I’ve never really been one for digital hugs, but it is appreciated.

It was the perfect place for me. If it was only pawb here, I don’t know if I would have made some of what I feel are some positive personal decisions. I know there are sayings about good things being fleeting, but it doesn’t make me less sad.

For self hosting there is also https://forgejo.org/ which is a fork of https://about.gitea.com/ , the latter of which started to shift to a corporate model.