What's cooking on Sourcehut? Q2 2026
SourceHut's Q2 2026 update covers progress on a new CI/CD system, package management improvements, and expanded documentation. The team also highlights performance upgrades for git hosting and mailing list features, along with community contributions and upcoming milestones for the platform.
Background
SourceHut (sr.ht) is a minimalist, command-line-friendly platform for hosting and collaborating on software code — an alternative to GitHub or GitLab, built by well-known free-software developer Drew DeVault. It prioritizes simplicity, user sovereignty, and minimal JavaScript, and is funded by paid subscriptions rather than venture capital or data monetization.
- "What's cooking" is a quarterly update series where the SourceHut team reports on in-progress work, infrastructure status, and community governance — a behind-the-scenes look for users and contributors.
- The platform's core services include git.sr.ht, hg.sr.ht (for Mercurial), lists.sr.ht (mailing lists), builds.sr.ht (CI), and meta.sr.ht (account management).
- This Q2 2026 edition likely covers progress on a long-running "v2" migration/rewrite, improvements to CI runners, billing changes, moderation policies, and community health — all significant because SourceHut is a rare sustainable, open-source-hosted alternative to Big Tech code-hosting platforms.