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"content": "<p>Update: now a blog post which I will update instead! <a href=\"https://nevillepark.ca/2025/03/13/branching-out-some-github-gitlab-com-alternatives/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">nevillepark.ca/2025/03/13/bran</span><span class=\"invisible\">ching-out-some-github-gitlab-com-alternatives/</span></a></p><p>Gitea is 1) commercial and 2) based in the US, which I know many people are looking to avoid. </p><p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Codeberg</span></a></span> (<a href=\"https://codeberg.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">codeberg.org</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>) is a public server running Forgejo, which began as a Gitea fork: <a href=\"https://forgejo.org/compare-to-gitea/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">forgejo.org/compare-to-gitea/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> It's where I have most of my stuff.</p><p>A few more public Forgejo servers: <a href=\"https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/delightful-forgejo#public-instances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/d</span><span class=\"invisible\">elightful-forgejo#public-instances</span></a> Shout-out to <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.besties.house/@besties\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>besties</span></a></span>' <a href=\"https://git.gay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">git.gay</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>. </p><p>There's also the venerable Sourcehut, whose UI makes me break into hives: <a href=\"https://sourcehut.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">sourcehut.org/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p><p>Want to self-host? <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@yunohost\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>yunohost</span></a></span> is dead easy to set up and has Gogs, Gitea, Forgejo, and GitLab apps: <a href=\"https://apps.yunohost.org/catalog?search=git&category=dev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">apps.yunohost.org/catalog?sear</span><span class=\"invisible\">ch=git&category=dev</span></a></p><p>OK with Gitea/GitLab servers outside the US? <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://framapiaf.org/@Framasoft\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Framasoft</span></a></span> has a public GitLab server: <a href=\"https://framagit.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">framagit.org</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> So do <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://sunbeam.city/@autonomic\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>autonomic</span></a></span>: <a href=\"https://git.autonomic.zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">git.autonomic.zone</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> and <a href=\"https://git.coopcloud.tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">git.coopcloud.tech</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>, plus they'll do paid hosting (price scales with budget).</p><p>For cheap independent hosting, PikaPods has Gitea: <a href=\"https://www.pikapods.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"\">pikapods.com/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p><p>There are SO many options if you are willing to give up the "everyone on the planet uses the same public Git server" model.</p><p><a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/git\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>git</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/github\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>github</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/gitlab\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>gitlab</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/selfhosting\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/forgejo\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>forgejo</span></a></p>",
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"en": "<p>Update: now a blog post which I will update instead! <a href=\"https://nevillepark.ca/2025/03/13/branching-out-some-github-gitlab-com-alternatives/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">nevillepark.ca/2025/03/13/bran</span><span class=\"invisible\">ching-out-some-github-gitlab-com-alternatives/</span></a></p><p>Gitea is 1) commercial and 2) based in the US, which I know many people are looking to avoid. </p><p><span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Codeberg</span></a></span> (<a href=\"https://codeberg.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">codeberg.org</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>) is a public server running Forgejo, which began as a Gitea fork: <a href=\"https://forgejo.org/compare-to-gitea/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">forgejo.org/compare-to-gitea/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> It's where I have most of my stuff.</p><p>A few more public Forgejo servers: <a href=\"https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/delightful-forgejo#public-instances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/d</span><span class=\"invisible\">elightful-forgejo#public-instances</span></a> Shout-out to <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://social.besties.house/@besties\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>besties</span></a></span>' <a href=\"https://git.gay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">git.gay</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>. </p><p>There's also the venerable Sourcehut, whose UI makes me break into hives: <a href=\"https://sourcehut.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">sourcehut.org/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p><p>Want to self-host? <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@yunohost\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>yunohost</span></a></span> is dead easy to set up and has Gogs, Gitea, Forgejo, and GitLab apps: <a href=\"https://apps.yunohost.org/catalog?search=git&category=dev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">apps.yunohost.org/catalog?sear</span><span class=\"invisible\">ch=git&category=dev</span></a></p><p>OK with Gitea/GitLab servers outside the US? <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://framapiaf.org/@Framasoft\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Framasoft</span></a></span> has a public GitLab server: <a href=\"https://framagit.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">framagit.org</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> So do <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://sunbeam.city/@autonomic\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>autonomic</span></a></span>: <a href=\"https://git.autonomic.zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">git.autonomic.zone</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> and <a href=\"https://git.coopcloud.tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">git.coopcloud.tech</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>, plus they'll do paid hosting (price scales with budget).</p><p>For cheap independent hosting, PikaPods has Gitea: <a href=\"https://www.pikapods.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"\">pikapods.com/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p><p>There are SO many options if you are willing to give up the "everyone on the planet uses the same public Git server" model.</p><p><a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/git\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>git</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/github\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>github</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/gitlab\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>gitlab</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/selfhosting\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href=\"https://bananachips.club/tags/forgejo\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>forgejo</span></a></p>"
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