BookStack has moved its secondary repositories to Codeberg, archiving the originals on GitHub with redirects. The shift follows concerns about Microsoft’s ownership of GitHub, including privacy, AI‑driven feature changes, and bandwidth limits on large‑file storage. Maintainers see the migration as aligning the project with open‑source values.

The team listed several GitHub dependencies: six active repos, issue tracking, CI pipelines via GitHub Actions, sponsor income, and integration hooks for Crowdin and CodeClimate. Composer‑based installs pull packages directly from GitHub, while many community projects watch for releases there. Replicating these workflows on Codeberg will require new CI solutions and alternative hosting for binaries.

Alternatives such as sourcehut, GitLab, and Gitea were evaluated, but Codeberg’s nonprofit model and familiar Git interface won out. By moving away from a corporate‑controlled platform, BookStack hopes to reduce reliance on proprietary terms and avoid future AI‑centric changes that could affect contributors. The migration now stands as the project's definitive stance on open‑source stewardship.

The transition also impacts documentation links and third‑party tools that reference GitHub URLs; maintainers plan to redirect traffic and update Composer metadata accordingly. Early feedback from the community indicates appreciation for the privacy‑first hosting, though some contributors express concern about losing GitHub Actions’ seamless CI. Nonetheless, the codebase now lives on a platform that matches BookStack’s open ethos.