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+title: Github is sinking
+author: Yarmo Mackenbach
+slug: github-sinking
+date: "2020-06-29 13:06:56"
+published: true
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+I rarely interact with [Github](https://github.com) anymore. All my projects are either on my selfhosted [Gitea](https://gitea.io) instance or on [Codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/). That's why I missed the following on [Github Status](https://www.githubstatus.com/):
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+![Github status shows a lot of downtimes](/content/img/github_status.png)  
+*Yikes*
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+Yikes, indeed. How everyone handles this is up to them. Large projects will find it hard to move, no doubt.
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+My interpretation? The Microsoft Github ship is sinking and it's sinking faster every day. The beauty is: you don't need them. Instead of relying on Github, you could:
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+- selfhost your own [Gitea](https://gitea.io) instance if you have the knowledge;
+- use [Codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/) which also uses [Gitea](https://gitea.io);
+- use any instance generously hosted by amazing people (think [libreho.st](https://libreho.st/) and [Chatons](https://chatons.org/))
+- use [gitlab.com](https://gitlab.com/) or selfhost an instance.
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+There are so many better places to be for git hosting nowadays. Abandon the corporate ship before or after it sinks, up to you.