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# Configuration Cheat Sheet
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This is a cheat sheet for the Gitea configuration file. It contains all settings that can configured.
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Any changes to the Gitea configuration file should be made in `custom/conf/app.ini` or any corresponding location. When installing from a distribution, this will typically be found at `/etc/gitea/conf/app.ini` .
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The defaults provided here are best-effort (not built automatically). They are accurately recorded in [app.ini.sample ](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/master/custom/conf/app.ini.sample ) (s/master/< tag | release \>. Any string in the format `%(X)s` is a feature powered by [ini ](https://github.com/go-ini/ini/#recursive-values ), for reading values recursively .
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Values containing `#` or `;` must be quoted using `` ` `` or ` """`.
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**Note:** A full restart is required for Gitea configuration changes to take effect.
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## Overall (`DEFAULT`)
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- `APP_NAME` : **Gitea: Git with a cup of tea** : Application name, used in the page title.
- `RUN_USER` : **git** : The user Gitea will run as. This should be a dedicated service (non-user) account. Setting this incorrectly will cause Gitea to not start.
- `RUN_MODE` : **dev** : For performance and other purposes, change this to `prod` when deployed to a production environment. The installation process will set this to `prod` automatically. \[prod, dev, test\]
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## Repository (`repository`)
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- `ROOT` : ** ~/gitea-repositories/**: Root path for storing all repository data. It must be an absolute path.
- `SCRIPT_TYPE` : **bash** : The script type your server supports, usually this is `bash` , but some users report that only `sh` is available.
- `ANSI_CHARSET` : ** \<empty\>**: The default charset for an unrecognized charset.
- `FORCE_PRIVATE` : **false** : Force every new repository to be private.
- `DEFAULT_PRIVATE` : **last** : Default private when create a new repository. \[last, private, public\]
- `MAX_CREATION_LIMIT` : ** -1**: Global maximum creation limit of repositories per user, `-1` means no limit.
- `PULL_REQUEST_QUEUE_LENGTH` : **1000** : Length of pull request patch test queue, make it as large as possible. Use caution when editing this value.
- `MIRROR_QUEUE_LENGTH` : **1000** : Patch test queue length, increase if pull request patch testing starts hanging.
- `PREFERRED_LICENSES` : **Apache License 2.0,MIT License** : Preferred Licenses to place at the top of the List. Name must match file name in conf/license or custom/conf/license.
- `DISABLE_HTTP_GIT` : **false** : Disable the ability to interact with repositories over the HTTP protocol.
- `USE_COMPAT_SSH_URI` : **false** : Force ssh:// clone url instead of scp-style uri when default SSH port is used.
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## UI (`ui`)
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- `EXPLORE_PAGING_NUM` : **20** : Number of repositories that are shown in one explore page.
- `ISSUE_PAGING_NUM` : **10** : Number of issues that are shown in one page (for all pages that list issues).
- `FEED_MAX_COMMIT_NUM` : **5** : Number of maximum commits shown in one activity feed.
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### UI - Admin (`ui.admin`)
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- `USER_PAGING_NUM` : **50** : Number of users that are shown in one page.
- `REPO_PAGING_NUM` : **50** : Number of repos that are shown in one page.
- `NOTICE_PAGING_NUM` : **25** : Number of notices that are shown in one page.
- `ORG_PAGING_NUM` : **50** : Number of organizations that are shown in one page.
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## Markdown (`markdown`)
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- `ENABLE_HARD_LINE_BREAK` : **false** : Whether or not to enable hard the line break extension.
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## Server (`server`)
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- `PROTOCOL` : **http** : Either `http` , `https` , `fcgi` , or `unix` .
- `DOMAIN` : **localhost** : Domain name of your server.
- `ROOT_URL` : ** %(PROTOCOL)s://%(DOMAIN)s:%(HTTP\_PORT)s/**: Full public URL of Gitea server.
- `HTTP_ADDR` : **0.0.0.0** : HTTP listen address.
