{"id":22753538,"date":"2024-07-31T12:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/?p=22753538"},"modified":"2024-08-02T08:13:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:13:44","slug":"aws-discontinues-git-hosting-service-codecommit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/aws-discontinues-git-hosting-service-codecommit\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS Discontinues Git-Hosting Service CodeCommit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of an apparent effort to clean house, <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/?utm_content=inline+mention\" class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">Amazon Web Services <\/a>will pull the plug on its <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/dont-mess-with-the-master-working-with-branches-in-git-and-github\/\" class=\"local-link\">git-based<\/a> source control service, <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/codecommit\/\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">AWS CodeCommit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After giving it a lot of thought, we made the decision to discontinue new access to a small number of services, including AWS CodeCommit,&#8221; AWS Chief Evangelist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeffbarr\/\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">Jeff Barr<\/a> wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeffbarr\/status\/1818461689920344321\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">sharing a prepared message<\/a> on the X social media service Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Although existing customers can continue to use CodeCommit for the time being, AWS has stopped accepting new customers. And it has not given a date on when the service would be shuttered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While we are no longer onboarding new customers to these services, there are no plans to change the features or experience you get today, including keeping them secure and reliable,&#8221; Barr wrote in an extended Tweet. &#8220;We also support migrations to other AWS or third-party solutions better aligned with your evolving needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company has <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/blogs\/devops\/how-to-migrate-your-aws-codecommit-repository-to-another-git-provider\/\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">posted instructions<\/a> on how to migrate a codebase from AWS to <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/code-n00b-welcome-to-github-brought-to-you-by-microsoft\/\" class=\"local-link\">Microsoft&#8217;s GitHub<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/gitlab-dedicated-interview\/\" class=\"local-link\">GitLab<\/a> and other code repositories.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22753550\" style=\"width: 1377px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22753550\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22753550\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thenewstack.io\/media\/2024\/07\/e7a043f8-delete-repository-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"screenshot of deleting a CodeCommit repository. \" width=\"1367\" height=\"428\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22753550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to delete a CodeCommit repository &#8212; after migrating to another service (AWS)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;After migration, you have the option to continue to use your current AWS CodeCommit repository, but doing so will likely require a regular sync operation between AWS CodeCommit and the new repository provider,&#8221; the cloud giant provider advised.<\/p>\n<h2>Market Impact of CodeCommit<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/blogs\/aws\/now-available-aws-codecommit\/\" class=\"ext-link\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">Launched in 2015<\/a>, AWS CodeCommit provided a managed revision control service to host <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/git-is-15-years-old-what-now\/\" class=\"local-link\">git repositories<\/a>. It was designed to work with Git-based tools as well as with other AWS tools such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/amazon-web-services-codeguru-will-point-out-whats-wrong-with-your-code\/\" class=\"local-link\">CloudGuru code analysis software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the service had trouble gaining a foothold in the competitive code repository market, despite the natural appeal for AWS shops to stick with AWS for additional services.<\/p>\n<p>TNS Analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/author\/lawrence-hecht\/\" class=\"local-link\">Lawrence Hecht<\/a> noted that, in last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/jetbrains-developer-survey-tracks-rapid-adoption-of-ai-chatgpt\/\" class=\"local-link\">JetBrains survey<\/a>, 3.2% of the developers surveyed used CodeCommit. Even among developers whose company primarily uses AWS for the cloud, only 9% used AWS CodeCommit.<\/p>\n<p>Those same AWS-centric accounts were much more likely to say their company was using <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewstack.io\/bitbucket-simplifies-building-ci-cd-pipelines-with-pipes\/\" class=\"local-link\">BitBucket<\/a> (39%), <a href=\"https:\/\/about.gitlab.com\/?utm_content=inline+mention\" class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">GitLab<\/a> (45%) and <a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/modelmondays?utm_content=inline+mention\" class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">GitHub<\/a> (63%)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is not a large user base, but it will be interesting to see where those people will migrate to,&#8221; noted Hecht in a Slack message.<\/p>\n<p>