How to access GitLens+ features for a public fork?

Question

I created a public fork of a public repository on GitHub. After cloning via SSH I can't use the Commit Graph feature of the GitLens VSCode plugin. It says:

A trial or paid plan is required to use this on privately hosted repos.

Why is that? Which repositories are considered public?

Answer 1

The GitLens FAQ mentions:

Yes, all features are free to use on all repos, except for features:

• marked with a ✨ require a trial or paid plan for use on privately hosted repos
• marked with a ☁️ require a GitKraken Account, with access level based on your plan, e.g. Free, Pro, etc

The Commit Graph feature is marked ✨.

So this is:

• either a bug (a fork of a public repository is public)
• or a fork is considered by GitLens as "private use" somehow.

As a test, try and create your own public empty repository, and import through a remote named "upstream" the repository you intended to fork: check if the Commit Graph feature is available then.

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As the OP comments:

• firstly you clone via git clone https://github.com/me/fork.git, the extension sees that the repo is public,
• then you type git remote set-url origin [email protected]:me/fork.git and the extension continues to work.