Source code repository

A source code repository is a file archive and web hosting facility where large amounts of source code for software, but also for web pages are kept, either publicly or privately.

They are often used by open-source projects and other multi-developer projects to handle various versions.

They help developers submit patches of code in an organized fashion.

Often these web sites support version control, bug tracking, release management, mailing lists, and wiki-based documentation.

See also

• GitHub
• SourceForge

External links

• Comparison of source code hosting facilities @ Wikipedia