How to Build Your Own Sourcegraph
Replace Sourcegraph with a custom build. The code intelligence platform for enterprises
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 23 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 23 features
Search(4 features)
Search for code in massive, sprawling codebases with lightning-fast search at enterprise scale supporting 100 to 1M repositories
Filters, keywords, operators, pattern matching, and more for comprehensive code search
Search public code repositories
Search by code symbols across codebases
Integration(3 features)
API access for integrations and custom workflows
Extensibility through extensions and third-party integrations
Support for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit, Perforce and more code hosts
Security(3 features)
Fine-grained RBAC keeps your team's access secure and scoped
Enterprise-ready SSO with SAML, OpenID Connect, and OAuth ensures secure, centralized authentication
LLM inference is never stored beyond what's required and never shared with third parties
Support(2 features)
Round-the-clock support for enterprise customers
Account Managers and Support Engineers provide dedicated help
Administration(1 features)
Automated user provisioning and lifecycle management
AI Integration(1 features)
Model Context Protocol integration that gives AI coding agents increased accuracy and output quality with powerful code search and navigation tools
AI Search(1 features)
Delivers context and confidence needed to move faster by providing clear answers in even the most complex codebases
Automation(1 features)
Search-and-replace across all code hosts, repositories, and billions of lines of code to automate code changes at scale
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 23 features at very easy complexity.