Looks like gitlab now requires account verification for new accounts in addition to email. Either phone number or credit card.
This applies both to accounts created with a working email or by logging in using your github account. You can’t even verify your email until you go through step 1.
I don’t know when this started, but at least for the last month or two judging from these posts in the forums.
- https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-create-an-account-without-telephone-number-if-an-non-activated-account-has-already-been-created-with-the-same-e-mail-address-that-demands-a-phone-number/93675/2
- https://forum.gitlab.com/t/phone-verification-sms-not-received-unable-to-login-and-register/92202
- https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-create-an-account-without-telephone-number-if-an-non-activated-account-has-already-been-created-with-the-same-e-mail-address-that-demands-a-phone-number/93675/2
Fun fact: I don’t even want to host on gitlab, I just wanted to report bugs in some projects. So I’m locked out.
Glad I switched to Forgejo some time ago, never looked back : )
What’s the best way to circumvent phone number verification ? My burner YouTube account, which has nothing unsavory on it, has been marked for phone number verification or else I can’t login at all.
Of course I’m not giving them my real phone number. What the best way to fake this?
get a burner sim. pay cash.
Impossible in some countries, like Germany with mandatory ID validaion. Luckily, our Pirate Party leader, a telecommunications expert, blocked this proposal here.
Time to start using GitDirectory named V.01 shared over FTP.
It’s a joke, don’t use FTP, it’s not secure.
Why isn’t FTP secure
It’s unencrypted, your ISP / Starbucks wifi can read all the files you send. Use SFTP instead.
or FTPS
I know this sucks. But I imagine this is because of previous abuse by bots or something. Could be simply evil though.
Codeberg looks interesting but it would be nice to see a US based version. Anyway I think its clear gitlab is problematic
Why does it matter where it’s based?
Because I don’t want to use services that are across that ocean
Honestly, the servers not being in the US is a feature these days - even for US-based customers.
Not really as you don’t have control over them whatsoever. I can’t vote in Europe
