Sourcehut

A full web git interface with no javascript.

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Unrated

Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.

Activity data

Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and Sourcehut is developed elsewhere.

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LicenceGPL-2.0
Built withGo

Is Sourcehut actively maintained?

We cannot measure this one. Sourcehut is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at git.sr.ht — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.

Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.

What Sourcehut actually does

Sourcehut provides a web-based interface for managing source code repositories using Git. It operates entirely without JavaScript, focusing on a lightweight approach to software development and project management. The platform is written in Go and distributed under the GPL-2.0 licence.

Best fit: It suits developers who prefer minimal, text-heavy web interfaces that load quickly and function without client-side scripting. It is also an option for teams wanting to self-host their version control infrastructure under a copyleft licence.

Worth knowing: The lack of official tagged releases and the unrated maintenance activity suggest potential risks regarding long-term support and stability. Evaluating whether the feature set meets your specific project management workflow is necessary before adoption.

Deployment notes

As a Go application, it typically compiles into a single binary that you can run behind a standard reverse proxy like Nginx or Caddy to handle TLS termination. You will also usually need to provision a separate database and ensure persistent storage for your Git repositories.


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