Git Credential Manager on Arch Linux (Codeberg + VSCode)

Requirements

Arch Linux with a display manager (SDDM)
Wayland compositor (niri, Hyprland, etc.)
Codeberg account with an access token

1. Install GCM

yay -S git-credential-manager

2. Run GCM setup

git-credential-manager configure

3. Install gnome-keyring

sudo pacman -S gnome-keyring libsecret

4. Enable keyring daemon via systemd

systemctl --user enable --now gnome-keyring-daemon.socket

Check /etc/pam.d/sddm-autologin — it should already contain these lines (added by gnome-keyring package). If not, add them:

-auth       optional    pam_gnome_keyring.so
-session    optional    pam_gnome_keyring.so auto_start

6. Configure Git

git config --global credential.credentialStore secretservice
git config --global credential.guiPrompt false        # terminal prompt (no GUI)
git config --global credential.https://codeberg.org.provider generic
git config --global credential.https://codeberg.org.username YOUR_CODEBERG_USERNAME

Final `~/.gitconfig` credential section

[credential]
    helper =
    helper = /usr/bin/git-credential-manager
    credentialStore = secretservice
    guiPrompt = false

[credential "https://dev.azure.com"]
    useHttpPath = true

[credential "https://codeberg.org"]
    provider = generic
    username = YOUR_CODEBERG_USERNAME

7. Reboot

reboot

On first login after reboot, you will be prompted to set a password for the keyring. Set one — it unlocks automatically on subsequent logins via PAM.

8. Test

Clone a Codeberg repo. When prompted, enter:

Username: your Codeberg username
Password: a Codeberg access token (Settings → Applications → Generate Token, with repository scope)

On the second operation, no prompt should appear — credentials are stored in the keyring.

Verify stored credentials

secret-tool search server codeberg.org