You can run Github on prem using Github Enterprise [1]. However, that follows a subscription model and Github can potentially terminate it at any time. Gitlab

You can run Github on prem using Github Enterprise [1]. However, that follows a subscription model and Github can potentially terminate it at any time. Gitlab has an open source version [2], which means that preferring Gitlab over Github prevents giving more control of the project's direction to another entity. ( Not speaking on behalf of GNOME of course, just remarking that it is a good thing that free software projects are preferring Gitlab over Github ) [1] https://enterprise.github.com/faq https://enterprise.github.com/faq [2] https://about.gitlab.com/installation/ce-or-ee/ https://about.gitlab.com/installation/ce-or-ee/