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<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta name="generator" content="Hugo 0.145.0"> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="description" content="sourcehut is a network of useful open source tools for software project maintainers and collaborators, including git repos, bug tracking, continuous integration, and mailing lists." /> <link href="/logo.svg" rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml"/> <link href="/logo.png" rel="icon" sizes="any" type="image/png"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/main.min.10f5a4d43be0f7717db2f3d71eb07d1bc84c6240c39c71c0e725c3ef0b94830b.css"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="/blog/index.xml"> <title>sourcehut - the hacker's forge</title> </head> <body> <div> <nav> <span class="brand"> <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z"/></svg> </span> <a href="/"> sourcehut </a> </span> <a href="/blog">blog</a> <a href="/pricing">pricing</a> <a href="/community">community</a> <a href="https://www.hellotux.com/sourcehut">merchandise</a> <a href="https://sr.ht" class="btn pull-right hidden-small"> Go to sr.ht <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 192 512"><path d="M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z"/></svg> </span> </a> </nav> </div> <main> <header class="inline-header"> <div class="heading"> <div class="info"> <div class="content"> March 27, 2025 by Conrad Hoffman </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1> <a href="https://sourcehut.org/blog/2025-03-27-announcing-docs-sourcehut-org/" class="blog-link"> <small> From the blog <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 192 512"><path d="M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z"/></svg> </span> </small> <br /> Announcing docs.sourcehut.org </a> </h1> </div> </div> </header> <section class="infobox"> <div class="box"> <div class="content index-grid"> <div class="left"> <p> <strong>Welcome to sourcehut!</strong> This suite of open source tools is the software development platform you've been waiting for. We've taken the wisdom of the most successful open-source communities and turned it into a platform of efficient engineering tools. </p> <ul> <li>Absolutely no tracking or advertising</li> <li>All features work without JavaScript</li> <li>No AI features whatsoever</li> <li>Many features work without an account</li> <li> The <a href="https://forgeperf.org" rel="noopener" >fastest & lightest</a> software forge </li> <li> <a href="https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sourcehut" rel="noopener"> 100% free and open source software </a> </li> <li> <a href="/foss-contributions/" rel="noopener"> Supports hundreds of free software projects </a> </li> </ul> <p> Sourcehut is currently available as a public alpha. <a href="/alpha-details" rel="noopener"> What should I expect? </a> </p> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="https://meta.sr.ht/register" class="btn btn-primary" type="submit"> Register for sr.ht <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 192 512"><path d="M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z"/></svg> </span> </a> or <a href="https://meta.sr.ht/login" rel="noopener"> log in <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 192 512"><path d="M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z"/></svg> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="projects"> <div class="content"> "Small internet" protocols? The Plan 9 renaissance? Esoteric programming languages for music creation, and novel smartphone operating systems? These projects and more are waiting to be found on the sourcehut project index. <a href="https://sr.ht/projects" class="btn btn-default"> Browse projects <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 192 512"><path d="M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z"/></svg> </span> </a> </div> </section> <section class="content"> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>Hosted git repositories</h3> <ul> <li>Public, private, and "unlisted" repositories</li> <li>Fine grained access control, including access for users without accounts</li> <li> First-class <a href="https://hg.sr.ht" rel="noopener">Mercurial support</a> also available </li> </ul> <blockquote style="margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0;"> We've completely migrated our repo hosting, both git and Mercurial, to SourceHut. The speed, functionality, integrations, and minimal-yet-friendly UI makes it easy to use and work with. <br /> <br /> — Peter Sanchez, Netlandish Inc. </blockquote> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="git.jpg" alt="Screenshot of git.sr.ht" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>Powerful continuous integration</h3> <ul> <li> Runs fully virtualised builds on <a target="_blank" href="https://man.sr.ht/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md" rel="noopener"> various Linux distros and BSDs </a> </li> <li>Submit ad-hoc jobs without pushing to your repository</li> <li>Post-build triggers for email, webhooks, etc</li> <li>Log in with SSH after build failures to investigate further</li> </ul> <blockquote style="margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0;"> This CI experience is leagues ahead of all others. Resubmitting builds and SSH'ing in is saving me multiple hours. <br /> <br /> — Andrew