Git hosting and continuous integration for the Slackware Linux community. Built on Slackware. Run by the Slackware team.

What the forge provides

Git hosting

Host your SlackBuild scripts, patches, and related tools in public or private repositories. Import existing repositories from GitHub in one step. Issues and pull requests give collaborators a structured review workflow.
User Guide.

Slackware CI

Validate your SlackBuilds automatically on every push. Workflows execute inside genuine Slackware containers for both 15.0 stable and -current, in 32-bit and 64-bit. Results appear directly on commits and pull requests.
Github Migration Guide.

Container registry

Pull official Slackware base images from registry.slackware.nl without authentication. Images are rebuilt automatically whenever the upstream Slackware ChangeLog changes.

docker pull registry.slackware.nl/slackware/slackware:current

About Slackware Linux

Slackware Linux, created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993, is the oldest actively maintained Linux distribution. Its guiding principles have remained consistent across three decades: simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix conventions. Slackware does not attempt to hide the system from its user. Understanding what is running and why is considered a feature, not a burden.

Packages are distributed as plain compressed tarballs with makepkg and installpkg. There is no automatic dependency resolution - the expectation is that the administrator understands what they are installing. This conservatism has earned Slackware a reputation for producing administrators who genuinely understand their systems rather than merely operating them.

Requesting an account

This forge does not offer self-registration. Accounts are created by the administrators for Slackware community members with something to contribute. If you maintain SlackBuild scripts, packages, or Slackware-related tools and would like to host them here, get in touch:

  • IRC — #slackdocs on Libera.Chat or #slackware on OFTC
  • E-mail — forge (at) slackware (dot) nl

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