9th July 2026
Why developers are ditching GitHub for Codeberg and self-hosting alternatives
But scratch the surface, and something else is going on. Some users are concerned about a range of issues, from technical problems like frequent downtime to the service’s political direction, especially since it was taken over by Microsoft.
A few high-profile projects have taken things much further, abandoning the offering altogether, in a move that may represent the beginnings of a more widespread exodus.
People complain about GitHub downtime and the service being less reliable than it used to be. But the advent of AI has pushed the number of new projects and commits up to previously unbelievable levels.
I feel pretty sorry for GitHub, they made themselves the epicentre of an ecosystem that suddenly grew 14x.
Presumably a few % of developers choosing to self host might actually be welcomed by GitHub dev ops?