gitchain/gitchain
Decentralized, peer-to-peer Git repositories aka "Git meets Bitcoin" observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4496
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2901
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1030 stars · 73 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Gitchain is a decentralized, peer-to-peer network for hosting Git repositories, applying ideas from Bitcoin, Namecoin, and DHTs. It runs as a local proxy to the Gitchain P2P network, letting users push and fetch Git repos without a central server.
Use cases
- host git repositories without a central server
- decentralized version control network
- push and clone repos over p2p
- censorship-resistant git hosting
- self-hosted distributed git proxy
When to choose
- you want Git hosting with no central authority or single point of failure
- you're experimenting with blockchain/DHT concepts applied to version control
When to avoid
- you need a maintained, production-ready Git hosting solution
- you require broad ecosystem support or recent updates - the project is inactive since 2018
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
version-control p2p networking cryptography version-control microservices blockchain developer-tools windows go cli git-hosting decentralization blockchain dht namecoin linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/gitchain/gitchain · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1910c7bfa065
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gitchain/gitchain | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="gitchain/gitchain")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem