Host Your Own GitHub Alternative with Gitea on Windows
10#Gitea #Windows #Git
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0667.html
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What is Gitea?
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Gitea is a painless self-hosted Git service. It is similar to GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab. Gitea is a fork of Gogs. - https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/
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Installing Gitea
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01. Open a browser and navigate to https://dl.gitea.io/gitea
02. Open the folder for the latest release
03. Download the latest windows .exe release
04. Download Git for Windows https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/latest
05. Install Git for Windows
06. Rename the downloaded gitea .exe file gitea.exe
07. Copy/cut gitea.exe
08. Navigate to C:\Program Files and create a new folder called gitea
09. Paste gitea.exe inside the new gitea folder
10. Hold SHIFT and right click in the white space ≫ Open PowerShell window here...
11. Run the following commands in the PowerShell window
# create subdirectories
$(New-Item -Force -Type Directory '.\data')
$(New-Item -Force -Type Directory '.\log')
# create basic ini configuration
"RUN_USER = $ENV:ComputerName`$`r`nAPP_NAME = Git`r`nRUN_MODE = prod`r`n`r`n[ui]`r`nDEFAULT_THEME = arc-green" | Out-File -Encoding utf8 -FilePath "$(New-Item -Force -Type Directory 'C:\Program Files\gitea\custom\conf')\app.ini"
# run gitea as a service
New-Service -Name "Gitea" -BinaryPathName '"C:\Program Files\gitea\gitea.exe" web --config "C:\Program Files\gitea\custom\conf\app.ini"' -StartupType "Automatic" -Description "Gitea"
# start the gitea service
Start-Service "Gitea"
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Initial Configuration
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01. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:3000
02. Set the database type to SQLite3 on the Initial Configuration screen ≫ Click the Install Gitea button
03. Click the Register Now link
04. Enter a username, email and password ≫ Click the Register Account button
05. Welcome to Gitea
Documentation: https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/windows-service/
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