Jurisdiction
The applicable law matters as much as the technology. Where a service is operated determines which laws apply to your data.
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Sovereign Git forge
Your code. Your jurisdiction. Your control.
A Git forge based on Forgejo, operated from Belgium under Belgian and European law.
100%
Under European jurisdiction
0
Vendor lock-in
GPL v3+
Forgejo
2
Commands to migrate
A forge already in production
In production
In production
The first digital commons operated by Singulr
A sovereign Git forge based on Forgejo, hosted in Belgium and operated under Belgian and European law. Not a mock-up: a service in operation.
Apply to the betaWhy a sovereign forge?
Sovereignty is not simply local hosting. It is control over the applicable law, the code, and reversibility.
Reversibility
Your repositories stay exportable at any time. No technical or contractual lock-in.
Free software
Forgejo is licensed under GPL v3+. Its workings can be audited and understood.
Transparency
The architecture, the technologies used and the operating principles are publicly documented.
Your code is not merely stored somewhere. It is subject to a jurisdiction.
The question is not only where the servers are. The question is: which laws apply when someone requests access to the data?
Why now?
Europe is already building its own sovereign infrastructure.
The Netherlands has code.overheid.nl. Germany is developing opencode.de. The European Union operates code.europa.eu. Singulr brings a Belgian answer for private, non-profit and local organisations.
The question is no longer whether alternatives exist. The question is which ones we choose to strengthen.
GitHub or Singulr?
Two forges, two jurisdictions. The facts, without speculation.
USGitHub
Operator: Microsoft
US law
Proprietary software
Subject to the CLOUD Act
BESingulr
Operator: Belgian non-profit
Belgian and European law
Forgejo, free under GPL v3+
Full reversibility
Hosted in Belgium
Who is this forge for?
Four kinds of organisation that already have concrete reasons to take back control.
Tech SMEs
For teams that want to keep control of their environment.
Non-profits
For organisations that value alignment between their principles and their tools.
Schools and universities
For institutions attentive to the stakes of digital sovereignty.
Local government
For public bodies looking for European alternatives.
What you get
A complete forge, with no functional compromise.
Repositories
Organisations
Issues
Pull Requests
Releases
CI/CD
Access management
Webhooks
Everything you expect from a modern forge.
What actually changes
What stays the same
Git
Pull Requests
Issues
Releases
Webhooks
What changes
The jurisdiction
The operator
The governance
Reversibility
Transparency
You don't relearn Git.You choose a different framework.
Migration is simple
Two Git commands are enough. No proprietary format, no export to request.
# 1. Pull your repository from GitHub git clone --mirror git@github.com:org/repo.git # 2. Push it to your Singulr forge git push --mirror git@forge.singulr.be:org/repo.git
You remain the owner of your history.
Your guarantees
Concrete, verifiable commitments, built into the service.
Belgian law
GDPR
Encrypted backups
Reversibility
Free software
Hosted in Belgium
Why Forgejo?
Choosing a sovereign forge is not only about changing host. The choice of software matters too.
Free software
Forgejo is distributed under the GPL v3+ licence.
Community
The project is driven by an open community.
Codeberg
Forgejo is backed by the Codeberg ecosystem.
Independence
No single actor controls the project.
Built on proven foundations
Singulr relies on recognised, battle-tested free software rather than proprietary technology.
Forgejo
Codeberg
PostgreSQL
Git
GNU/Linux
Simplified architecture
A fully free, lean and auditable stack, from the operating system to the application.
Forgejo
PostgreSQL
Caddy
Ubuntu
Frequently asked questions
Why Forgejo?
Forgejo is a community fork of Gitea, licensed under GPL v3+ and backed by Codeberg e.V. You get issues, pull requests, CI/CD and releases just like on any modern forge, while remaining fully free and auditable. No proprietary lock-in.
Can I leave at any time?
At any time. Your Git repositories export in two commands to the destination of your choice. As Forgejo is licensed under GPL v3+, no data is held captive and you remain the owner of your entire history.
Are my repositories private?
Yes. Your private repositories are accessible only to you and the people you invite. We do not read your code and we do not sell it to anyone.
Can I host it myself?
Yes. We also offer to install Forgejo within your own infrastructure, with onboarding and documentation. You keep control from end to end.
Is the beta free?
Yes. The private beta is free. Singulr is operated by a non-profit association: the goal is not profit, but a sovereign and sustainable service.
A human answers you
Singulr is operated by a Belgian non-profit. No anonymous automated support. No ticket lost in a global organisation. When you write to us, a human answers.
Join the first sovereign users
The sovereign Git forge is open in private beta to organisations that want to take back more control over their digital infrastructure.