#forgefederation — Public Fediverse posts

From the author of #GitSocial, via the forge federation room on Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/!SakSkZqjzMsaPCVqlv:matrix.batsense.net/$7LzfInBsMKtsO9fHvq4cI3AcU2aGWHHNVHxRGBQlJC4?via=matrix.batsense.net&via=matrix.org&via=tchncs.de);

> I just cut the first public release (v0.5.0), please take it for a spin. Tested with medium-sized repos: ghostty, fdroidclient, etc across GitHub/GitLab, takes about 15min to import ~5K issues/PRs/discussions

https://gitsocial.org/

For those trying to avoid GritHub, there are mirrors on Gitlab and CodeBerg. This seems pretty exciting. Can't wait to try it out.

#ForgeFederation

From the author of #GitSocial, via the forge federation room on Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/!SakSkZqjzMsaPCVqlv:matrix.batsense.net/$7LzfInBsMKtsO9fHvq4cI3AcU2aGWHHNVHxRGBQlJC4?via=matrix.batsense.net&via=matrix.org&via=tchncs.de);

> I just cut the first public release (v0.5.0), please take it for a spin. Tested with medium-sized repos: ghostty, fdroidclient, etc across GitHub/GitLab, takes about 15min to import ~5K issues/PRs/discussions

https://gitsocial.org/

For those trying to avoid GritHub, there are mirrors on Gitlab and CodeBerg. This seems pretty exciting. Can't wait to try it out.

#ForgeFederation

From the author of #GitSocial, via the forge federation room on Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/!SakSkZqjzMsaPCVqlv:matrix.batsense.net/$7LzfInBsMKtsO9fHvq4cI3AcU2aGWHHNVHxRGBQlJC4?via=matrix.batsense.net&via=matrix.org&via=tchncs.de);

> I just cut the first public release (v0.5.0), please take it for a spin. Tested with medium-sized repos: ghostty, fdroidclient, etc across GitHub/GitLab, takes about 15min to import ~5K issues/PRs/discussions

https://gitsocial.org/

For those trying to avoid GritHub, there are mirrors on Gitlab and CodeBerg. This seems pretty exciting. Can't wait to try it out.

#ForgeFederation

From the author of #GitSocial, via the forge federation room on Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/!SakSkZqjzMsaPCVqlv:matrix.batsense.net/$7LzfInBsMKtsO9fHvq4cI3AcU2aGWHHNVHxRGBQlJC4?via=matrix.batsense.net&via=matrix.org&via=tchncs.de);

> I just cut the first public release (v0.5.0), please take it for a spin. Tested with medium-sized repos: ghostty, fdroidclient, etc across GitHub/GitLab, takes about 15min to import ~5K issues/PRs/discussions

https://gitsocial.org/

For those trying to avoid GritHub, there are mirrors on Gitlab and CodeBerg. This seems pretty exciting. Can't wait to try it out.

#ForgeFederation

@forgejo is already actively working on the topic: https://forgejo.org/2026-01-monthly-report/#federation

@forgefed

#fediverse #softwareForges #forgeFederation

@forgejo is already actively working on the topic: https://forgejo.org/2026-01-monthly-report/#federation

@forgefed

#fediverse #softwareForges #forgeFederation

@forgejo is already actively working on the topic: https://forgejo.org/2026-01-monthly-report/#federation

@forgefed

#fediverse #softwareForges #forgeFederation

@forgejo is already actively working on the topic: https://forgejo.org/2026-01-monthly-report/#federation

@forgefed

#fediverse #softwareForges #forgeFederation

@forgejo is already actively working on the topic: https://forgejo.org/2026-01-monthly-report/#federation

@forgefed

#fediverse #softwareForges #forgeFederation

Really excited by @forgefed project to implement federation protocols for software forges. This approach would make contribution more accessible to end-users without having to create accounts on every single forge out there.

https://forgefed.org/

#fediverse #git #forgeFederation #softwareForges

Really excited by @forgefed project to implement federation protocols for software forges. This approach would make contribution more accessible to end-users without having to create accounts on every single forge out there.

