How and Why to Ditch GitHub
How and Why to Ditch GitHub
cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/92331
"It's just possible that you, a sentient being with active sensory input, have cause for concern about the security of data hosted both in the United States and by Microsoft. GitHub has been ubiquitous and indispensable for technologists. But maybe it's time to reconsider that status."
I really hope that all these git hosts (codeberg, gitlab, gitea etc.) can get federation working for forks and issues. It would really make a compelling alternative to github if you could sign up an account on any git host and know that you can then contribute to any project hosted anywhere else without having to create an account on every service.
I absolutely agree. They are working on ForgeFed, but it takes a long time.
That would be great. Also the github app is fantastic. I want something like that to access all federated git hosts in one place.
There's GitNex for Forgejo. It has a few bugs here and there and misses some functionality, but is good as a basic client.
What problems do you typically address using "the github app", and how effectively do you think those problems get addressed? This is the first I'm hearing about a github app, so I'm interested in knowing more about it, especially since you have more direct experience with it than I do!
Or self-host with forgejo.
Edit: oh, codeberg is an implementation of forgejo, that's cool. You could have a local instance of forgejo and then backup/publish to codeberg. Nice.
Before everybody starts moving to codeberg: read the TOS. Especially regarding private repositories.
The heavy focus on FOSS can be not ideal for some people.
But despite that: works and is nice and easy to use.
https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/faq/#can-i-use-private-repositories-for-my-project?
Can I use private repositories for my project?
In many cases, yes, but please read on. Our goal is to support Free Content, and we do not act as a private hosting for everyone! However, if we see that you contribute to Free Software / Content and the ecosystem, we allow up to 100 MB of private content for your convenience. Further exceptions are spelled out in our Terms of Service:
Private repositories are only allowed for things required for FLOSS projects, like storing secrets, team-internal discussions or hiding projects from the public until they're ready for usage and/or contribution.
If you are still not sure if your usage is allowed or if you require a lot of private space for a Free Software project, please send us a formal request and we'll have a look.
So if you use a GitHub private repository to store some private data, e.g. your bash config or home server setup, Codeberg is not the right replacement. Any European alternatives?
I quit GitHub the day Microsoft bought it. I'm not a dev and I was barely using it but still I did not like that change. Now, I'm using codeberg.org which is more then enough for my needs.
I self-host my own Forgejo and it's great for me and I feel way more comfortable with my own code self-hosted (especially the private repos), but I do miss the community aspect of places like Github. Federation like drspod suggested would be a great feature to add to Forgejo and I'm looking forward to it.
While we're waiting for forgefed, take a look at tangled ( https://tangled.sh/ ) its built on atproto, so not decentralised, but its still cool.
Github always blocks my searches from firefox.
Can't wait till forgefed becomes popular. There is a massive network effect when it comes to issues on self hosted git platforms.
