First Steps

Accessing OpenCommit#

OpenCommit is currently in private beta. Public registration is not yet open.

If you’ve been invited to the private beta:

1. Check your inbox for an email from the OpenCommit team.
2. Follow the instructions provided in the email.

Once your account is confirmed, it is ready and you can sign in to start using OpenCommit.

If you don’t have an invitation yet, you can learn more about the project on
opencommit.nl and keep an eye out for public updates as we move towards a wider release.

What is OpenCommit?#

OpenCommit is a service designed to help you, as an open source developer, work more effectively with Git repositories and modern software development workflows.

Our goal is to make it easier to:

• Create and manage repositories
• Collaborate on code
• Track issues and tasks
• Keep a clear, auditable history of your work

This documentation will guide you through these concepts step by step, from first-time setup to everyday usage.

Community and Usage Guidelines#

OpenCommit is under active development. We’re iterating quickly, and your feedback during the private beta is especially valuable.

We kindly ask that you:

• Be respectful and constructive when reporting issues or suggesting improvements
• Avoid abusive or excessive use of the service and its resources
• Share concrete feedback when something is confusing, missing, or broken

As the platform matures, we will publish more detailed usage guidelines and terms here.

Orienting Yourself in OpenCommit#

Once you’re signed in, you’ll see your main dashboard. From there, you can typically access:

• Dashboard - The first screen you’ll see after logging in. It gives you an overview of the latest activity from you, the people you follow and in your or your organization’s projects.
• Issues and Pull Requests - These are overviews of issues and pull requests that you are either involved in or that are part of one of the organizations you belong to.
• Milestones - An overview of the milestones and their related issues for the project that you are either involved in or that are part of one of the organizations you belong to.
• Explore - This overview allows you to browse through OpenCommit and find new and exciting projects, find users or organizations and allows you to search through the code on the site.
• Docs - Leads you to this documentation.
• OpenCommit Foundation - This leads you to the OpenCommit Foundation’s website. Here you can find generic information on the foundation, its status, yearly reports including financials and transparency. Here you can also find ways to support our efforts.
• Bell / Notifications - An overview of your read, and unread notifications on OpenCommit.
• Plus / Create menu - You can create repositories, organizations and migrate repositories from other forges here using this menu. It’s your entry point to kicking off entirely new projects on OpenCommit.
• Avatar - This will lead you to a menu, where you can look at your profile, edit your settings, read the documentation or log out.
• Dashboard Context Switcher - If you’re part of one or more organizations, you can use this context switcher to let the dashboard display information relevant to the organization, rather than your account.

The exact layout and feature set may change as we iterate, but the core idea stays the same: help you quickly see what’s happening and where you need to act.

A Word About Security#

Even in a beta, security matters. As such, we require all users to activate two factor authentication (2FA) right after registration.

To help keep your account safe:

• Choose a strong, unique password for OpenCommit
• Do not share your account or invitation links with others
• Keep your email account secure, since it is used for password resets and verification

Moving On From Here#

Now that you know what OpenCommit is and how to access it, you can continue with the next steps in this “Getting Started” section:

Work through these guides in order if you’re new to Git or OpenCommit, or jump directly to the topic that best matches what you want to do next.