Game of Trees Hub

All our hosted #OpenBSD VMs have been upgraded to #GameOfTrees 0.123.

See https://gameoftrees.org/releases/changes.html#2026-02-25 for the list of changes in this release.

The first three changes in this release were already merged into our VMs earlier. The main benefit of this update for us is improved performance in gotd when processing pack files.

#Git #Hosting

Each #OpenBSD virtual machine hosting #Git repositories on the #GameOfTrees Hub is configured by editing the gotsys.conf configuration file.

We run a live demo which shows configuration examples to help new users with getting started: https://demo.gothub.org/

The Game of Trees Hub is now hosting an #OpenBSD #Git repository mirror:

https://openbsd.gothub.org

The repositories available on our mirror contain the same data as already available at the openbsd accounts on Codeberg and Github but we do not rely on these other sites for updates. Repository updates are regularly being pushed to us directly from Canada.

Good news about our financial situation: The Game of Trees Hub (https://gothub.org) is no longer operating at a loss :flan_hurrah:

With two business subscriptions booked yesterday (from Ireland :flan_luck:) we are now making more money than we are spending.

Our average monthly expenses are currently 393€. We are now receiving 243€ monthly from active subscribers. Additionally, we are currently receiving 220€ per month from generous people who support us on https://opencollective.com/gothub

Ever since we started renting servers back in May 2025 our funds had been slowly depleting because the monthly bills from hosting providers exceeded our monthly income. Fortunately, we could sustain this situation for a while because of a reserve built up from generous contributions on Open Collective since June 2024. We are very grateful to all of you who are helping to make our project possible.

#Git #Hosting #OpenBSD #GameOfTrees

All our hosted Git repository servers have been updated to today's new 0.122 release of the Git-compatible #gameoftrees version control system.

This update brings fixes and tweaks for the web frontend. In particular, #OpenSSH host key fingerprints are now prominently displayed where it matters, encouraging users to verify host keys instead of trusting them blindly on first use. See the Game of Trees change log for details: https://gameoftrees.org/releases/changes.html#2026-02-10

We anticipate upcoming support for SHA256 object-format Git repositories, hopefully in the next release (as per @op@bsd.network)

By the way, we still have spare room for more hosted VMs. If you want some no-nonsense, community-driven, minimal #git repository and static website hosting in your life then find us at https://gothub.org/

Our service runs #OpenBSD exclusively but no expertise in BSD is required at all to make use of it. Repositories, user accounts, access rules, commit notifications, and web hosting can be managed by editing a plain-text configuration file stored in a Git repository.

We have spun up 5 new VMs during the last 48 hours. Some were booked by known friends of ours, some booked by new friends we have never met before. Welcome on board!

#git #hosting #gameoftrees #openbsd

A new project status update has been posted on our opencollective page: https://opencollective.com/gothub/updates/web-interface-is-now-enabled-and-we-need-more-subscribers

#git #hosting #openbsd #gameoftrees

All our #git repository hosting VMs have now been updated in production and are running the #gameoftrees web server gotwebd.

See here for how to configure the web server in gotsys.conf: https://gameoftrees.org/gotsys.conf.5.html#WEB_SERVER_CONFIGURATION

The web server name to use in the configuration is your subdomain.gothub.org

Custom domains can be added on request (and you'll need to set up an A record).

Today's new release of the #gameoftrees version control system finally makes it possible to have a #git repository web frontend on the Game of Trees Hub, including the ability to serve static web sites directly out of hosted repositories.

We are in the process of upgrading all user VMs to make these new features available.

Watch the (upcoming in one hour) #fosdem presentation by @op@bsd.network in the BSD devroom to learn more about how our web server implementation works: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/K7YXFT-gotweb/