Hemmelig archives its repo: what the end of a solo-maintainer project teaches self-hosters
On October 5, 2026, Hemmelig, the open-source encrypted secret-sharing platform, archived its GitHub repository and stopped all fixes, while leaving the hosted service running in a separate direction. For a self-hoster, it is a concrete reminder that a tool’s longevity depends on a maintainer, not its popularity — and that you need an exit plan.