Do you need the heptapod extension for Mercurial?

The heptapod extension will provide specific commands and generally everything that should be done with full access to Mercurial internals. Download the file for your platform. If you're not sure which to choose, learn more about installing packages.

Is there a friendly fork of GitLab called Heptapod?

Heptapod is the friendly fork of GitLab that brings Mercurial compatibility in. It is a system with multiple components, involving several programmation languages, notably Ruby, Go and Python.

What can Heptapod do for Git hosting?

Heptapod has the full Git hosting capabilities of its GitLab Core foundation. Connect your own CI runners to automatically run tests and deployment jobs on your branchs and merge requests. Host your Container images close to your code (Docker or any OCI image).