Host Your Own GitHub Alternative with Gitea in Docker

#Gitea #Git #Docker

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0520.html

What is Gitea

Gitea is a community managed lightweight code hosting solution written in Go. - https://gitea.io/

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux based device    02. Run the following commands in the terminal          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running Gitea

   01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the Gitea Docker container and run it          # create working directory          sudo mkdir /home/$USER/docker/gitea -p && sudo mkdir /home/$USER/docker/mariadb -p          # run the mariadb docker container          docker run --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=p@$$word -e MYSQL_USER=gitea_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=G1te@ -e MYSQL_DATABASE=gitea -v /home/$USER/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql -p 3306:3306 -d mariadb          # run the Gitea docker container          docker run --name gitea -d -p 3000:3000 -p 222:22 -v /home/$USER/docker/gitea:/data -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro -e USER_UID=1000 -e USER_GID=1000 -e GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=mysql -e GITEA__database__HOST=DNSorIP:3306 -e GITEA__database__NAME=gitea -e GITEA__database__USER=gitea_rw -e GITEA__database__PASSWD=G1te@ --restart=unless-stopped gitea/gitea:latest    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:3000    03. Confirm the settings on the Initial Configuration screen ≫ Click the Install Gitea button    04. Click the Register Now link    05. Enter a username, email and password ≫ Click the Register Account button    06. Welcome to Gitea running in a Docker container   Documentation:  https://hub.docker.com/r/gitea/gitea  

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