specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Codeberg
providerId: codeberg
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Code Hosting
- Git
- Open Source
- Non-Profit
- FinOps
- Cost Management
description: >-
  FinOps view of Codeberg spend. Codeberg is a donation-funded non-profit
  (Codeberg e.V.) that provides Git hosting and a Forgejo/Gitea-compatible API at
  no charge. There is no vendor invoice, no metered API billing, and no paid
  tier - so from a consumer's perspective there is no direct cloud spend to
  manage against Codeberg. The relevant financial dimension is voluntary support
  (donations or association membership) that keeps the shared service running,
  plus, for organizations that need guaranteed capacity or control, the
  alternative cost of self-hosting Forgejo on their own infrastructure.
notes: >-
  Because Codeberg does not bill for usage, standard usage-metering FinOps
  columns do not apply. The honest cost signals are (1) voluntary donations /
  membership to sustain the non-profit, and (2) the infrastructure cost of
  self-hosting Forgejo if an organization chooses to run its own instance rather
  than rely on the shared community service. No FOCUS billing export exists.
sources:
- https://codeberg.org
- https://docs.codeberg.org
- https://forgejo.org/
- https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Codeberg e.V.
serviceCategory: Developer Tools and Code Hosting
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Free
  billingFrequency: None
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
meters:
- name: donations
  description: Voluntary donations to Codeberg e.V. that fund the platform. Not tied to API usage.
  unit: currency
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - contributor
- name: self_hosted_compute
  description: Infrastructure cost of self-hosting Forgejo instead of using the shared Codeberg instance (no Codeberg invoice).
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - deployment
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: There is no Codeberg invoice to track; instead track any voluntary donation/membership spend and, if self-hosting, the infrastructure cost of running Forgejo.
- name: Allocation
  description: If self-hosting Forgejo for internal teams, tag the hosting infrastructure per team/workload; on codeberg.org there is nothing to allocate.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use the shared non-profit instance responsibly under fair use to avoid the cost of self-hosting; self-host only when guaranteed capacity, privacy, or control justifies the infrastructure spend.
- name: Accountability
  description: Decide as an organization whether to financially support Codeberg e.V. commensurate with reliance on the free service, and review self-hosting costs against that support.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com