ansible role gitea/forgejo
This role installs and manages gitea or forgejo. A painless self-hosted Git service. Gitea is a community managed lightweight code hosting solution written in Go. Forgejo is a fork of it.
Source code & screenshots gitea.
Source code forgejo.
This role is also Part of the Ansible-Collection l3d.git. 
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Sample Usage in a playbook
The following code has been tested with the latest Debian Stable, it should work on Ubuntu and RedHat as well.
# ansible-galaxy install l3d.gitea
- name: "Install gitea"
hosts: git.example.com
roles:
- {role: l3d.gitea, tags: gitea}
vars:
# Here we assume we are behind a reverse proxy that will
# handle https for us, so we bind on localhost:3000 using HTTP
# see https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/reverse-proxies/#nginx
gitea_fqdn: 'git.example.com'
gitea_root_url: 'https://git.example.com'
gitea_protocol: http
gitea_start_ssh: true
Variables
Here is a deeper insight into the variables of this gitea role. For the exact function of some variables and the possibility to add more options we recommend a look at this config cheat sheet.
Chose between gitea and forgejo
There is a fork of gitea called forgejo. Why? Read the forgejo FAQ.
You have the option to choose between gitea and forgejo by modifying the gitea_fork variable.
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_fork |
gitea |
optional choose to install forgejo instead of gitea by setting this value to forgejo. |
gitea update mechanism
To determine which gitea version to install, you can choose between two variants.
Either you define exactly which release you install. Or you use the option latest to always install the latest release from the gitea releases.
gitea update
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_version |
latest |
Define either the exact release to install (eg. 1.16.0) or use latest (default) to install the latest release. |
gitea_version_check |
true |
Check if installed version != gitea_version before initiating binary download |
gitea_gpg_key |
7C9E68152594688862D62AF62D9AE806EC1592E2 |
the gpg key the gitea binary is signed with |
gitea_forgejo_gpg_key |
EB114F5E6C0DC2BCDD183550A4B61A2DC5923710 |
the gpg key the forgejo binary is signed with |
gitea_gpg_server |
hkps://keys.openpgp.org |
A gpg key server where this role can download the gpg key |
gitea_backup_on_upgrade |
false |
Optionally a backup can be created with every update of gitea. |
gitea_backup_location |
{{ gitea_home }}/backups/ |
Where to store the gitea backup if one is created with this role. |
submodules_versioncheck |
false |
a simple version check that can prevent you from accidentally running an older version of this role. (recomended) |
gitea in the linux world
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_group |
gitea |
Primary UNIX group used by Gitea |
gitea_groups |
null |
Optionally a list of secondary UNIX groups used by Gitea |
gitea_home |
/var/lib/gitea |
Base directory to work |
gitea_user_home |
{{ gitea_home }} |
home of gitea user |
gitea_executable_path |
/usr/local/bin/gitea |
Path for gitea executable |
gitea_forgejo_executable_path |
/usr/local/bin/forgejo |
Path for forgejo executable |
gitea_configuraion_path |
/etc/gitea |
Where to put the gitea.ini config |
gitea_shell |
/bin/false |
UNIX shell used by gitea. Set it to /bin/bash if you don't use the gitea built-in ssh server. |
gitea_systemd_cap_net_bind_service |
false |
Adds AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE to systemd service file |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_app_name |
Gitea |
Displayed application name |
gitea_user |
gitea |
UNIX user used by Gitea |
gitea_run_mode |
prod |
Application run mode, affects performance and debugging. Either “dev”, “prod” or “test”. |
gitea_fqdn |
localhost |
Base FQDN for the installation, used as default for other variables. Set it to the FQDN where you can reach your gitea server |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_default_branch |
main |
Default branch name of all repositories. |
gitea_default_private |
last |
Default private when creating a new repository. [last, private, public] |
gitea_default_repo_units |
(see defaults) |
Comma separated list of default repo units. See official docs for more |
gitea_disabled_repo_units |
|
Comma separated list of globally disabled repo units. |
gitea_disable_http_git |
false |
Disable the ability to interact with repositories over the HTTP protocol. (true/false) |
gitea_disable_stars |
false |
Disable stars feature. |
gitea_enable_push_create_org |
false |
Allow users to push local repositories to Gitea and have them automatically created for an org. |
gitea_enable_push_create_user |
false |
Allow users to push local repositories to Gitea and have them automatically created for an user. |
gitea_force_private |
false |
Force every new repository to be private. |
gitea_user_repo_limit |
-1 |
Limit how many repos a user can have (-1 for unlimited) |
gitea_repository_root |
{{ gitea_home }}/repos |
Root path for storing all repository data. It must be an absolute path. |
gitea_repository_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [repository] section of the config. |
