The Day I Couldn't Access My Code on GitHub (And What I Built After That)

Junior STAN — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:18:33 +0000

I built Nexora because one day I couldn't access my own code

A few weeks ago, something stressful happened.

I needed urgent access to one of my GitHub repositories.

And I couldn’t access it.

It wasn’t a dramatic outage.
It wasn’t the end of the world.
But it was enough to make me uncomfortable.

As developers, our repositories are everything.

Our code.
Our projects.
Our work.
Sometimes even our income.

And that day I thought:

“If I had my repositories automatically mirrored somewhere else, I wouldn’t be worried right now.”

That’s when the idea for Nexora was born.

The Problem

Most developers host their projects on GitHub.

Some use GitLab.

Some use both.

But very few automatically sync their repositories between platforms.

If something happens — access issue, account limitation, private repo problem — you suddenly realize:

You are fully dependent on one provider.

Manual mirroring exists.
Git remotes exist.
But it’s not simple.
And honestly, most of us don’t set it up.

The Idea

What if:

You create a repository on GitHub
And it automatically appears on GitLab
With no manual setup
No complex configuration
No scripts running locally

That’s Nexora.

A simple tool that:

Creates repositories on GitHub and GitLab
Syncs GitHub to GitLab automatically
Gives developers peace of mind

No more “what if I lose access?”

Why I’m Building This

I’m a developer.

I’ve deployed apps.
I’ve worked with VPS.
I’ve built APIs.
I know how fragile infrastructure can feel sometimes.

Nexora isn’t built from theory.

It’s built from that small moment of stress when I couldn’t access my code.

Sometimes products don’t start from huge market research.

Sometimes they start from:

“This annoyed me. I’m fixing it.”

Who Is This For?

Indie hackers
Freelance developers
Startups
Anyone who doesn’t want a single point of failure

If your repositories matter, redundancy matters.

Current Status

Nexora is currently in early stage.

I’m validating the idea and gathering early adopters.

If this sounds useful to you, you can join the waitlist here:

👉 Join the Nexora Waitlist: https://nexoravitrine.vercel.app

I’d Love Feedback

Do you currently mirror your repositories?

Would automatic sync between GitHub and GitLab be useful to you?

What would make you trust such a tool?

I’m building this in public — so your feedback matters.

Thanks for reading 🚀

DEV Community: Junior STAN