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Migrated from GitHub to Codeberg

Sébastien Babas

Why I migrated from GitHub to Codeberg?

Section titled “Why I migrated from GitHub to Codeberg?”

I migrated from GitHub to Codeberg mainly because GitHub is a proprietary platform, which is a sovereignty issue for me (notably because their Copilot AI is trained on public code).

My main goal was to find simplicity: fewer unused features, a platform that gets straight to the point.

My steps to migrate my project from GitHub to Codeberg:

Section titled “My steps to migrate my project from GitHub to Codeberg:”

I used these commands to perform the migration:

# 1. Change the remote URL to point to Codeberg
git remote set-url origin https://codeberg.org/NuxiPro/Core.git


# 2. Push all branches and tags
git push --all
git push --tags

I could have used Codeberg’s native import tool, but since the NuxiPro Core repository was private, I preferred to do the transfer manually by choice. It took a few minutes and everything went very well.

What I gain and what I lose leaving GitHub for Codeberg

Section titled “What I gain and what I lose leaving GitHub for Codeberg”

What I gain:

Section titled “What I gain:”
  • Everyday simplicity
  • No overload of unused features
  • Sovereignty (Codeberg is hosted in Germany by a European non-profit)
  • Ethics: no business model based on exploiting your code
  • A calmer, cleaner environment, without proprietary tools

What I lose:

Section titled “What I lose:”
  • Less visibility than on GitHub
  • Fewer out-of-the-box tools, but more control over what I add

Self-hosted Forgejo runner on my personal PC

Section titled “Self-hosted Forgejo runner on my personal PC”

I decided to self-host my own runner on my personal machine.

I use the Docker-in-Docker (DinD) strategy: jobs run in a separate Docker daemon, without direct access to my host’s Docker socket, which guarantees good isolation for my build environments.

I made this choice so I don’t saturate Codeberg’s shared community resources during my testing and deployment phases. Eventually, I will move this runner to a dedicated server so I no longer depend on my desktop PC.

Quick note about the demo

Section titled “Quick note about the demo”

I kept the demo repository on GitHub for now, because it will very soon be stopped and deleted. Since it was a test version requiring unnecessary maintenance, it will be replaced directly. I will let you know before its final removal.