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It is also free and hosted in the EU.", "context": "", "use_case": "private repo hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Copilot edited an ad into my PR"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["git forge hosting", "code hosting", "hosting personal projects", "hosted forgejo", "private repo hosting"], "compared": [{"slug": "codeberg", "name": "Codeberg", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49331033", "title": "Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49569896", "title": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47570269", "title": "Copilot edited an ad into my PR", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"neutral": 1, "recommend": 2}, "2026-09": {"compare": 1}, "2026-10": {}}, "quotes": [{"id": 793188064, "item_id": 49574254, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49574254", "by": "selfhoster1312", "date": "2026-09-05", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Why would i use codefloe and not a more reputable non-profit provider like codeberg/disroot/framagit?", "excerpt": "Why would i use codefloe and not a more reputable non-profit provider like codeberg/disroot/framagit? It says it's community owned, but i only see one codefloe team member on the forums and a few people (like you). I didn't find any good community rules or pricing, any political statement about the mission, etc. The only thing i found deep in the comments is that it seems to be for people who don't want FLOSS? 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It is also free and hosted in the EU.", "excerpt": "Check out https://codefloe.com for private repos hosted with Forgejo. It is also free and hosted in the EU.", "context": "", "use_case": "private repo hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Copilot edited an ad into my PR"}]}