Migrating from GitHub to Codeberg: A Personal Experience and Step-by-Step Guide
By
todsacerdoti
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The article details the author's personal experience migrating from GitHub to Codeberg, a free and open-source software hosting platform. It covers the step-by-step process including setting up a Codeberg account, migrating repositories, configuring Git remotes, and transitioning from GitHub Pages to Codeberg Pages. The author shares practical tips, challenges encountered, and the overall positive outcome of the migration, emphasizing that while not a single-click process, it's manageable and worthwhile for those seeking alternatives to GitHub.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledAt this point, I'd call my migration successful. But it took more than clicking a single button, so let's talk about the steps involved, at least for me.
I'm hoping that it can help be an example for other people, and show that it's actually not that complicated.
Spoiler alert: this very site that you're reading this on is not served from GitHub Pages anymore!
First, I took an hour or so to set up my profile picture, email address, and other basic settings on Codeberg.
The migration process was smoother than I expected, and I'm happy with the results.
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