Why Gitea?
While I use github to contribute to pubic repos, I mainly use a self hosted Gitea installation for everything else. Why? Privacy and Security! While Github is great for open source projects, it has lots of bloat for things I dont actually use. Gitea is a open source alternative to Github without all the extra bloat. Futhermore, my code is much more secure from cyber attacks so if Github were to be hacked, none of my closed source code would be compramised.
What this means?
Security is important to me as leaking source code has been a huge issue in many fields over the years. There is a reason why many companies DONT use github for their source code, github keys are the most leaked from any other service provider as shown on the cover.
Does this happen?
Yes! In 2024 Mercedes-Benz had an authentication token on a public GitHub repo, which gave access to their entire source code. Oops. Security by obscurity is a bad thing… If you still need reasons to not use Github, just read through this article: https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/4500-of-the-top-1-million-websites-leaked-source-code-secrets