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Gitea

Introduction​

Gitea is a forge software package for hosting software development version control using Git as well as other collaborative features like bug tracking, code review, continuous integration, kanban boards, tickets, and wikis.

Prerequisites​

  • Make sure you have a wallet
  • From the sidebar click on Applications
  • Click on Gitea

Deployment​

  • Enter a name for your deployment or keep the default name

  • Select a capacity package:

    • Small: {cpu: 1, memory: 2, diskSize: 25}
    • Medium: {cpu: 2, memory: 4, diskSize: 50}
    • Large: {cpu: 4, memory: 16, diskSize: 100}
    • Or choose a Custom plan

  • Choose the network

    • Public IPv4 flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv4
    • Public IPv6 flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv6
    • Planetary Network flag gives the virtual machine an Yggdrasil address
    • Mycelium flag gives the virtual machine a Mycelium address

  • Rented By Me flag to retrieve nodes currently reserved by you

  • Rentable flag to retrieve nodes that can be reserved as dedicated nodes

  • Certified flag to retrieve only certified nodes

  • Choose the node

    • Automated
      • Choose the location of the node
        • Region
        • Country
        • Farm Name
      • Click on Load Nodes
      • Click on the node you want to deploy on
    • Manual selection
      • Select a specific node ID

  • Choose a domain

    • Use a custom domain by enabling Custom Domain
    • Choose a gateway domain for your instance

  • Set the Mail Server

    • In the tab Mail Server you can adjust the parameters or leave the default parameters
      • The SMTP configuration supports both Admin Email and Username
      • The Admin Email by default is the email you used when logging into the Dashboard
      • The Admin Password is generated automatically but you can modify it
      • By default the SMTP server used for the Hostname is smtp.gmail.com with its associated port 587
      • Enable TLS by clicking on the TLS button

  • Click Deploy

After deployment, you can see a list of all your deployed instances.

To access the Gitea instance, click on the Actions button called Visit.

Setting Up Gitea​

Once you've accessed the Gitea instance, you can adjust the Initial Configuration if needed.

Once you're ready, click on Install Gitea.

Once the configuration is completed, you can register to the Gitea instance and start using it.