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Fossil

All-in-one SCM with hosting, tracking, wiki, and chat.

At a glance:
First seen:2026-05-01
Last seen:2026-05-01
Sightings:1
Source:fossil-scm.org

What it is

All-in-one SCM with hosting, tracking, wiki, and chat.

Why developers recommend it

Repeatedly recommended as the cleaner self-hosted Git alternative.

Hacker News evidence

2026-05-01

Commenters said “Fossil really has it all” and “Just use Fossil at this point.”

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