[jodacola]

I've been an avid GitHub user for a very long time.

I remember way back in the "olden days" in San Francisco seeing people with Octocat signs on Market. GitHub was awesome. Fond memories.

But times are a-changin', and for lots of reasons I just don't feel like GitHub is cool or "for me" anymore.

So, with my new Mac Mini, because they were on sale and everyone was getting one for OpenClaw... I put that puppy on my tailnet, installed Gitea, and I've been using it exclusively for all my projects. It's been weeks since I've pushed anything to GitHub.

I feel free.

[vinnymac]

Same here, I now self host Forgejo and Tangled Knot + Spindle.

Only use GitHub for employers at the moment, but don’t intend to put new code there going forward.

[a1o]

Hey, I know it’s supposed to be simple, but any chance of a write up of the macmini as a server approach? I would be interested in learning about the details of how you set it up. I would read this blog post if you ever write one!

[zdragnar]

If I had to guess, using tailscale is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here.

[jodacola]

It is. I don’t have opened up to the wide internet, but it’s still super convenient to have it on my tailnet, which all my other devices are on, so I can review and manage repos wherever I am, while operating with the privacy of a self-hosted GitHub-like experience.

[Mumps]

I absolutely LOVE Tailscale. but uhh. I think they shoulder exactly the same risk, right?

[jodacola]

I was considering doing just this; I’ll spin something up soon. Thanks for the push!