Codeberg and GitHub

Toxe

Tomcat How do you work with GitHub? It doesn't make sense to me.

I work with it just like any other Git repository, meaning I don't use the GitHub website for anything that has to do with file management or editing but instead just a normal, local Git client (or in my case simply Git on the command line). The GitHub repository is just another remote where I can push to or pull from.

I am not sure about maximum project sizes though. I think 1 GB?

Toxe

Looks like it's all a bit fuzzy but 100 GB seems to be the hard cap for GitHub repository sizes although GitHub advises to keep it under 1 GB and may send a notice when getting over 5 GB (but it sounds like you can talk to them about it). And 100 MB is the maximum file size you can upload.

All of this is for free repositories. I have no idea if things change if you have a paid account.

GitHub supports Git LFS though, so that helps a bit when working a lot with bigger files because Git isn't really a good option if you have big binary files. Git was made for text diffs after all.

And that's why a lot of game developers don't use Git for their projects but for example Perforce instead. And also why they don't use GitHub but host their repositories on their own systems. Games are big after all and for non-hobbyist games GitHub will eventually get too limiting.

Tomcat

Toxe And 100 MB is the maximum file size you can upload.

I can't 😾

Tomcat

kuligs2 Thats why im telling you - self host

Toxe but host their repositories on their own systems.

Own hosting, it's a good idea… probably… the problem is the realities of modern life… in short — politics. I can't set up a website at home:

I must be able to access my contents from wherever I happen to be in the world.
It is extremely desirable that those who work with me can also access it.
…and my home… well, I could lose it at any time… along with the server. It's war.

I even bought a powerful tablet to have mobility. But under the new rules, it can be taken away when boarding an airplane. So even physically transporting my work on any medium is not a reliable way to do it.

Toxe Is this a completely new file or does it contain changes?

New.

Toxe

Tomcat I read something about a maximum diff size. 25 MB? Not sure. Is this a completely new file or does it contain changes?

Toxe

Tomcat Well that sucks. ☹️ Can't you just rent a small server from some provider somewhere or let someone else from a more "stable" country do it?

kuligs2

Tomcat I must be able to access my contents from wherever I happen to be in the world.

can you not forward ports? I forwad ports and i was once victim of bot farm ddos attack year or more back. someone was trying to access my ssh so i just blocked the port. Then i just set up vpn (wireguard) and the rest is history.

Now i open only public ports and for my lan stuff i just use a vpn tunnel.

Tho its one way, meaning you can access stuff on your LAN but LAN cant access the client machine you connected from.

I tried to play a game withmyself (godot test) but i could not connect from home LAN to my client PC from another network through vpn.. Im sure there are IP tables and routes you could set up, im just not smart enough and for me this setup is enough..

Tomcat

Toxe Can't you just rent a small server

“Rent” is a financial issue.

Tomcat

kuligs2 can you not forward ports?

Nope, of course. If (when) I evacuate, the apartment can be confiscated along with the server — we have such rules (or rather we have no rules — early medieval times — "the lord is always right").

Tomcat

Does anyone have anything to say about Atlassian?

Megalomaniak

Tomcat You mean bitbucket? Probably a bit better than github for storing files other than code but not much. That is to say binary blobs with LFS. But other than that not sure I have much more to say.

If you are trying to find something perfect then you'll probably be searching forever. "Perfect is the enemy of good enough" is the adage that comes to mind.

I think you might actually want perforce with HelixDAM

Tomcat

Megalomaniak You mean bitbucket?

Yeah, that includes.

If you are trying to find something perfect then you'll probably be searching forever.

I'm not looking for something perfect in this world. I didn't create it, so there can't be an ideal a priori.

I am looking for something that will not cause me such emotions (here the word “mosquitoes” (komary) should be replaced with “GitHub”):

My current project is not about revelations and discoveries, and was intended primarily to try to practice working together and storing work. Well, a negative result, in a way, is also a result.

I think you might actually want perforce with HelixDAM

Thank you, I will study it in more detail. But at first glance, this service is not available in the country I am in. And they ask you to specify the country to get the free version.

Megalomaniak

Tomcat My current project is not about revelations and discoveries, and was intended primarily to try to practice working together and storing work. Well, a negative result, in a way, is also a result.

If your current project is collaborative in nature and you already have another party as partner, perhaps they can get and provide the version control and data mirroring.

SnapCracklins

I use Github but I am a solo dev and the repositories for my projects are private.

I basically use it as a cloud backup but I also keep a hard copy on a separate drive.

Tomcat

SnapCracklins I use Github but I am a solo dev and the repositories for my projects are private.

In order to upload the project to GitHub, I had to split it into 6 parts(!) and give external links to 3 files, as they are over 25 Mb. When trying to clone it, errors popped up, which I don't know how to localize.

Yeah, I have a private repository too.

kuligs2

SnapCracklins and then one day ms shuts down gh for no reason 😃

just bite the bullet man, self host, create a vpn so that the only port open on your network is the vpn, add your collaborators, to the vpn and the rest is history.. or just forward the git/forgejo instance port and bypass the vpn stuff..

xyz

Makes me wonder how the hell all them games got made prior to existence of online code versioning services.

Tomcat

xyz Makes me wonder how the hell all them games got made prior to existence of online code versioning services.

We don't appreciate the deeds of our ancestors.

And seriously, the attempt by a small team to make an alternative to the Sims series, of course, is a provocation and can be more or less successful (not necessarily), only when using the latest technology. It is necessary to “stand on the shoulders of giants” to achieve more.

And, of certainly, everything used to be done in a team that sat at neighboring tables and could share results directly.

Megalomaniak

xyz Makes me wonder how the hell all them games got made prior to existence of online code versioning services.

Perforce isn't exactly new and many larger studios likely run their own custom infrastructure for central data management and version control. And probably always have.

Tomcat

Megalomaniak If your current project is collaborative in nature and you already have another party as partner, perhaps they can get and provide the version control and data mirroring.

Unfortunately, the “another party” has the same problems I have… only on a larger scale.

xyz

Megalomaniak I was sarcastic there. The whole "problem" presented in this thread boils down to insisting on biting more than one can chew and then complaining about it. It's one of the most common forms of self sabotage.

@Tomcat Curb your ambitions and start with a smaller project, one that won't give you reasons to complain a lot... if you want to finish it, that is. Adapt to what's available.

If you think there's no adequate versioning service out there that's affordable or good enough, get a web hosting package for dozen bucks a year and install whatever you think you need. You could have already installed "limitless" capacity git and a wiki hundred times over since this "discussion" started. But somehow I suspect you'll now proceed to complain that web hosting is not available in your country 😃

SnapCracklins

kuligs2 yeah i trust MS as far as I can throw them. And I don't mean a laptop. 🤣

Honestly I will likely be doing that soon. This is likely the way.

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