SourceHut

SourceHut is a suite of integrated tools for hosting and collaborating on software projects. It provides a minimal, performance-focused web UI and emphasizes standards-based workflows (notably email-driven collaboration).

Key Features

• Hosted Git repositories with public, private, and unlisted visibility options
• First-class Mercurial hosting alongside Git
• Fine-grained access control, including access for users without accounts
• Continuous integration with fully virtualized builds across multiple Linux distributions and BSDs
• Ad-hoc CI jobs and post-build triggers (email, webhooks, etc.)
• Mailing lists with web-based patch review tools and searchable, threaded archives
• Focused ticket tracking with support for private/security bug reports and email participation
• Markdown- and Git-driven wikis with flexible page organization
• Account security features such as TOTP-based 2FA, audit logs, and PGP-signed/encrypted service email

Use Cases

• Hosting open source projects that prefer email-based patch review workflows
• Running CI for multi-platform builds (Linux and BSD) with reproducible, isolated environments
• Managing project collaboration with integrated repos, tickets, wikis, and mailing lists

Limitations and Considerations

• Designed around a minimalist UI and email/SSH-centric workflows, which may differ from PR-centric forges
• The public service has historically been labeled as “alpha,” which may affect expectations around stability

SourceHut is well-suited to teams and communities that value simple interfaces, strong integrations, and standards-driven collaboration. It offers a cohesive set of tools for maintaining projects without relying on heavyweight, JavaScript-dependent web experiences.