gitea_repository_upload_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [repository.upload] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_enable_repo_signing_options |
false |
Allow to configure repo signing options |
gitea_repo_signing_key |
default |
Key to sign with. |
gitea_repo_signing_name |
|
if a KEYID is provided as the gitea_repo_signing_key, use these as the Name and Email address of the signer. |
gitea_repo_signing_email |
|
if a KEYID is provided as the gitea_repo_signing_key, use these as the Name and Email address of the signer. |
gitea_repo_initial_commit |
always |
Sign initial commit. |
gitea_repo_default_trust_model |
collaborator |
The default trust model used for verifying commits. |
gitea_repo_wiki |
never |
Sign commits to wiki. |
gitea_repo_crud_actions |
(see defaults) |
Sign CRUD actions. |
gitea_repo_merges |
(see defaults) |
Sign merges. |
gitea_enable_repo_signing_extra |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [repository.signing] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_enable_cors |
false |
enable cors headers (disabled by default) |
gitea_cors_scheme |
http |
scheme of allowed requests |
gitea_cors_allow_domain |
* |
list of requesting domains that are allowed |
gitea_cors_allow_subdomain |
false |
allow subdomains of headers listed above to request |
gitea_cors_methods |
(see defaults) |
list of methods allowed to request |
gitea_cors_max_age |
10m |
max time to cache response |
gitea_cors_allow_credentials |
false |
allow request with credentials |
gitea_cors_headers |
Content-Type,User-Agent |
additional headers that are permitted in requests |
gitea_cors_x_frame_options |
SAMEORIGIN |
Set the X-Frame-Options header value. |
gitea_cors_extra |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [cors] section of the config. |
UI (ui)
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_show_user_email |
false |
Do you want to display email addresses ? (true/false) |
gitea_theme_default |
auto |
Default theme |
gitea_themes |
auto,gitea,arc-green |
List of enabled themes |
gitea_ui_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [ui] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_ui_author |
(see defaults) |
Author meta tag of the homepage. |
gitea_ui_description |
(see defaults) |
Description meta tag of the homepage. |
gitea_ui_keywords |
(see defaults) |
Keywords meta tag of the homepage |
gitea_ui_meta_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [ui.meta] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_protocol |
http |
Listening protocol [http, https, fcgi, unix, fcgi+unix] |
gitea_http_domain |
{{ gitea_fqdn }} which is localhost |
Domain name of this server. |
gitea_root_url |
http://{{ gitea_fqdn }}:3000 |
Root URL used to access your web app (full URL) |
gitea_http_listen |
127.0.0.1 |
HTTP listen address |
gitea_http_port |
3000 |
Bind port (redirect from 80 will be activated if value is 443) |
gitea_start_ssh |
true |
When enabled, use the built-in SSH server. |
gitea_ssh_domain |
{{ gitea_fqdn }} |
Domain name of this server, used for displayed clone URL |
gitea_ssh_port |
2222 |
SSH port displayed in clone URL. |
gitea_ssh_listen |
0.0.0.0 |
Listen address for the built-in SSH server. |
gitea_offline_mode |
true |
Disables use of CDN for static files and Gravatar for profile pictures. (true/false) |
gitea_landing_page |
home |
Landing page for unauthenticated users |
gitea_lfs_server_enabled |
false |
Enable GIT-LFS Support (git large file storage: git-lfs). |
gitea_lfs_jwt_secret |
|
LFS authentication secret. Can be generated with gitea generate secret JWT_SECRET. Will be autogenerated if not defined |
gitea_redirect_other_port |
false |
If true and gitea_protocol is https, allows redirecting http requests on gitea_port_to_redirect to the https port Gitea listens on. |
gitea_port_to_redirect |
80 |
Port for the http redirection service to listen on, if enabled |
gitea_enable_tls_certs |
false |
Write TLS Cert and Key Path to config file |
gitea_tls_cert_file |
https/cert.pem |
Cert file path used for HTTPS. |
gitea_tls_key_file |
https/key.pem |
Key file path used for HTTPS. |
gitea_enable_acme |
false |
Flag to enable automatic certificate management via an ACME capable CA Server. (default is letsencrypt) |
gitea_acme_url |
|
The CA’s ACME directory URL |
gitea_acme_accepttos |
false |
This is an explicit check that you accept the terms of service of the ACME provider. |
gitea_acme_directory |
https |
Directory that the certificate manager will use to cache information such as certs and private keys. |
gitea_acme_email |
|
Email used for the ACME registration |
gitea_acme_ca_root |
|
The CA’s root certificate. If left empty, it defaults to using the system’s trust chain. |
gitea_server_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [server] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_db_type |
sqlite3 |
The database type in use [mysql, postgres, mssql, sqlite3]. |
gitea_db_host |
127.0.0.0:3306 |
Database host address and port or absolute path for unix socket [mysql, postgres] (ex: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock). |
gitea_db_name |
root |
Database name |
gitea_db_user |
gitea |
Database username |
gitea_db_password |
lel |
Database password. PLEASE CHANGE |
gitea_db_ssl |
disable |