- If `PROTOCOL` is set to `fcgi` , Gitea will listen for FastCGI requests on TCP socket defined by `HTTP_ADDR` and `HTTP_PORT` configuration settings.
- If `PROTOCOL` is set to `unix` , this should be the name of the Unix socket file to use.
- `HTTP_PORT` : **3000** : HTTP listen port.
- If `PROTOCOL` is set to `fcgi` , Gitea will listen for FastCGI requests on TCP socket defined by `HTTP_ADDR` and `HTTP_PORT` configuration settings.
- `UNIX_SOCKET_PERMISSION` : **666** : Permisson mode for Unix socket.
- `DISABLE_SSH` : **false** : Disables SSH feature when it's not available.
- `START_SSH_SERVER` : **false** : When enabled, uses the built-in SSH server.
- `SSH_DOMAIN` : ** %(DOMAIN)s**: Domain name of your ssh server, used for displayed clone URL.
- `SSH_PORT` : **22** : SSH port displayed in clone URL.
- `SSH_LISTEN_PORT` : ** %(SSH\_PORT)s**: Port for the built-in SSH server.
- `OFFLINE_MODE` : **false** : Disables use of CDN for static files and Gravatar for profile pictures.
- `DISABLE_ROUTER_LOG` : **false** : Mutes printing of the router log.
- `CERT_FILE` : **custom/https/cert.pem** : Cert file path used for HTTPS.
- `KEY_FILE` : **custom/https/key.pem** : Key file path used for HTTPS.
- `STATIC_ROOT_PATH` : ** ./**: Upper level of template and static files path.
- `ENABLE_GZIP` : **false** : Enables application-level GZIP support.
- `LANDING_PAGE` : **home** : Landing page for unauthenticated users, either `home` or `explore` .
- `LFS_START_SERVER` : **false** : Enables git-lfs support.
- `LFS_CONTENT_PATH` : ** ./data/lfs**: Where to store lfs files.
- `LFS_JWT_SECRET` : ** \<empty\>**: LFS authentication secret, change this a unique string.
- `REDIRECT_OTHER_PORT` : **false** : If true and `PROTOCOL` is https, redirects http requests on another (https) port.
- `PORT_TO_REDIRECT` : **80** : Port used when `REDIRECT_OTHER_PORT` is true.
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## Database (`database`)
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- `DB_TYPE` : **mysql** : The database type you choose, either `mysql` , `postgres` , `mssql` or `sqlite3` .
- `HOST` : **127.0.0.1:3306** : Database host address and port.
- `NAME` : **gitea** : Database name.
- `USER` : **root** : Database username.
- `PASSWD` : ** \<empty\>**: Database user password.
- `SSL_MODE` : **disable** : For PostgreSQL only.
- `PATH` : **data/gitea.db** : For SQLite3 only, the database file path.
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## Indexer (`indexer`)
- `ISSUE_INDEXER_PATH` : **indexers/issues.bleve** : Index file used for issue search.
- `REPO_INDEXER_ENABLED` : **false** : Enables code search (uses a lot of disk space).
- `REPO_INDEXER_PATH` : **indexers/repos.bleve** : Index file used for code search.
- `UPDATE_BUFFER_LEN` : **20** : Buffer length of index request.
- `MAX_FILE_SIZE` : **1048576** : Maximum size in bytes of each index files.
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## Security (`security`)
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- `INSTALL_LOCK` : **false** : Disable to allow accessing the install page.
- `SECRET_KEY` : **random at every install** : Global secret key. This should be changed.
- `LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS` : **7** : Cookie lifetime, in days.
- `COOKIE_USERNAME` : **gitea\_awesome** : Name of the cookie used to store the current username.
- `COOKIE_REMEMBER_NAME` : **gitea\_incredible** : Name of cookie used to store authentication information.
- `REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_USER` : **X-WEBAUTH-USER** : Header name for reverse proxy authentication.
- `DISABLE_GIT_HOOKS` : **false** : Prevent all users (including admin) from creating custom git hooks.
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## OpenID (`openid`)
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- `ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNIN` : **false** : Allow authentication in via OpenID.
