) {
+	enumeratePackages(ctx, ctx.Params("format"), &cran_model.SearchOptions{
+		OwnerID:  ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
+		FileType: cran_module.TypeSource,
+	})
+}
+
+func EnumerateBinaryPackages(ctx *context.Context) {
+	enumeratePackages(ctx, ctx.Params("format"), &cran_model.SearchOptions{
+		OwnerID:  ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
+		FileType: cran_module.TypeBinary,
+		Platform: ctx.Params("platform"),
+		RVersion: ctx.Params("rversion"),
+	})
+}
+
+func enumeratePackages(ctx *context.Context, format string, opts *cran_model.SearchOptions) {
+	if format != "" && format != ".gz" {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pvs, err := cran_model.SearchLatestVersions(ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+	if len(pvs) == 0 {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pds, err := packages_model.GetPackageDescriptors(ctx, pvs)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var w io.Writer = ctx.Resp
+
+	if format == ".gz" {
+		ctx.Resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/x-gzip")
+
+		gzw := gzip.NewWriter(w)
+		defer gzw.Close()
+
+		w = gzw
+	} else {
+		ctx.Resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain;charset=utf-8")
+	}
+	ctx.Resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	for i, pd := range pds {
+		if i > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w)
+		}
+
+		var pfd *packages_model.PackageFileDescriptor
+		for _, d := range pd.Files {
+			if d.Properties.GetByName(cran_module.PropertyType) == opts.FileType &&
+				d.Properties.GetByName(cran_module.PropertyPlatform) == opts.Platform &&
+				d.Properties.GetByName(cran_module.PropertyRVersion) == opts.RVersion {
+				pfd = d
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		metadata := pd.Metadata.(*cran_module.Metadata)
+
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Package:", pd.Package.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Version:", pd.Version.Version)
+		if metadata.License != "" {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "License:", metadata.License)
+		}
+		if len(metadata.Depends) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "Depends:", strings.Join(metadata.Depends, ", "))
+		}
+		if len(metadata.Imports) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "Imports:", strings.Join(metadata.Imports, ", "))
+		}
+		if len(metadata.LinkingTo) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "LinkingTo:", strings.Join(metadata.LinkingTo, ", "))
+		}
+		if len(metadata.Suggests) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "Suggests:", strings.Join(metadata.Suggests, ", "))
+		}
+		needsCompilation := "no"
+		if metadata.NeedsCompilation {
+			needsCompilation = "yes"
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "NeedsCompilation:", needsCompilation)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "MD5sum:", pfd.Blob.HashMD5)
+	}
+}
+
+func UploadSourcePackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
+	uploadPackageFile(
+		ctx,
+		packages_model.EmptyFileKey,
+		map[string]string{
+			cran_module.PropertyType: cran_module.TypeSource,
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+func UploadBinaryPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
+	platform, rversion := ctx.FormTrim("platform"), ctx.FormTrim("rversion")
+	if platform == "" || rversion == "" {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	uploadPackageFile(
+		ctx,
+		platform+"|"+rversion,
+		map[string]string{
+			cran_module.PropertyType:     cran_module.TypeBinary,
+			cran_module.PropertyPlatform: platform,
+			cran_module.PropertyRVersion: rversion,
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+func uploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context, compositeKey string, properties map[string]string) {
+	upload, close, err := ctx.UploadStream()
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		return
+	}
+	if close {
+		defer upload.Close()
+	}
+
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(upload)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer buf.Close()
+
+	pck, err := cran_module.ParsePackage(buf, buf.Size())
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err := buf.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, _, err = packages_service.CreatePackageOrAddFileToExisting(
+		&packages_service.PackageCreationInfo{
+			PackageInfo: packages_service.PackageInfo{
+				Owner:       ctx.Package.Owner,
+				PackageType: packages_model.TypeCran,
+				Name:        pck.Name,
+				Version:     pck.Version,
+			},
+			SemverCompatible: false,
+			Creator:          ctx.Doer,
+			Metadata:         pck.Metadata,
+		},
+		&packages_service.PackageFileCreationInfo{
+			PackageFileInfo: packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
+				Filename:     fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s%s", pck.Name, pck.Version, pck.FileExtension),
+				CompositeKey: compositeKey,
+			},
+			Creator:    ctx.Doer,
+			Data:       buf,
+			IsLead:     true,
+			Properties: properties,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		switch err {
+		case packages_model.ErrDuplicatePackageFile:
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusConflict, err)
+		case packages_service.ErrQuotaTotalCount, packages_service.ErrQuotaTypeSize, packages_service.ErrQuotaTotalSize:
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusForbidden, err)
+		default:
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.Status(http.StatusCreated)
+}
+
+func DownloadSourcePackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
+	downloadPackageFile(ctx, &cran_model.SearchOptions{
+		OwnerID:  ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
+		FileType: cran_module.TypeSource,
+		Filename: ctx.Params("filename"),
+	})
+}
+