https://forgefed.org/

#fediverse #git #forgeFederation #softwareForges

Really excited by @forgefed project to implement federation protocols for software forges. This approach would make contribution more accessible to end-users without having to create accounts on every single forge out there.

https://forgefed.org/

#fediverse #git #forgeFederation #softwareForges

Really excited by @forgefed project to implement federation protocols for software forges. This approach would make contribution more accessible to end-users without having to create accounts on every single forge out there.

https://forgefed.org/

#fediverse #git #forgeFederation #softwareForges

Really excited by @forgefed project to implement federation protocols for software forges. This approach would make contribution more accessible to end-users without having to create accounts on every single forge out there.

https://forgefed.org/

#fediverse #git #forgeFederation #softwareForges

@rabble have you looked into GitWorkshop?

https://gitworkshop.dev/

#ForgeFederation #Nostr #GitWorkshop

@rabble have you looked into GitWorkshop?

https://gitworkshop.dev/

#ForgeFederation #Nostr #GitWorkshop

@rabble have you looked into GitWorkshop?

https://gitworkshop.dev/

#ForgeFederation #Nostr #GitWorkshop

@rabble have you looked into GitWorkshop?

https://gitworkshop.dev/

#ForgeFederation #Nostr #GitWorkshop

Ever since BorgSoft bought #GritHub, I've been maintaining a list of community-hosted code forges here;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

My goals for it are to;

* demonstrate that there are replacements for GH that don't require projects to host their own

* showcase the range of independently-hostable code forge software available

* to maintain a list of forges that might be keen to try a federation plugin, if and when there's working code available

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#ForgeFederation

Ever since BorgSoft bought #GritHub, I've been maintaining a list of community-hosted code forges here;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

My goals for it are to;

* demonstrate that there are replacements for GH that don't require projects to host their own

* showcase the range of independently-hostable code forge software available

* to maintain a list of forges that might be keen to try a federation plugin, if and when there's working code available

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#ForgeFederation

Ever since BorgSoft bought #GritHub, I've been maintaining a list of community-hosted code forges here;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

My goals for it are to;

* demonstrate that there are replacements for GH that don't require projects to host their own

* showcase the range of independently-hostable code forge software available

* to maintain a list of forges that might be keen to try a federation plugin, if and when there's working code available

(1/2)

#ForgeFederation

Ever since BorgSoft bought #GritHub, I've been maintaining a list of community-hosted code forges here;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

My goals for it are to;

* demonstrate that there are replacements for GH that don't require projects to host their own

* showcase the range of independently-hostable code forge software available

* to maintain a list of forges that might be keen to try a federation plugin, if and when there's working code available

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#ForgeFederation

It seems like @forgefed's grant funding ran out and the entire project has just been left hanging, unfinished. This is a potentially important project, so this is really frustrating.

But really, anything important enough to get grant funding probably ought to keep going after the grant funding ends. Maybe grant-making orgs could provide some kind of support for projects transitioning out of funded work sprints, back into volunteer-driven coordination?

#ForgeFederation #ForgeFed #GrantMaking

It seems like @forgefed's grant funding ran out and the entire project has just been left hanging, unfinished. This is a potentially important project, so this is really frustrating.

But really, anything important enough to get grant funding probably ought to keep going after the grant funding ends. Maybe grant-making orgs could provide some kind of support for projects transitioning out of funded work sprints, back into volunteer-driven coordination?

#ForgeFederation #ForgeFed #GrantMaking

It seems like @forgefed's grant funding ran out and the entire project has just been left hanging, unfinished. This is a potentially important project, so this is really frustrating.

But really, anything important enough to get grant funding probably ought to keep going after the grant funding ends. Maybe grant-making orgs could provide some kind of support for projects transitioning out of funded work sprints, back into volunteer-driven coordination?

#ForgeFederation #ForgeFed #GrantMaking

It seems like @forgefed's grant funding ran out and the entire project has just been left hanging, unfinished. This is a potentially important project, so this is really frustrating.

