A Codeberg alternative
for professional work.
The same Forgejo platform. Run for you, with room for how you actually work.
Codeberg is a fine free home for community FLOSS — and in July 2026 its members voted to ban projects that mostly consist of AI-generated code, alongside cryptocurrency projects. gitbuild.dev is managed Forgejo hosting for professional and commercial teams: the same open-source software, EU-hosted, with no restrictions on how you write your code.
Side by side
The differences that matter when you choose a home for your code.
| gitbuild.dev | Codeberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Forgejo — fully open source | Forgejo — the exact same software |
| Who it is for | Professional and commercial teams, private work | Free, donation-funded community for FLOSS projects |
| AI-generated code | Welcome — no content policy on how you write code | Banned since July 2026 if a project is mostly AI-generated |
| AI training on your code | Never — contractual and technical prohibition | Never — pledged by member vote |
| Private repositories | 1 free, unlimited from €8/mo | Public FLOSS focus; private use is fair-use limited |
| Cost | Free plan, paid from €8/mo | Free, donation-funded |
| Business needs | DPA, organisations, support contact | Community service, no commercial terms |
Why developers switch
Three reasons teams move their repositories to gitbuild.dev.
Same software, no policy surprises
gitbuild.dev runs Forgejo — the exact software Codeberg runs, stewarded by the same non-profit. Your workflow, migration tools, and muscle memory carry over unchanged; what changes is that you are on a paid service with predictable terms instead of a community policy that can shift with a member vote.
AI-assisted developers welcome
Codeberg's amended Terms of Use prohibit projects that mostly consist of code written by generative AI tools. gitbuild.dev has no such restriction — use Copilot, Claude, Codex, or none at all. What we share with Codeberg is the other half of the vote: your code is never used to train AI models.
Built for private and commercial work
Codeberg is a donation-funded commons for open source, and it is excellent at that. If you need private repositories at scale, team organisations, a DPA, and someone accountable to email, that is what gitbuild.dev exists for.
How to migrate from Codeberg
It is the same Forgejo platform — this is the easiest migration there is.
$ git remote set-url origin https://git.gitbuild.dev/you/your-app.git
$ git push -u origin main
# Done. Issues and PRs: use Forgejo's built-in migration.
$ _1. Create your account
Sign up and verify your email — a Forgejo workspace is provisioned automatically.
2. Move your code
Change your Git remote URL and push — all branches, tags, and history included. Forgejo-to-Forgejo, nothing to convert.
3. Import the rest
Issues, pull requests, and releases can be imported with Forgejo's migration tools from your Codeberg repositories.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about switching from Codeberg to gitbuild.dev.
Did Codeberg ban AI-generated code?
Yes. In July 2026 the members of Codeberg e.V. voted (358 to 144, with 14 abstentions) to prohibit projects that mostly consist of code written by generative AI tools, and the Terms of Use were amended accordingly. The same vote also committed Codeberg to never training AI models on hosted code, and separately banned cryptocurrency projects. gitbuild.dev has no restriction on how you write your code — and likewise never trains AI models on it.
Is gitbuild.dev run by Codeberg?
No. Codeberg is a free community instance run by Codeberg e.V., the non-profit that also stewards Forgejo — the open-source platform both services run. gitbuild.dev is independent managed Forgejo hosting aimed at professional and commercial use: business plans with a DPA, team organisations, and a support contact you can actually reach.
Can I migrate my repositories from Codeberg?
Yes, and it could hardly be simpler — both services run Forgejo. Change your Git remote URL and push, and use Forgejo's migration tools to import issues, pull requests, and releases.
Is my code used to train AI models?
Never. Your source code is not used for LLM training, model ingestion, or any form of automated analysis beyond what is required to operate the service. This prohibition is contractual and technical — we have no data-sharing relationships with AI companies.
Same Forgejo. Terms built for your work.
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