Installs [Gitea](https://gitea.io) (formerly gogs) as a systemd service
Installs [Gitea](https://gitea.io) (formerly Gogs) as a systemd service
## Screencast
**How to install Gitea**, and migrate one of your Microsoft Github, repos in 5 minutes.
**How to install Gitea** and migrate one of your Microsoft Github repos in 5 minutes.
<ahref="https://youtu.be/dTvTBlzKqgg"target="_blank"><imgtitle="How to install Gitea"alt="a screencast of me installing gitea and migrating one of my github repos"src="https://i.imgur.com/e4CZdBu.png"></a>
# Linux Install Script
You can download and run the installer script:
You can download and run the installer script using this command:
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`curl -fsSL https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/gitea-installer.sh/raw/branch/master/install.bash | bash -s version 1.2.0`
## Install Manually
# Gitea Web Setup (post install)
Once you have gitea installed and running you must choose
which database to use, certain gitea paths, an admin user, etc.
Go to: http://localhost:3000/
You should see these fields: (The following is for basic usage with this script, for more advance usage see: (https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/customizing-gitea/)[https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/customizing-gitea/])
Database Type: Use SQLite3 for the database.
Path: Leave this alone.
Application Name: Give your Gitea server a fancy name.
Repository Root Path: Leave this alone.
LFS Root Path: Leave this alone.
Run User: Leave this alone.
Domain: Replace this with your domain name for the server.
SSH Port: Leave this alone unless you want a custom port for SSH.
HTTP Port: Change this if you want Gitea to serve on a different port. You don't usually need to, Gitea is usually used behind a web server.
Application URL: Enter the full URL for your Gitea instance, like https://example.com/
Log Path: Leave this alone.
Or manually install by reading these instructions and following along:
Click on "Admin Account Settings" to setup your user account and click "Install Gitea" when you are done.`
## Manual Installation
If you want to install Gitea manually, you can follow these instructions:
```bash
# Create a 'gitea' user and group with the home /opt/gitea, no password (because it's a system user) and no GECOS