WHAT IS IT?
Codeberg is a free, community-driven Git forge operated by the non-profit Codeberg e.V. based in Berlin. It provides repository hosting, CI/CD, static Pages hosting and collaborative translation — all powered by Forgejo, a community-maintained fork of Gitea.
WHY IS IT INTERESTING?
- Zero tracking, zero third-party cookies: No profiling, no data monetization. Infrastructure runs on servers controlled by the association, hosted in Europe.
- Non-profit by design: Codeberg e.V. is a German non-profit organization. Funding comes from donations and memberships, not from exploiting users.
- Fully open-source stack: Forgejo under the hood, Woodpecker CI for pipelines, Weblate for translations. No proprietary components anywhere.
- Built-in static Pages: Host static websites directly from a repository, no external service needed.
- Massive community: Over 481,000 projects and 304,000 users. Enough critical mass to be a reliable, long-term platform.
- Community governance: Decisions are made with members. The platform's future is in the hands of its users.
USE CASES
- Host open-source projects on an ethical platform without relying on GitHub or GitLab
- Migrate existing projects to a privacy-respecting forge
- Deploy static sites via Codeberg Pages without third-party services
- Collaborate on software translations through the integrated Weblate instance
- Contribute to the Forgejo ecosystem by participating in the forge that runs it