- `ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNUP` : ** ! DISABLE\_REGISTRATION**: Allow registering via OpenID.
- `WHITELISTED_URIS` : ** \<empty\>**: If non-empty, list of POSIX regex patterns matching OpenID URI's to permit.
- `BLACKLISTED_URIS` : ** \<empty\>**: If non-empty, list of POSIX regex patterns matching OpenID URI's to block.
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## Service (`service`)
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- `ACTIVE_CODE_LIVE_MINUTES` : **180** : Time limit (min) to confirm account/email registration.
- `RESET_PASSWD_CODE_LIVE_MINUTES` : **180** : Time limit (min) to confirm forgot password reset process.
- `REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM` : **false** : Enable this to ask for mail confirmation of registration. Requires `Mailer` to be enabled.
- `DISABLE_REGISTRATION` : **false** : Disable registration, after which only admin can create accounts for users.
- `REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW` : **false** : Enable this to force users to log in to view any page.
- `ENABLE_NOTIFY_MAIL` : **false** : Enable this to send e-mail to watchers of a repository when something happens, like creating issues. Requires `Mailer` to be enabled.
- `ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION` : **false** : Enable this to allow reverse proxy authentication.
- `ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_AUTO_REGISTRATION` : **false** : Enable this to allow auto-registration for reverse authentication.
- `ENABLE_CAPTCHA` : **true** : Enable this to use captcha validation for registration.
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## Webhook (`webhook`)
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- `QUEUE_LENGTH` : **1000** : Hook task queue length. Use caution when editing this value.
- `DELIVER_TIMEOUT` : **5** : Delivery timeout (sec) for shooting webhooks.
- `SKIP_TLS_VERIFY` : **false** : Allow insecure certification.
- `PAGING_NUM` : **10** : Number of webhook history events that are shown in one page.
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## Mailer (`mailer`)
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- `ENABLED` : **false** : Enable to use a mail service.
- `DISABLE_HELO` : ** \<empty\>**: Disable HELO operation.
- `HELO_HOSTNAME` : ** \<empty\>**: Custom hostname for HELO operation.
- `HOST` : ** \<empty\>**: SMTP mail host address and port (example: smtp.gitea.io:587).
- `FROM` : ** \<empty\>**: Mail from address, RFC 5322. This can be just an email address, or the "Name" \<email@example.com\> format.
- `USER` : ** \<empty\>**: Username of mailing user (usually the sender's e-mail address).
- `PASSWD` : ** \<empty\>**: Password of mailing user.
- `SKIP_VERIFY` : ** \<empty\>**: Do not verify the self-signed certificates.
- **Note:** Gitea only supports SMTP with STARTTLS.
- `USE_SENDMAIL` : **false** Use the operating system's `sendmail` command instead of SMTP. This is common on linux systems.
- Note that enabling sendmail will ignore all other `mailer` settings except `ENABLED` , `FROM` and `SENDMAIL_PATH` .
- `SENDMAIL_PATH` : **sendmail** : The location of sendmail on the operating system. (can be command or full path)
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## Cache (`cache`)
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- `ADAPTER` : **memory** : Cache engine adapter, either `memory` , `redis` , or `memcache` . If you want to use `redis` or `memcache` , be sure to rebuild everything with build tags `redis` or `memcache` : `go build -tags='redis'` .
- `INTERVAL` : **60** : Garbage Collection interval (sec), for memory cache only.
- `HOST` : ** \<empty\>**: Connection string for `redis` and `memcache` .
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- Redis: `network=tcp,addr=127.0.0.1:6379,password=macaron,db=0,pool_size=100,idle_timeout=180`
- Memache: `127.0.0.1:9090;127.0.0.1:9091`
## Session (`session`)
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- `PROVIDER` : **memory** : Session engine provider, either `memory` , `file` , `redis` , or `mysql` .
- `PROVIDER_CONFIG` : **data/sessions** : For file, the root path; for others, the connection string.
- `COOKIE_SECURE` : **false** : Enable this to force using HTTPS for all session access.
