good github alternative??

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So, I moved from github to sourcehut a while ago, and been mostly happy about it EXCEPT they just refuse to add a “download zip” button to the home page for some reason

the main reason i went with sht is because of the email based contribution system, since id feel bad about making people make an entirely new account just to add a tweak, but the download zip thing is a big turnoff since it has directly affected me now

so does anyone have any ideas for alternatives for both

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I use forgejo, which you can self host or use an existing instance like codeberg or even Brennan Day’s instance.

While this does mean needing to create an account to make a PR, the forgejo team are working on a solution to that problem via Forgefed

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I second Codeberg. It’s not just any software forge, but an NGO with a mission to promote free software, and a good community around it.

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@candycanearter07, is a “download zip” on the home page really important to you? Because if you look at the log tab and open a commit, Sourcehut provides download buttons for each commit, like so:

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If you need a single “download zip” on the homepage, have you looked at Codeberg as @thepaperpilot suggested?

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yes there was a kinda disaster with a streamer yesterday

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a streamer who was going to download your code but couldn’t find the button to do so in sourcehut, and from the sounds of it then got mad at you? Ngl, i have a guess on who that could’ve been…

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Is this streamer a friend of yours? Because if a streamer dared give me any static for not using their preferred anything, they would receive scant mercy.

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they didnt get mad i just was forced to send in the 3 month old github archive lol

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ok i figured out you can add a download link to the readme with

git.sr.ht/~username/repo/archive/main.zip

its still really annoying that you have to manually add it to the README for any repos that need it, but it works well enough i guess

(i was using this before but i think they just recently added zips, so i was forced to use the targz link until now which a lot of ppl dont know what to do with)