[Lutger]

So then the free tier has you covered right? It's still there, with 5gb storage, unlimited private repos and everything.

[crote]

No, because they intended to delete inactive repositories of free-tier users. Especially for personal use, that's a big no-no.

They quickly backpedaled after it turned out this generated really bad PR, but it does clearly demonstrate why GitLab's free tier does _not_ cover you.