Show HN: GitGres – A private GitHub in 650 lines of PostgreSQL

Category: devtools

Tags: github-alternative, git, postgresql, rust, self-hosted

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 6, Utility: 4)

GitGres reimplements a subset of GitHub's API and git storage entirely within PostgreSQL, storing all objects, refs, and metadata in database rows. It's interesting as a minimal, customizable alternative for teams needing a private, Postgres-backed code hosting solution that can trade off cost, latency, and consistency.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/calebwin/gitgres · Rust

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