Yeah, this is what I do, too. Also keep in mind, though, that you'll need to exfil your fork if you think it might disappear at all from Github. They yank the o

Yeah, this is what I do, too. Also keep in mind, though, that you'll need to exfil your fork if you think it might disappear at all from Github. They yank the original repo and all of its forks for example if they get a DMCA notice. Years ago, I set up automation that pulls repos that I've forked, so for me, the act of forking ensures I get a copy of the code imported into my personal Gitlab instance on my home LAN.