+func DownloadBinaryPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
+	downloadPackageFile(ctx, &cran_model.SearchOptions{
+		OwnerID:  ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
+		FileType: cran_module.TypeBinary,
+		Platform: ctx.Params("platform"),
+		RVersion: ctx.Params("rversion"),
+		Filename: ctx.Params("filename"),
+	})
+}
+
+func downloadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context, opts *cran_model.SearchOptions) {
+	pf, err := cran_model.SearchFile(ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	s, _, err := packages_service.GetPackageFileStream(ctx, pf)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	ctx.ServeContent(s, &context.ServeHeaderOptions{
+		Filename:     pf.Name,
+		LastModified: pf.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go b/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
index 0c9a134281..5129c7d4f0 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func ListPackages(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: package type filter
 	//   type: string
-	//   enum: [alpine, cargo, chef, composer, conan, conda, container, debian, generic, go, helm, maven, npm, nuget, pub, pypi, rpm, rubygems, swift, vagrant]
+	//   enum: [alpine, cargo, chef, composer, conan, conda, container, cran, debian, generic, go, helm, maven, npm, nuget, pub, pypi, rpm, rubygems, swift, vagrant]
 	// - name: q
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: name filter
diff --git a/services/forms/package_form.go b/services/forms/package_form.go
index cf8abfb8fb..2f08dfe9f4 100644
--- a/services/forms/package_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/package_form.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 type PackageCleanupRuleForm struct {
 	ID            int64
 	Enabled       bool
-	Type          string `binding:"Required;In(alpine,cargo,chef,composer,conan,conda,container,debian,generic,go,helm,maven,npm,nuget,pub,pypi,rpm,rubygems,swift,vagrant)"`
+	Type          string `binding:"Required;In(alpine,cargo,chef,composer,conan,conda,container,cran,debian,generic,go,helm,maven,npm,nuget,pub,pypi,rpm,rubygems,swift,vagrant)"`
 	KeepCount     int    `binding:"In(0,1,5,10,25,50,100)"`
 	KeepPattern   string `binding:"RegexPattern"`
 	RemoveDays    int    `binding:"In(0,7,14,30,60,90,180)"`
diff --git a/services/packages/packages.go b/services/packages/packages.go
index 9d5ce04a0e..23aa8a5c31 100644
--- a/services/packages/packages.go
+++ b/services/packages/packages.go
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ func CheckSizeQuotaExceeded(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, p
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeConda
 	case packages_model.TypeContainer:
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeContainer
+	case packages_model.TypeCran:
+		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeCran
 	case packages_model.TypeDebian:
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeDebian
 	case packages_model.TypeGeneric:
diff --git a/templates/package/content/cran.tmpl b/templates/package/content/cran.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcabdbce93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/package/content/cran.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{{if eq .PackageDescriptor.Package.Type "cran"}}
+	<h4 class="ui top attached header">{{.locale.Tr "packages.installation"}}</h4>
+	<div class="ui attached segment">
+		<div class="ui form">
+			<div class="field">
+				<label>{{svg "octicon-code"}} {{.locale.Tr "packages.cran.registry" | Safe}}</label>
+				<div class="markup"><pre class="code-block"><code>options("repos" = c(getOption("repos"), c(gitea="<gitea-origin-url data-url="{{AppSubUrl}}/api/packages/{{.PackageDescriptor.Owner.Name}}/cran"></gitea-origin-url>")))</code></pre></div>
+			</div>
+			<div class="field">
+				<label>{{svg "octicon-terminal"}} {{.locale.Tr "packages.cran.install"}}</label>
+				<div class="markup"><pre class="code-block"><code>install.packages("{{.PackageDescriptor.Package.Name}}")</code></pre></div>
+			</div>
+			<div class="field">
+				<label>{{.locale.Tr "packages.cran.documentation" | Safe}}</label>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	{{if or .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Description .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Title}}
+		<h4 class="ui top attached header">{{.locale.Tr "packages.about"}}</h4>
+		<div class="ui attached segment">
+			{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Description}}{{.PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Description}}{{.PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Title}}{{else}}{{end}}
+		</div>
+	{{end}}
+
+	{{if or .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Imports .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Depends .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.LinkingTo .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Suggests}}
+		<h4 class="ui top attached header">{{.locale.Tr "packages.dependencies"}}</h4>
+		<div class="ui attached segment">
+			<table class="ui single line very basic table">
+				<tbody>
+					{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Imports}}
+						<tr>
+							<td>Imports</td>
+							<td>{{StringUtils.Join .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Imports ", "}}</td>
+						</tr>
+					{{end}}
+					{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Depends}}
+						<tr>
+							<td>Depends</td>
+							<td>{{StringUtils.Join .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Depends ", "}}</td>
+						</tr>
+					{{end}}
+					{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.LinkingTo}}
+						<tr>
+							<td>LinkingTo</td>
+							<td>{{StringUtils.Join .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.LinkingTo ", "}}</td>
