sourceproject

SourceProject is an open‑source, web‑based software development platform designed to facilitate collaboration on code repositories, issue tracking, and continuous integration. It supports multiple version control systems, with Git as the primary backend. The platform was launched in 2015 by a core team of developers from the open‑source community, with the goal of providing a lightweight alternative to larger hosting services that emphasized privacy and self‑hosting.

Key features include an integrated issue tracker, discussion boards, and pull request management. SourceProject also offers a built‑in continuous integration engine that compiles code, runs automated tests, and provides status badges. Users can extend the system with plugins written in Python or JavaScript, allowing custom workflows, additional authentication methods, or integration with external services such as container registries and deployment tools. The user interface is responsive and can be operated from desktop and mobile browsers.

The project is maintained on GitHub under the Apache‑2.0 license. Contributions come from a geographically distributed community of developers, auditors, translators, and documentation writers. Core maintainers regularly perform code reviews and merge pull requests, and a quarterly newsletter reports on new releases and security patches. SourceProject supports multilingual interfaces; translations are managed through a web portal that mirrors the GitHub repository for contributors.

Use cases are diverse; it is adopted by small teams needing an internal code host, by non‑profit organizations seeking a low‑cost alternative to commercial platforms, and by educational institutions for teaching software engineering. Its lightweight footprint allows deployment on modest infrastructure, including on virtual private servers, Kubernetes clusters, and even on single‑board computers for local development environments.