> BitBucket. It's essentially the same service as GitHub, but allows private repositories for free. And with an academic .edu email you get unlimited collaborators. Much simpler than running your own git server as others have suggested I think.
> So I've been using Bitbucket, which is fine and all, but I would have loved to be a part of Github community.
I already have Bitbucket edu plan, as I've said. It's pretty great, but it lacks community.