Status.github.com: “We're failing over a data storage system”
Just a few weeks ago my organization was in the position of choosing a version control platform for our repos. I'm so glad we went ahead with self hosted gitlab. We installed it on a CentOS server at our premise, SSL'd via Let's encrypt, I've even set up a dedicated gitlab runner to use Gitlab CI for continuous delivery and so far the testing is progressing pretty smoothly.<p>All this for $0.<p>Update:<p>I agree, gitlab and github will cost the same in the long run. Time costs money and self hosted has a lot of downsides as well.<p>However, gitlab being self hosted (and not costing anything in terms of separate invoice) makes us feel like we're more in control and are somehow saving some money (as we add more developers as well). This comment here was just sparked by a sigh of relief because this week is an important release for us and had we been on github this monday wouldn't have started too well.<p>Overall, all the comments listing the trade-offs are true. Time costs $$$ and a paid hosted solution is worth the minimal cost, time and expertise required.