GerritHub has been steadily growing, with more teams choosing Gerrit-based workflows. With a larger and more diverse set of projects using the platform every day, it becomes increasingly important to keep the service ad-free, open and fair for everyone.

Our analysis shows that less than 0.1% of all the repositories hosted on GerritHub exceeds the 2 GB mark, therefore to ensure we can continue providing high-quality, free hosting for the vast majority of our community, we are introducing a disk size limit for projects on GerritHub. This allows us to guarantee that all repositories under 2 GB remain free for everyone as we scale up the storage capabilities.

Please note that the 2GB limit will not apply to open-source projects, however, they’ll be required to reach out to us for explicit approval.

What does this mean in practice? Repositories imported from GitHub that exceed the 2 GB limit will fail the import into GerritHub, and new pushes that would grow an existing project beyond that threshold will be rejected with a clear, helpful error message explaining why, as follows:

➜  test git:(580cdcf) git push origin HEAD:refs/for/master
...
fatal: Unpack error, check server log
error: remote unpack failed: error Exceeded quota request for project repo/test. Maximum 2GB allowed. If you need a higher limit, reach out to us at GerritForge.com/contact to discuss your needs.
To https://review.gerrithub.io/repo/test
 ! [remote rejected] HEAD -> refs/for/master (n/a (unpacker error))
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://review.gerrithub.io/repo/test'

This helps keep storage usage under control and ensures that everyone gets a fair use of the common GerritHub.io platform. For most users, especially those working primarily with source code, this limit is generous and should not require any changes to everyday workflows.

This update reflects the healthy and continuous adoption of GerritHub by the community. As usage increases, small operational improvements like this one help us maintain a stable and welcoming environment for all users. We are thankful to everyone who relies on GerritHub for code review and collaboration, and we remain committed to improving the service as it grows. If you require a higher limit than this, please feel free to reach out to us at GerritForge.com/contact to discuss your needs and how we can help you further.