So based on their own reporting, the uptime number should be 99.31. Which means only like 6 additional hours and they'd fall below 99.0%
What I would like to see is a combined uptime for "code services", basically Git+Webhooks+API+Issues+PRs, which corresponds to a set of user workflows that really should be their bread & butter, without highlighting things you might not care about (Codespaces, Copilot).
The first one I've built is a little ASCII hangout for Claude @ https://clawdpenguin.com but threads like this make me want to build it for Github too.
This is probably the first time I felt vindicated with my self-hosting move literally the day after I finished the migration, very pleasant feeling. Usually it takes a month or two before I get here.
I do need a good backup solution though, that’s one thing I’m missing.
I’ve got a nice and powerful Minisforum on my desk that I bought at Christmas not even switched on.
Setting up Forgejo + runners declaratively is probably ~100 lines in total, and doesn't matter I forget how it works, just have to spend five minutes reading to catch up after I come back in 6 months to change/fix something.
I think the trick to avoid getting tired of it is trying to just make it as simple as humanly possible. The less stuff you have, the easier it gets, at least that's intuitive :)
The downside with that is it misses one of the key purposes of GitHub: posturing for job-hunting/hopping. It's another performative checkbox, like memorizing Leetcode and practicing delivery for brogrammer interviews.
If you don't appear active on GitHub specifically (not even Codeberg, GitLab, nor something else), you're going to get dismissed from a lot of job applications, with "do you even lift, bro" style dissing, from people who have very simple conceptions of what software engineers do, and why.
I mostly use Forgejo for my private repos, which are free at Github, but with many limitations. One month I burned all my private CI tokens on the 1st due to a hung Mac runner. Love not having to worry about this now!
Edit: to the "do you even lift bro", the response becomes "yeah man, I've built my own gym - oh, you go to Planet Fitness? Good luck."
Sometimes wonder if my coursemates back in the days, who automated commits to private repos just to keep the green box packed, actually got any mileage out of it.
That said, I've got Linux and macOS setup with a Mac Mini (using a Claude-generated Ansible task file), but configuring a Windows VM seemed a bit painful. You didn't happen to find anything to simplify the deployment process here, did you?
6 years early [0] and you have better uptime than GitHub.
Sure, if you're out after reaching the most people, gaining stars or otherwise try to attract "popularity" rather than just sharing and collaborate on code, then I'd understand what you mean. But then I'd begin with questioning your motivation first, that'll be a deeper issue than what SCM platform you use.
I think it is time that Microsoft lets go of GitHub. They are handling it too poorly.
Good riddance I hope it completely destroys them.
No fuss instant refund of my unused subscription (£160) appreciated.
Only Pro (without plus) can be paid annually for some reason.
I used all the 'Premium Requests' every month on (mainly) Opus 4.5 & 4.6. From what I've read on here it seems I was probably a rather unprofitable customer - it felt like a steal.
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