+						</tr>
+					{{end}}
+					{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Suggests}}
+						<tr>
+							<td>Suggests</td>
+							<td>{{StringUtils.Join .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Suggests ", "}}</td>
+						</tr>
+					{{end}}
+				</tbody>
+			</table>
+		</div>
+	{{end}}
+{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/package/metadata/cran.tmpl b/templates/package/metadata/cran.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b113ec797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/package/metadata/cran.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{{if eq .PackageDescriptor.Package.Type "cran"}}
+	{{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.License}}<div class="item" title="{{.locale.Tr "packages.details.license"}}">{{svg "octicon-law" 16 "mr-3"}} {{.PackageDescriptor.Metadata.License}}</div>{{end}}
+	{{range .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Authors}}<div class="item" title="{{$.locale.Tr "packages.details.author"}}">{{svg "octicon-person" 16 "mr-3"}} {{.}}</div>{{end}}
+	{{range .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.ProjectURL}}<div class="item">{{svg "octicon-link-external" 16 "mr-3"}} <a href="{{.}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer me">{{$.locale.Tr "packages.details.project_site"}}</a></div>{{end}}
+{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/package/view.tmpl b/templates/package/view.tmpl
index 5285a0838d..aadaaa412a 100644
--- a/templates/package/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/package/view.tmpl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 					{{template "package/content/conan" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/conda" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/container" .}}
+					{{template "package/content/cran" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/debian" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/generic" .}}
 					{{template "package/content/go" .}}
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 							{{template "package/metadata/conan" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/conda" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/container" .}}
+							{{template "package/metadata/cran" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/debian" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/generic" .}}
 							{{template "package/metadata/helm" .}}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 3859eb5567..3c56fc9efb 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -2416,6 +2416,7 @@
               "conan",
               "conda",
               "container",
+              "cran",
               "debian",
               "generic",
               "go",
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_packages_cran_test.go b/tests/integration/api_packages_cran_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ef23226db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/api_packages_cran_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	cran_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/cran"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestPackageCran(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
+
+	packageName := "test.package"
+	packageVersion := "1.0.3"
+	packageAuthor := "KN4CK3R"
+	packageDescription := "Gitea Test Package"
+
+	createDescription := func(name, version string) []byte {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Package:", name)
+		fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Version:", version)
+		fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Description:", packageDescription)
+		fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Imports: abc,\n123")
+		fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "NeedsCompilation: yes")
+		fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "License: MIT")
+		fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Author:", packageAuthor)
+		return buf.Bytes()
+	}
+
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("/api/packages/%s/cran", user.Name)
+
+	t.Run("Source", func(t *testing.T) {
+		createArchive := func(filename string, content []byte) *bytes.Buffer {
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			gw := gzip.NewWriter(&buf)
+			tw := tar.NewWriter(gw)
+			hdr := &tar.Header{
+				Name: filename,
+				Mode: 0o600,
+				Size: int64(len(content)),
+			}
+			tw.WriteHeader(hdr)
+			tw.Write(content)
+			tw.Close()
+			gw.Close()
+			return &buf
+		}
+
+		t.Run("Upload", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			uploadURL := url + "/src"
+
+			req := NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+
+			req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive(
+				"dummy.txt",
+				[]byte{},
+			))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusBadRequest)
+
+			req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive(
+				"package/DESCRIPTION",
+				createDescription(packageName, packageVersion),
+			))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+
+			pvs, err := packages.GetVersionsByPackageType(db.DefaultContext, user.ID, packages.TypeCran)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Len(t, pvs, 1)
+
+			pd, err := packages.GetPackageDescriptor(db.DefaultContext, pvs[0])
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Nil(t, pd.SemVer)
+			assert.IsType(t, &cran_module.Metadata{}, pd.Metadata)
+			assert.Equal(t, packageName, pd.Package.Name)
+			assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, pd.Version.Version)
+
+			pfs, err := packages.GetFilesByVersionID(db.DefaultContext, pvs[0].ID)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Len(t, pfs, 1)
+			assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s.tar.gz", packageName, packageVersion), pfs[0].Name)
