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+title: Setup Gitea on Debian
+template: blog
+page_dir: /blog/2025/07/setup-gitea-on-debian
+---
+
+# Setup Gitea on Debian
+
+I just recently setup a new Gitea server for myself, and I would like to share with y'all on how to do the same
+
+This was done on a fresh Debian 12 cheapo VPS on Linode, so this guide will pretty much apply to any Debian (and likely Ubuntu) system that is more-or-less a stock installation
+
+I did this using <a href="https://gitlab.com/packaging/gitea/" target="_blank">a third-party repository for Gitea</a> that was <a href="https://www.gitea.com/gitea/awesome-gitea/src/branch/main/README.md#user-content-packages/" target="blank">linked from the official site</a>, as I don't care for Docker personally, and with a PostgreSQL database as opposed to something like SQLite, as that's the database I prefer to use when I have to use one (I'm not a big database person either)
+
+Caddy will be used for the webserver as well, as it handles automatic TLS certificate acquisition, and is easy to setup
+
+For clarity's sake, any command that starts with a `#` has to be run either as root or with `sudo`, and any command that starts with `$` can be run as a normal user (neither `#` nor `$` are part of the actual command itself)
+
+We'll also assume `nano` will be used for editing files, but you can use whatever text editor you prefer
+
+We're also going to assume you already have a domain name pointed at the server you are doing this on (we'll use `git.example.net` as a placeholder)
+
+
+## Overview
+
+1. [Adding a repo for installing Gitea](#adding-a-repo-for-installing-gitea)
+2. [Install Gitea, PostgreSQL, and Caddy](#install-gitea-postgresql-and-caddy)
+3. [Configure PostgreSQL](#configure-postgresql)
+4. [Configure Caddy](#configure-caddy)
+5. [Setup Gitea](#setup-gitea)
+
+
+## Adding a Repo for Installing Gitea
+
+First thing we're gonna need to do, since we're not using something like Docker, or just using the standalone binary, is add the third-party repo for Gitea
+
+First up, we'll download the GPG key for the repo
+
+```
+# curl -sL -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/morph027-gitea.asc https://packaging.gitlab.io/gitea/gpg.key
+```
+
+Then, we'll add the repo by creating/editing the `.source` file that will contain the repo's information in `deb822` format
+
+```
+# nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/morph027-gitea.sources
+```
+
+```
+Types:          deb
+URIs:           https://packaging.gitlab.io/gitea
+Suites:         gitea
+Components:     main
+Signed-By:      /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/morph027-gitea.asc
+Enabled:        yes
+```
+
+Now we'll update apt so it can refresh it's list of known packages
+
+```
+# apt update
+```
+
+
+## Install Gitea, PostgreSQL, and Caddy
+
+Now for the easiest part, we'll install Gitea, our PostgreSQL database, and our Caddy webserver
+
+```
+# apt install gitea postgresql caddy
+```
+
+
+## Configure PostgreSQL
+
+Now for configuring PostgreSQL
+
+First we're gonna edit PostgreSQL's config file
+
+```
+# nano /etc/postgresql/15/main/postgresql.conf
+```
+
+and go to line 96, and uncomment
+
+```
+#password_encryption = scram-sha-256     # scram-sha-256 or md5
+```
+
+Next, we're gonna edit
+
+```
+# nano /etc/postgresql/15/main/pg_hba.conf
+```
+
+and add at the bottom of the file
+
+```
+local gitea gitea scram-sha-256
+```
+
+Now, we'll restart PostgreSQL
+
+```
+# sytemctl restart postgresql
+```
+
+Now, to actually setup and configure the database
+
+
+First, we'll need to run `psql` as the `postgres` user
+
+```
+$ sudo -u postgres psql
+```
+
+Now, we need to create the "role" (user) that PostgreSQL will use for interfacing with the database, replacing `password` with the password you want to assign it
+
+```
+CREATE ROLE gitea WITH LOGIN PASSWORD 'password'
+```
+
+Next, the database
+
+```
+CREATE DATABASE gitea WITH OWNER gitea TEMPLATE template0 ENCODING UTF8 LC_COLLATE 'en_US.UTF-8' LC_CTYPE 'en_US.UTF-8';
+```
+
+Now exit `psql`
+
+```
+exit
+```
+
+
+## Configure Caddy
+
+We're gonna edit the main Caddyfile and configure it to simply reverse proxy traffic to our new Gitea server
+
+```
+# nano /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
+```
+
+Comment out/delete the contents of the file and put in
+
+```
+git.example.net {
+	reverse_proxy	localhost:3000
+}
+```
+
+And now we'll restart Caddy
+
+```
+# systemctl restart caddy
+```
+
+
+## Setup Gitea
+
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easthighNerd	b934551853	Mostly written article, waiting on Gitea setup screenshots	2025-07-05 10:46:20 -04:00