diff --git a/src/byteb4rb1e/utils/vcs/git.py b/src/byteb4rb1e/utils/vcs/git.py
index cd4cd87..7d718b2 100644
--- a/src/byteb4rb1e/utils/vcs/git.py
+++ b/src/byteb4rb1e/utils/vcs/git.py
@@ -26,54 +26,40 @@ class GitError(Exception):
 
 
 def parse_base_url(base_url: str) -> str:
-    """Extract workspace from an SCP-style Bitbucket base URL.
+    """Extract the workspace from an SCP-style base URL.
 
-    The host part must be exactly ``bitbucket.org`` — bootstrapping
-    requires the Bitbucket API, so other hosts are rejected.
+    Accepts any host (Bitbucket, Forgejo, GitHub, ...) as long as
+    the URL is SCP-style::
 
-    >>> _parse_base_url("git@bitbucket.org:byteb4rb1e")
-    'byteb4rb1e'
+        git@bitbucket.org:byteb4rb1e/foo.git → byteb4rb1e
+        git@git.code.tiararodney.com:h5p-mirror/foo.git → h5p-mirror
     """
-    # SCP-style: git@bitbucket.org:workspace
+    # SCP-style: git@host:workspace/repo
     if ":" not in base_url or "//" in base_url:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"Expected SCP-style URL (git@bitbucket.org:workspace), "
+            f"Expected SCP-style URL (git@host:workspace), "
             f"got: {base_url}"
         )
-    host_part, workspace = base_url.split(":", 1)
-    # host_part is e.g. "git@bitbucket.org"
-    host = host_part.split("@", 1)[-1]
-    if host != "bitbucket.org":
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Mirror base URL must target bitbucket.org, "
-            f"got host: {host}"
-        )
+    _, workspace = base_url.split(":", 1)
     return Path(workspace).parent
 
 
 def parse_repo_name(base_url: str) -> str:
-    """Extract workspace from an SCP-style Bitbucket base URL.
+    """Extract the repository name from an SCP-style base URL.
 
-    The host part must be exactly ``bitbucket.org`` — bootstrapping
-    requires the Bitbucket API, so other hosts are rejected.
+    Accepts any host (Bitbucket, Forgejo, GitHub, ...) as long as
+    the URL is SCP-style::
 
-    >>> _parse_base_url("git@bitbucket.org:byteb4rb1e")
-    'byteb4rb1e'
+        git@bitbucket.org:byteb4rb1e/foo.git → foo
+        git@git.code.tiararodney.com:h5p-mirror/foo.git → foo
     """
-    # SCP-style: git@bitbucket.org:workspace
+    # SCP-style: git@host:workspace/repo
     if ":" not in base_url or "//" in base_url:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"Expected SCP-style URL (git@bitbucket.org:workspace), "
+            f"Expected SCP-style URL (git@host:workspace), "
             f"got: {base_url}"
         )
-    host_part, workspace = base_url.split(":", 1)
-    # host_part is e.g. "git@bitbucket.org"
-    host = host_part.split("@", 1)[-1]
-    if host != "bitbucket.org":
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Mirror base URL must target bitbucket.org, "
-            f"got host: {host}"
-        )
+    _, workspace = base_url.split(":", 1)
     return Path(workspace).name.split('.')[0]