Smederee

Smederee is an open-source, frugal software forge designed to help teams build software together. It provides repository hosting, issue/ticket management and code review features with modular components for hub and tickets.

Key Features

• Repository hosting and management designed for collaborative development workflows
• Integrated ticketing system with hub/tickets module separation for configurable deployments
• Written for the JVM with Java 17+ compatibility and built using sbt; includes packaged distribution and testing tasks
• Uses PostgreSQL for persistent storage and schema separation between modules
• Deployment guidance for creating distributions, application configuration, database setup and reverse-proxy placement
• Support for colored diffs and darcs-based repository workflows; developer convenience tooling recommended (colordiff, tokei)
• Tests included with sbt integration and options to include/exclude tests that need a database

Use Cases

• Host and manage source code and issue tracking for small-to-medium open-source projects on self-hosted infrastructure
• Provide a forge-style platform for organizations that require modular hub and ticket services with PostgreSQL-backed persistence
• Run development and CI workflows locally using sbt-based build/test tooling and packaged distributions for production rollout

Limitations and Considerations

• Primary repository hints indicate darcs-centric workflows and a custom SSH port; users expecting broad VCS integrations may need to verify supported VCS backends
• Requires Java 17+ and PostgreSQL 13+ with DB timezone set to UTC, which imposes specific platform prerequisites for deployment
• SSH cloning notes mention RSA as recommended and experimental ed25519 support; administrators may need to configure SSH clients and ports carefully

Smederee focuses on a compact, modular forge architecture suitable for administrators who can manage JVM and PostgreSQL infrastructure. It is especially appropriate where a lightweight, self-hosted code-forge with integrated ticketing is required.