What is Codeberg?
Codeberg is a community-driven, non-profit software development platform operated by Codeberg e.V. and centered around Codeberg.org, a Gitea-based software forge.
On Codeberg you can develop your own Free Software projects, contribute to other projects, browse through inspiring and useful free software, share your knowledge or build your projects a home on the web using Codeberg Pages, just to name a few.
Codeberg is not a corporation but a community of free software enthusiasts providing a humane, non-commercial and privacy-friendly alternative to commercial services such as GitHub.
Codeberg vs. Gitea
Gitea is a free software for Git-based software development that powers Codeberg. Compared to Codeberg, Gitea is not a hosted service, but the free software tool to build those. Everyone can install their own Gitea instance to host their own projects. There are also some Gitea instances next to Codeberg you can use, but please make sure you find a site that is actively maintained and updated, and that you trust the provider. Beware: The official Gitea instance at gitea.com is only meant for development of Gitea and related products and not public use!
People are often asking why they should use Codeberg over other Gitea instances. The most important points Codeberg adds are
- a vivid community to collaborate with and ask for help
- active maintenance through the community and shared effort to provide an awesome experience
- you can take part in operation and decisions, and ideally donate
- we add additional services like Codeberg Pages and in the future hosted CI
What is Codeberg e.V.?
Codeberg e.V. is a registered non-profit association based in Berlin, Germany. You don't have to be a member of the association in order to join Codeberg.org or to contribute to the development of the platform, but if you want you can join Codeberg e.V. to support the project financially, be informed about Codeberg and, optionally, to actively contribute to the association.
Codeberg members can also take part in the decisions of the platform as explained in the bylaws, and they elect the praesidium and board of the platform, thus Codeberg can be considered as community-owned.
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