Partner with VSHN on Codey
You bring the customer relationship and Forgejo expertise: project setup, workflow design, CI/CD pipeline configuration, client onboarding. VSHN brings 24/7 managed operations, Swiss data residency, and an SLA option up to 99.99%. Together you deliver a complete managed Forgejo solution without either side building capabilities you don't have.
Why this works
Codey exists to keep Forgejo instances running, not to win the setup or onboarding work that is yours. About 86% of VSHN's revenue is that recurring operation, the rest support and change requests, so there's no reason to chase your project work.
- No competing interest: we're paid for the instance staying up, not for your workflow design mandate
- Your customer relationship holds: VSHN operates behind it
- A fact, not a pledge: the revenue split is why we have nothing to gain from undercutting you
How we collaborate
Lead Partner model. For each project, one of us is the customer's single point of contact. Who leads depends on the project, agreed per engagement. The Lead Partner drives the project, handles invoicing, and owns first-level support. If you are evaluating VSHN directly as the accountable party, rather than as a delivery partner, see the sovereignty page for how VSHN handles data residency and legal accountability on its own.
Joint delivery. You handle consulting, integration, and project management. VSHN handles infrastructure operations, monitoring, backups, and SLA. Or the other way around, depending on the project. Roles are agreed per engagement, not locked into a rigid structure.
Flexible billing. Invoice the customer together or separately, agreed per project. Both models are supported: each party invoices their share directly, or one party invoices the full amount and redistributes.
Protected relationships. No undercutting. Your customer stays your customer. Existing relationships are respected on both sides, with contractual protections for both parties.
Division of labor for Codey
| Your role | VSHN's role |
|---|---|
| Project setup and user management | Codey instance provisioning and operations |
| Workflow design | Backups and restore |
| CI/CD pipeline configuration | Monitoring, alerting, and 24/7 incident response |
| Client onboarding | Forgejo upgrades and security patches |
| SLA with defined response times |
Keep the client relationship. Hand over the Forgejo server.
Agencies often end up hosting Forgejo for a client because someone had to. You configured the projects and the pipelines, and the server underneath became a standing obligation: upgrades, backups, and a phone that rings when it is down.
The Lead Partner model covers this: you keep the client and the invoice, VSHN takes the server and the pager, under a contract between the two of us.
We operate what we know. We run Forgejo as Codey, set up to the VSHN standard. An instance someone else installed is migrated onto Codey before we take it on around the clock, because the engineer who answers at 03:00 has to know the system.
Partners delivering Codey
meissa GmbH. Software development firm and active Forgejo contributor. Delivers project setup, workflow design, and CI/CD configuration on VSHN-operated Codey infrastructure.
See all VSHN partners at servala.com/partners.
Become a partner
Interested in delivering managed Forgejo hosting together? Let's explore how we complement each other.
Book a partnership discovery call or start a partnership conversation.