gitbyte.nl
Git hosting. On Dutch soil.
GitByte is a sovereign Git platform built by Verulon for organisations that want to keep their source code, pipelines and repository data in the Netherlands — with full GDPR/Schrems II compliance, hosting in an ISO 27001-certified data centre and a data processing agreement under Dutch law.
“Your code. Your rules. The Netherlands.”
Jurisdiction
Dutch law
Data centre
Zoetermeer, NL
The problem
Your source code on American servers is a legal risk.
For organisations in the legal, financial, healthcare or government sectors, using GitHub, GitLab SaaS or Bitbucket Cloud is no longer risk-free — regardless of which data centre the provider offers.
US Cloud Act
GitHub, GitLab SaaS and Bitbucket Cloud fall under US jurisdiction. The US Cloud Act obliges providers to hand over data to American authorities — even if that data is stored in Europe.
Schrems II
The EU Court of Justice invalidated the Privacy Shield. Transferring source code to American platforms is legally exposed for organisations in regulated sectors.
Contractual risks
Many SaaS providers retain licence rights to uploaded content. Your IP, algorithms and business logic are visible to the provider and potentially to third parties.
GitByte solves this. All code, pipelines and repository data run on Verulon B.V.'s own hardware in an ISO 27001-certified data centre in Zoetermeer. Fully under Dutch law. No external sub-processors. No Cloud Act exposure.
Features
Everything your development team needs.
GitByte offers the familiar DevSecOps features your team already knows — but entirely on Dutch, sovereign infrastructure.
Git Repository Hosting
Full Git support with branch management, merge requests, issue tracking and code reviews — all on Verulon's own hardware in Zoetermeer.
Integrated CI/CD
Native GitByte CI/CD pipelines that integrate seamlessly with the Verulon PaaS. From commit to production — without your code ever leaving the Netherlands.
Access Management & Teams
Fine-grained permission structure at repository, branch and file level. SCIM/SSO integration for enterprise environments.
Audit Logging
A complete audit trail of all repository activity: who changed what, when and from which environment. Ready for compliance audits.
DPA/GDPR compliant
Every customer signs a data processing agreement under Dutch/EU law. No silent data transfers, no hidden sub-processors.
Local AI Code Review
Future integration with Verulon's sovereign AI platform for AI-assisted code review — without a single line of code going to OpenAI or other external APIs.
Comparison
GitByte vs. GitHub / GitLab SaaS
Legal certainty
Built for organisations where data residency isn't optional.
GitByte is developed by Verulon B.V., a Dutch company registered with the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) in Rotterdam. All contracts are governed by Dutch law. Every customer signs a data processing agreement (DPA) that fully complies with GDPR and the Schrems II ruling.
More on our data sovereignty strategyFully isolated environments
Every customer environment runs isolated in its own namespace on the Verulon Kubernetes cluster. No shared infrastructure with other customers.
ISO 27001-certified data centre
Your repositories are hosted in a Tier 3+ data centre in Zoetermeer, certified for information security, physical access control and network security.
Audit rights included
Enterprise customers have a contractual right to physical on-site audits of Verulon's infrastructure and processes.
Who it's for
GitByte is built for organisations that don't have a choice.
If your sector, regulator, customer or internal policy requires source code to remain on Dutch or European soil, GitByte provides the legal and technical guarantees you need.
Legal sector
Financial services
Healthcare & Pharma
Government & semi-public
Logistics & Industry
Scale-ups with IP protection
Be the first to know.
GitByte is currently in development. Sign up for early access at gitbyte.nl and receive a personal invitation as soon as the platform goes live.
Go to gitbyte.nlQuestions? Get in touch directly with the Verulon team.
GitByte is part of the Verulon platform.
Combine GitByte with Verulon Sovereign Hosting and PaaS for a fully integrated, sovereign DevSecOps stack — from code to production, on Dutch soil.