Why we built konnos
If you've been coding for any length of time, you know the feeling: you push your work to a platform you don't control, and somewhere in the back of your mind you wonder — what happens if the rules change? What happens if the company pivots, gets acquired, or decides your project doesn't fit their guidelines?
We built konnos because we think your code should belong to you. Not in a fine-print, technically-you-can-export-it way — actually yours. Hosted in the EU, under EU law, on infrastructure we run ourselves.
What konnos is today
konnos is a full git platform. Here's what's live right now:
- Repositories — public and private repos, web-based file browsing, clone over HTTPS or SSH.
- Issues — a clean issue tracker for every repo. Open one, discuss it, close it when it's done.
- Pull requests — code review built in. Open a PR, leave comments, merge when ready.
- Organisations — group repos under a shared organisation. Useful for teams and open-source projects.
- Sign in with konnos — an OAuth provider you can use in your own apps, so your users can log in with their konnos account. The same protocol GitHub and Google use, built by us from scratch.
- Personal Access Tokens — API tokens for automation, so your scripts and CI systems can talk to konnos without your password.
That's a real, working platform. Not a demo. Not a promise.
What konnos is not (yet)
We'd rather be honest than oversell. A few things that are on the roadmap but not live yet:
- Built-in CI/Actions (continuous integration pipelines)
- Package hosting
- Pages / static site hosting
We're building steadily. The goal is to add each of these only when they're genuinely good — not just a checkbox on a feature list.
Built in Europe, for everyone
konnos is built in Europe, hosted in Europe, and built to EU standards. We think that matters. Data residency, GDPR compliance, and not having your project data processed by servers on the other side of the world are real things — and they're easier to guarantee when you build in the EU from day one.
The platform itself is built on open foundations. We believe in open source and we build on top of it.
What's next
We're focused on stability and trust right now. Before adding more features, we want every feature we have to be solid. If you find a bug, open an issue or email us.
The blog will be the place where we announce new features, explain technical decisions, and share what we're learning. No marketing fluff — just honest writing about what we're building.
If you haven't already, create an account and push your first repo. It takes about two minutes.
— The konnos team