Configure SSL only if your database type supports it. Have a look into the config-cheat-sheet for more detailed information |
gitea_db_path |
{{ gitea_home }}/data/gitea.db |
DB path, if you use sqlite3. |
gitea_db_log_sql |
false |
Log the executed SQL. |
gitea_database_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [database] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_repo_indexer_enabled |
false |
Enables code search (uses a lot of disk space, about 6 times more than the repository size). |
gitea_repo_indexer_include |
|
Glob patterns to include in the index (comma-separated list). An empty list means include all files. |
gitea_repo_indexer_exclude |
|
Glob patterns to exclude from the index (comma-separated list). |
gitea_repo_exclude_vendored |
true |
Exclude vendored files from index. |
gitea_repo_indexer_max_file_size |
1048576 |
Maximum size in bytes of files to be indexed. |
gitea_indexer_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [indexer] section of the config. |
gitea_queue_issue_indexer_extra_config |
|
|
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_secret_key |
|
Global secret key. Will be autogenerated if not defined. Should be unique. |
gitea_disable_git_hooks |
true |
Set to false to enable users with git hook privilege to create custom git hooks. Can be dangerous. |
gitea_disable_webhooks |
false |
Set to true to disable webhooks feature. |
gitea_internal_token |
|
Internal API token. Will be autogenerated if not defined. Should be unique. |
gitea_password_check_pwn |
false |
Check HaveIBeenPwned to see if a password has been exposed. |
gitea_security_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [security] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_disable_registration |
false |
Do you want to disable user registration? (true/false) |
gitea_register_email_confirm |
false |
Enable this to ask for mail confirmation of registration. Requires gitea_mailer_enabled to be enabled. |
gitea_require_signin |
true |
Do you require a signin to see repo's (even public ones)? (true/false) |
gitea_default_keep_mail_private |
true |
By default set users to keep their email address privat |
gitea_enable_captcha |
true |
Do you want to enable captcha's ? (true/false) |
gitea_show_registration_button |
true |
Here you can hide the registration button. This will not disable registration! (true/false) |
gitea_only_allow_external_registration |
false |
Set to true to force registration only using third-party services (true/false) |
gitea_enable_notify_mail |
false |
Enable this to send e-mail to watchers of a repository when something happens, like creating issues (true/false) |
gitea_auto_watch_new_repos |
true |
Enable this to let all organisation users watch new repos when they are created (true/false) |
gitea_service_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [service] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_mailer_enabled |
false |
Whether to enable the mailer. |
gitea_mailer_protocol |
dummy |
Mail server protocol. One of “smtp”, “smtps”, “smtp+starttls”, “smtp+unix”, “sendmail”, “dummy”. |
gitea_mailer_smtp_addr |
|
Mail server address. e.g. smtp.gmail.com. For smtp+unix, this should be a path to a unix socket instead. |
gitea_mailer_smtp_port |
|
Mail server port |
gitea_mailer_use_client_cert |
false |
Use client certificate for TLS/SSL. |
gitea_mailer_client_cert_file |
|
Client certificate file. |
gitea_mailer_client_key_file |
|
Client key file. |
gitea_mailer_force_trust_server_cert |
false |
completely ignores server certificate validation errors. This option is unsafe. Consider adding the certificate to the system trust store instead. |
gitea_mailer_user |
|
Username of mailing user (usually the sender’s e-mail address). |
gitea_mailer_password |
|
Password of mailing user. Use your password for quoting if you use special characters in the password. |
gitea_mailer_enable_helo |
true |
Enable HELO operation. |
gitea_mailer_from |
noreply@{{ gitea_http_domain }} |
Mail from address, RFC 5322. |
gitea_subject_prefix |
|
Prefix to be placed before e-mail subject lines. |
gitea_mailer_send_as_plaintext |
false |
Send mails only in plain text, without HTML alternative. |
gitea_mailer_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [mailer] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_session_provider |
file |
Session engine provider |
gitea_session_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [session] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_picture_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [picture] section of the config. |
Issue and pull request attachments (attachment)
| variable name |
default value |
description |
attachment_enabled |
true |
Whether issue and pull request attachments are enabled. |
gitea_attachment_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [attachment] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_log_systemd |
false |
Disable logging into file, use systemd-journald |
gitea_log_level |
Warn |
General log level. [Trace, Debug, Info, Warn, Error, Critical, Fatal, None] |
gitea_log_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [log] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_metrics_enabled |
false |
Enable the metrics endpoint |
gitea_metrics_token |
|
Bearer token for the Prometheus scrape job |