But really, anything important enough to get grant funding probably ought to keep going after the grant funding ends. Maybe grant-making orgs could provide some kind of support for projects transitioning out of funded work sprints, back into volunteer-driven coordination?

#ForgeFederation #ForgeFed #GrantMaking

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@gvwilson
> what I'm after right now is worked-out plans I can learn from

For what exactly? Choose one or more of;

* Exporting a full org/ repo and all associated data from a forge

* choosing a new forge

* Importing those orgs/ repos into a forge

* Local-first code collaboration using web forges only as dumb syncs (eg Nostr)

* Federating projects across forges, so no one forge is a SPoF

A few approaches have been tried for most of these.

#ForgeFederation

@jayalane

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@gvwilson
> what I'm after right now is worked-out plans I can learn from

For what exactly? Choose one or more of;

* Exporting a full org/ repo and all associated data from a forge

* choosing a new forge

* Importing those orgs/ repos into a forge

* Local-first code collaboration using web forges only as dumb syncs (eg Nostr)

* Federating projects across forges, so no one forge is a SPoF

A few approaches have been tried for most of these.

#ForgeFederation

@jayalane

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@gvwilson
> what I'm after right now is worked-out plans I can learn from

For what exactly? Choose one or more of;

* Exporting a full org/ repo and all associated data from a forge

* choosing a new forge

* Importing those orgs/ repos into a forge

* Local-first code collaboration using web forges only as dumb syncs (eg Nostr)

* Federating projects across forges, so no one forge is a SPoF

A few approaches have been tried for most of these.

#ForgeFederation

@jayalane

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@gvwilson
> what I'm after right now is worked-out plans I can learn from

For what exactly? Choose one or more of;

* Exporting a full org/ repo and all associated data from a forge

* choosing a new forge

* Importing those orgs/ repos into a forge

* Local-first code collaboration using web forges only as dumb syncs (eg Nostr)

* Federating projects across forges, so no one forge is a SPoF

A few approaches have been tried for most of these.

#ForgeFederation

@jayalane

This video of a FOSDEM talk about Forgejo's forge federation work has the slideshow fullscreen, with a camera feed of speaker Michael Jerger inset in the corner;

https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5610-show-and-tell-federation-at-forgejo/

This is the way.

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#federation #ForgeFederation #Forgejo

This video of a FOSDEM talk about Forgejo's forge federation work has the slideshow fullscreen, with a camera feed of speaker Michael Jerger inset in the corner;

https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5610-show-and-tell-federation-at-forgejo/

This is the way.

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#federation #ForgeFederation #Forgejo

This video of a FOSDEM talk about Forgejo's forge federation work has the slideshow fullscreen, with a camera feed of speaker Michael Jerger inset in the corner;

https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5610-show-and-tell-federation-at-forgejo/

This is the way.

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#federation #ForgeFederation #Forgejo

This video of a FOSDEM talk about Forgejo's forge federation work has the slideshow fullscreen, with a camera feed of speaker Michael Jerger inset in the corner;

https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5610-show-and-tell-federation-at-forgejo/

This is the way.

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#federation #ForgeFederation #Forgejo

GitLab is dropping plans to pursue federation features like distributed merge requests. Sad, but not very surprising to me.

https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/260#note_2910231358

However, @forgefed and related specifications are still a thing and @forgejo is still working on supporting that, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/federation and https://forgefed.org/!

#forgefed #ForgeFederation #gitlab #forgejo #federatedGit #git

GitLab is dropping plans to pursue federation features like distributed merge requests. Sad, but not very surprising to me.

https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/260#note_2910231358

However, @forgefed and related specifications are still a thing and @forgejo is still working on supporting that, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/federation and https://forgefed.org/!

#forgefed #ForgeFederation #gitlab #forgejo #federatedGit #git

GitLab is dropping plans to pursue federation features like distributed merge requests. Sad, but not very surprising to me.

https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/260#note_2910231358

However, @forgefed and related specifications are still a thing and @forgejo is still working on supporting that, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/federation and https://forgefed.org/!

