Codeberg Is Down

Power cuts, panic posts, and people threatening to run back to GitHub

TLDR: Codeberg is offline after a power outage appears to have knocked out its servers and some networking equipment, and the fix may take time. Commenters instantly turned it into a drama fest: some blamed heat, some mocked the tiny server count, and some threatened to flee back to GitHub.

Codeberg — a popular home for open-source code projects and a favorite alternative to giant platforms — suddenly went dark after what appears to be a power outage hit its servers. The official status account said all services were down, that all three servers first seemed to be without power, and that even some network gear was affected. Translation for non-experts: the lights went out where the computers live, and so did the website. The team warned people not to expect a quick fix while they waited on the data center operator.

But the real action was in the reactions. One camp went straight to full breakup mode, with one commenter dramatically declaring, "I’m moving all my projects to GitHub!" Others tried to be the calm friend in the group, dropping the official status page and reminding everyone this looked like a plain old outage, not the apocalypse. Then came the armchair detectives: was it the European heatwave frying cooling systems? Was it suspicious that a major code-hosting site runs on "only three servers"? That question alone sparked the classic internet mix of disbelief, side-eye, and low-key infrastructure snobbery.

And yes, there was accidental comedy too. One user joked that trying to sign up may have been "the last mint leaf" before the whole thing collapsed — a tiny, chaotic butterfly effect for the fediverse age. The mood overall: part sympathy, part panic, part nerdy disaster theater.

Key Points

  • Codeberg reported that all of its services were down and unreachable.
  • The initial investigation indicated that all three servers appeared to be without power.
  • Codeberg said it did not expect a quick resolution and was waiting for the datacenter operator to fix the issue.
  • A later update said one server had power again, but the others were still unreachable.
  • Codeberg's investigation found that network equipment was also affected by the incident.

Hottest takes

"I’m moving all my projects to github!" — analogpixel
"Maybe related to the heatwave?" — muglug
"only three servers?" — matt_daemon
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