gitea_metrics_extra |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [metrics] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_oauth2_enabled |
true |
Enable the Oauth2 provider (true/false) |
gitea_oauth2_jwt_secret |
|
Oauth2 JWT secret. Can be generated with gitea generate secret JWT_SECRET. Will be autogenerated if not defined. |
gitea_oauth2_extra_config |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [oauth2] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_federation_enabled |
false |
Enable/Disable federation capabilities |
gitea_federation_share_user_stats |
false |
Enable/Disable user statistics for nodeinfo if federation is enabled |
gitea_federation_extra |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [federation] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_packages_enabled |
true |
Enable/Disable package registry capabilities |
gitea_packages_extra |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [packages] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_lfs_storage_type |
local |
Storage type for lfs |
gitea_lfs_serve_direct |
false |
Allows the storage driver to redirect to authenticated URLs to serve files directly. (only Minio/S3) |
gitea_lfs_content_path |
{{ gitea_home }}/data/lfs |
Where to store LFS files |
gitea_lfs_extra |
|
you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the [lfs] section of the config. |
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_other_show_footer_branding |
false |
Show Gitea branding in the footer. |
gitea_other_show_footer_version |
true |
Show Gitea and Go version information in the footer. |
gitea_other_show_footer_template_load_time |
true |
Show time of template execution in the footer. |
gitea_other_enable_sitemap |
true |
Generate sitemap. |
gitea_other_enable_feed |
true |
Enable/Disable RSS/Atom feed. |
additional gitea config
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_extra_config |
|
Additional gitea configuration. Have a look at the config-cheat-sheet before using it! |
Fail2Ban configuration
If enabled, this will deploy a fail2ban filter and jail config for Gitea as described in the Gitea Documentation.
As this will only deploy config files, fail2ban already has to be installed or otherwise the role will fail.
| variable name |
default value |
description |
gitea_fail2ban_enabled |
false |
Whether to deploy the fail2ban config or not |
gitea_fail2ban_jail_maxretry |
10 |
fail2ban jail maxretry setting. |
gitea_fail2ban_jail_findtime |
3600 |
fail2ban jail findtime setting. |
gitea_fail2ban_jail_bantime |
900 |
fail2ban jail bantime setting. |
gitea_fail2ban_jail_action |
iptables-allports |
fail2ban jail action setting. |
optional customisation
You can optionally customize your gitea using this ansible role. We got our information about customisation from docs.gitea.io/en-us/customizing-gitea.
To deploy multiple files we created the gitea_custom_search variable, that can point to the path where you put the custom gitea files ( default "files/host_files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea").
- LOGO:
- Set
gitea_customize_logo to true
- We search for:
logo.svg - Used for favicon, site icon, app iconlogo.png - Used for Open Graphfavicon.png - Used as fallback for browsers that don’t support SVG faviconsapple-touch-icon.png - Used on iOS devices for bookmarks
- We search in (using first_found):
{{ gitea_custom_search }}/gitea_logo/files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea_logo/files/{{ gitea_http_domain }}/gitea_logo/files/gitea_logo/
- FOOTER:
- Set
gitea_customize_footer to true
- We Search using first_found in:
- "{{ gitea_custom_search }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
- "files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
- "files/{{ gitea_http_domain }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
- 'files/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
- 'files/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
- CUSTOM FILES:
- Set
gitea_customize_files to true
- Create a directory with the files you want to deploy.
- Point
gitea_customize_files_path to this directory. (Default {{ gitea_custom_search }}/gitea_files/)
Requirements
This role uses the ansible.builtin and community.general ansible Collections. To download the latest forgejo/gitea release we use json_query. This requires jmespath to be available.
Python packages
Galaxy Collections
Example requirements Installation
ansible-galaxy install community.general
pip3 install jmespath
Contribute
Don't hesitate to create a pull request, and if in doubt you can reach me at
Mastodon @l3d@chaos.social.
I'll be happy to fix any issues you raise, or even better, review your pull requests :)
Testing
There are some tests that will validate the linting. A good test CI pipeline that works with the systemd commands used is still needed.
History of this role
this ansible role was originally developed on github.com/thomas-maurice/ansible-role-gitea. Since the role there has some problems like default values for the location of the gitea repositories and the merging of pull requests usually takes several months, a fork of the role was created that offers the same. Only tidier and with the claim to react faster to issues and pull requests. It is now Part of the l3d.git Collection too.