+			assert.True(t, pfs[0].IsLead)
+
+			req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive(
+				"package/DESCRIPTION",
+				createDescription(packageName, packageVersion),
+			))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusConflict)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Download", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/src/contrib/%s_%s.tar.gz", url, packageName, packageVersion))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Enumerate", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", url+"/src/contrib/PACKAGES")
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Get("Content-Type"), "text/plain")
+
+			body := resp.Body.String()
+			assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("Package: %s", packageName))
+			assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("Version: %s", packageVersion))
+
+			req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url+"/src/contrib/PACKAGES.gz")
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Get("Content-Type"), "application/x-gzip")
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Binary", func(t *testing.T) {
+		createArchive := func(filename string, content []byte) *bytes.Buffer {
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			archive := zip.NewWriter(&buf)
+			w, _ := archive.Create(filename)
+			w.Write(content)
+			archive.Close()
+			return &buf
+		}
+
+		t.Run("Upload", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			uploadURL := url + "/bin"
+
+			req := NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+
+			req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive(
+				"dummy.txt",
+				[]byte{},
+			))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusBadRequest)
+
+			req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL+"?platform=&rversion=", createArchive(
+				"package/DESCRIPTION",
+				createDescription(packageName, packageVersion),
+			))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusBadRequest)
+
+			uploadURL += "?platform=windows&rversion=4.2"
+
+			req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive(
+				"package/DESCRIPTION",
+				createDescription(packageName, packageVersion),
+			))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+
+			pvs, err := packages.GetVersionsByPackageType(db.DefaultContext, user.ID, packages.TypeCran)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Len(t, pvs, 1)
+
+			pfs, err := packages.GetFilesByVersionID(db.DefaultContext, pvs[0].ID)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Len(t, pfs, 2)
+
+			req = NewRequestWithBody(t, "PUT", uploadURL, createArchive(
+				"package/DESCRIPTION",
+				createDescription(packageName, packageVersion),
+			))
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusConflict)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Download", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			cases := []struct {
+				Platform       string
+				RVersion       string
+				ExpectedStatus int
+			}{
+				{"osx", "4.2", http.StatusNotFound},
+				{"windows", "4.1", http.StatusNotFound},
+				{"windows", "4.2", http.StatusOK},
+			}
+
+			for _, c := range cases {
+				req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/bin/%s/contrib/%s/%s_%s.zip", url, c.Platform, c.RVersion, packageName, packageVersion))
+				req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+				MakeRequest(t, req, c.ExpectedStatus)
+			}
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Enumerate", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", url+"/bin/windows/contrib/4.1/PACKAGES")
+			MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
+
+			req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url+"/bin/windows/contrib/4.2/PACKAGES")
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Get("Content-Type"), "text/plain")
+
+			body := resp.Body.String()
+			assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("Package: %s", packageName))
+			assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("Version: %s", packageVersion))
+
+			req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url+"/bin/windows/contrib/4.2/PACKAGES.gz")
+			req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+			resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Get("Content-Type"), "application/x-gzip")
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/web_src/svg/gitea-cran.svg b/web_src/svg/gitea-cran.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41d98aad45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_src/svg/gitea-cran.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid" viewBox="0.88 3 721.12 556.07" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<defs>
+<linearGradient id="b" y2="1">
+<stop stop-color="#cbced0" offset="0"/>
+<stop stop-color="#84838b" offset="1"/>
+</linearGradient>
+<linearGradient id="a" y2="1">
+<stop stop-color="#276dc3" offset="0"/>
+<stop stop-color="#165caa" offset="1"/>
+</linearGradient>
+</defs>
+<path d="m361.45 485.94c-199.12 0-360.55-108.11-360.55-241.47 0-133.36 161.42-241.47 360.55-241.47 199.12 0 360.55 108.11 360.55 241.47 0 133.36-161.42 241.47-360.55 241.47zm55.188-388.53c-151.35 0-274.05 73.908-274.05 165.08s122.7 165.08 274.05 165.08c151.35 0 263.05-50.529 263.05-165.08 0-114.51-111.7-165.08-263.05-165.08z" fill="url(#b)" fill-rule="evenodd"/>
+<path d="m550 377s21.822 6.585 34.5 13c4.399 2.226 12.01 6.668 17.5 12.5 5.378 5.712 8 11.5 8 11.5l86 145-139 0.062-65-122.06s-13.31-22.869-21.5-29.5c-6.832-5.531-9.745-7.5-16.5-7.5h-33.026l0.026 158.97-123 0.052v-406.09h247s112.5 2.029 112.5 109.06-107.5 115-107.5 115zm-53.5-135.98-74.463-0.048-0.037 69.05 74.5-0.024s34.5-0.107 34.5-35.125c0-35.722-34.5-33.853-34.5-33.853z" fill="url(#a)" fill-rule="evenodd"/>
+</svg>
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