Kelley, author of the Zig programming language </blockquote> </div> <div class="right"> <img src="builds.jpg" alt="Screenshot of builds.sr.ht" /> </div> </div> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>Mailing lists & code review tools</h3> <ul> <li>Patch review tools on the web</li> <li>Threaded, searchable mail archives</li> <li>Tools for working with third party mailing lists</li> <li>Powered by <a href="https://git-send-email.io">git send-email</a></li> </ul> <blockquote style="margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0;"> SourceHut mailing lists are the best thing since the invention of reviewing patches. <br /> <br /> — Martijn Braam, postmarketOS developer </blockquote> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.ht-dev/patches/14726" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="lists.jpg" alt="Screenshot of lists.sr.ht" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>Focused ticket tracking</h3> <ul> <li>Actionable tasks only — no discussions, questions, or duplicates</li> <li>Private bug reports and bug trackers for security issues</li> <li>Participation via email, with or without an account</li> </ul> <blockquote style="margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0;"> I think it is really convenient that you can send a plaintext email with your bug report, whether or not you have an account. <br /> <br /> — Cadence Ember, author of Bibliogram </blockquote> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="https://todo.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/todo.sr.ht" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="todo.jpg" alt="Screenshot of todo.sr.ht" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>Hosted real-time chat services</h3> <ul> <li>Provides a hosted Internet Relay Chat bouncer</li> <li>Connect with any IRC client, or use our web chat</li> <li>Online and offline chat log management</li> </ul> <blockquote style="margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0;"> I like that chat.sr.ht allows people to easily engage in their communities, while still betting on standards instead of building new walled gardens. <br /> <br /> — Pedro Lucas Porcellis </blockquote> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="chat.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="chat.jpg" alt="Screenshot of chat.sr.ht" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>Sophisticated account management & security</h3> <ul> <li>PGP encrypted and signed emails from each service</li> <li>Two-factor authentication with TOTP</li> <li>Detailed audit logs of account activity</li> <li>Fine-grained third-party OAuth access controls</li> </ul> <blockquote style="margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0;"> I really appreciate the option to get encrypted mail with a PGP key that I provide — why don't more companies have this?! <br /> <br /> — Cadence Ember </blockquote> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="meta.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="meta.jpg" alt="Screenshot of meta.sr.ht" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>Markdown- and git-driven wikis</h3> <ul> <li>Use git to version control and manage your wiki</li> <li>Use any organizational hierarchy you like, a flat wiki is not imposed</li> <li>Hosts the detailed <a href="https://man.sr.ht" rel="noopener">sourcehut manual</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="https://man.sr.ht" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img src="man.jpg" alt="Screenshot of man.sr.ht" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="service-grid"> <div class="left"> <h3>And more!</h3> <ul> <li>Ad-hoc source code hosting via paste.sr.ht</li> <li>Static web hosting via srht.site</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </main> <footer> <div class="box"> <div class="content index-grid"> <div class="left"> <p> <strong>Welcome to sourcehut!</strong> This suite of open source tools is the software development platform you've been waiting for. </p> <ul> <li> Git and Mercurial hosting, mailing lists, bug tracking, continuous integration, and more </li> <li>Absolutely no tracking or advertising</li> <li>All features work without JavaScript</li> <li>No AI features whatsoever</li> <li> <a href="https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sourcehut" rel="noopener"> 100% free and open source software </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://meta.sr.ht/register"> Register for sr.ht <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 192 512"><path d="M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z"/></svg> </span> </a> or <a href="/"> learn more <span class="icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 192 512"><path d="M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z"/></svg> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-links"> <span> © 2025 sourcehut </span> <a href="https://man.sr.ht/privacy.md" rel="noopener" >Privacy Policy</a> <a href="https://man.sr.ht/terms.md" rel="noopener" >Terms of Use</a> <a href="/logo" rel="noopener" >Logo & Media resources</a> <span> <a href="https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sourcehut/" rel="noopener" >Source Code</a> <small class="text-muted">(AGPL, BSD et al)</small> </span> </div> <blockquote> We are here to make free software better. 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