#forgefed #ForgeFederation #gitlab #forgejo #federatedGit #git

GitLab is dropping plans to pursue federation features like distributed merge requests. Sad, but not very surprising to me.

https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/260#note_2910231358

However, @forgefed and related specifications are still a thing and @forgejo is still working on supporting that, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/federation and https://forgefed.org/!

#forgefed #ForgeFederation #gitlab #forgejo #federatedGit #git

GitLab is dropping plans to pursue federation features like distributed merge requests. Sad, but not very surprising to me.

https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/260#note_2910231358

However, @forgefed and related specifications are still a thing and @forgejo is still working on supporting that, see https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/federation and https://forgefed.org/!

#forgefed #ForgeFederation #gitlab #forgejo #federatedGit #git

@meissa
> It was silent around progress on federation in forgejo

Is there a blog or a fediverse account where I can find periodic updates on forge federation progress? In general, or about Forgejo work in particular, either would be great.

#ForgeFederation #Forgejo

@meissa
> It was silent around progress on federation in forgejo

Is there a blog or a fediverse account where I can find periodic updates on forge federation progress? In general, or about Forgejo work in particular, either would be great.

#ForgeFederation #Forgejo

@meissa
> It was silent around progress on federation in forgejo

Is there a blog or a fediverse account where I can find periodic updates on forge federation progress? In general, or about Forgejo work in particular, either would be great.

#ForgeFederation #Forgejo

@meissa
> It was silent around progress on federation in forgejo

Is there a blog or a fediverse account where I can find periodic updates on forge federation progress? In general, or about Forgejo work in particular, either would be great.

#ForgeFederation #Forgejo

It's been far too long since I haven't updated this properly, but here's a snapshot of some open source communities that have already moved off GritHub;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

It seems like forge federation is a harder problem to crack than we thought when BorgSoft bought GH. But I'm still hopeful that one day, many of these forges will interoperate to create the experience of a unified code forging space.

#GitHub #CodeForges #ForgeFederation

@tusharhero

It's been far too long since I haven't updated this properly, but here's a snapshot of some open source communities that have already moved off GritHub;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

It seems like forge federation is a harder problem to crack than we thought when BorgSoft bought GH. But I'm still hopeful that one day, many of these forges will interoperate to create the experience of a unified code forging space.

#GitHub #CodeForges #ForgeFederation

@tusharhero

It's been far too long since I haven't updated this properly, but here's a snapshot of some open source communities that have already moved off GritHub;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

It seems like forge federation is a harder problem to crack than we thought when BorgSoft bought GH. But I'm still hopeful that one day, many of these forges will interoperate to create the experience of a unified code forging space.

#GitHub #CodeForges #ForgeFederation

@tusharhero

It's been far too long since I haven't updated this properly, but here's a snapshot of some open source communities that have already moved off GritHub;

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_Code_Forge_Instances

It seems like forge federation is a harder problem to crack than we thought when BorgSoft bought GH. But I'm still hopeful that one day, many of these forges will interoperate to create the experience of a unified code forging space.

#GitHub #CodeForges #ForgeFederation

@tusharhero

Thanks for sharing @sarahjamielewis, great to see more work being done on independent code-forging. Have you given any consideration to interoperation with other forges? Eg implementing @forgefed along with @forgejo and others who are working on that. Or using Git's inbuilt features to interop with SourceHut instances.

#ForgeFederation #ForgeFed #SourceHut

Thanks for sharing @sarahjamielewis, great to see more work being done on independent code-forging. Have you given any consideration to interoperation with other forges? Eg implementing @forgefed along with @forgejo and others who are working on that. Or using Git's inbuilt features to interop with SourceHut instances.

#ForgeFederation #ForgeFed #SourceHut

Thanks for sharing @sarahjamielewis, great to see more work being done on independent code-forging. Have you given any consideration to interoperation with other forges? Eg implementing @forgefed along with @forgejo and others who are working on that. Or using Git's inbuilt features to interop with SourceHut instances.

#ForgeFederation #ForgeFed #SourceHut