- `COOKIE_NAME` : **i\_like\_gitea** : The name of the cookie used for the session ID, defaults to `i_like_gitea` .
- `GC_INTERVAL_TIME` : **86400** : GC interval in seconds.
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## Picture (`picture`)
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- `GRAVATAR_SOURCE` : **gravatar** : Can be `gravatar` , `duoshuo` or anything like `http://cn.gravatar.com/avatar/` .
- `DISABLE_GRAVATAR` : **false** : Enable this to use local avatars only.
- `ENABLE_FEDERATED_AVATAR` : **false** : Enable support for federated avatars (see http://www.libravatar.org)
- `AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH` : **data/avatars** : Path to store local and cached files.
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## Attachment (`attachment`)
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- `ENABLED` : **true** : Enable this to allow uploading attachments.
- `PATH` : **data/attachments** : Path to store attachments.
- `ALLOWED_TYPES` : **see app.ini.sample** : Allowed MIME types, e.g. `image/jpeg|image/png` , use `*/*` for all types.
- `MAX_SIZE` : **4** : Maximum size (MB).
- `MAX_FILES` : **5** : Maximum number of attachments that can be uploaded at once.
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## Log (`log`)
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- `ROOT_PATH` : ** \<empty\>**: Root path for log files.
- `MODE` : **console** : Logging mode. For multiple modes, use a comma to separate values.
- `LEVEL` : **Trace** : General log level. \[Trace, Debug, Info, Warn, Error, Critical\]
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## Cron (`cron`)
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- `ENABLED` : **true** : Run cron tasks periodically.
- `RUN_AT_START` : **false** : Run cron tasks at application start-up.
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### Cron - Cleanup old repository archives (`cron.archive_cleanup`)
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- `ENABLED` : **true** : Enable service.
- `RUN_AT_START` : **true** : Run tasks at start up time (if ENABLED).
- `SCHEDULE` : ** @every 24h**: Cron syntax for scheduling repository archive cleanup, e.g. `@every 1h` .
- `OLDER_THAN` : **24h** : Archives created more than `OLDER_THAN` ago are subject to deletion, e.g. `12h` .
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### Cron - Update Mirrors (`cron.update_mirrors`)
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- `SCHEDULE` : ** @every 10m**: Cron syntax for scheduling update mirrors, e.g. `@every 3h` .
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### Cron - Repository Health Check (`cron.repo_health_check`)
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- `SCHEDULE` : **every 24h** : Cron syntax for scheduling repository health check.
- `TIMEOUT` : **60s** : Time duration syntax for health check execution timeout.
- `ARGS` : ** \<empty\>**: Arguments for command `git fsck` , e.g. `--unreachable --tags` .
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### Cron - Repository Statistics Check (`cron.check_repo_stats`)
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- `RUN_AT_START` : **true** : Run repository statistics check at start time.
- `SCHEDULE` : ** @every 24h**: Cron syntax for scheduling repository statistics check.
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## Git (`git`)
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- `MAX_GIT_DIFF_LINES` : **100** : Max number of lines allowed of a single file in diff view.
- `MAX_GIT_DIFF_LINE_CHARACTERS` : **5000** : Max character count per line highlighted in diff view.
- `MAX_GIT_DIFF_FILES` : **100** : Max number of files shown in diff view.
- `GC_ARGS` : ** \<empty\>**: Arguments for command `git gc` , e.g. `--aggressive --auto` .
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## markup (`markup`)
Gitea supports external markup support, you can integrate all your favorite tool. For example,
below will add a markup named `asciidoc` which is followed `markup.` ini section. And there are some config items below.
```ini
[markup.asciidoc]
ENABLED = false
FILE_EXTENSIONS = .adoc,.asciidoc
RENDER_COMMAND = "asciidoc --out-file=- -"
IS_INPUT_FILE = false
```
- ENABLED: Whether enable this tool. default is false.
- FILE_EXTENSIONS: List of file extensions that should be rendered by an external command. Multiple extentions needs a comma as splitter.
- RENDER_COMMAND: External command to render all matching extensions.
- IS_INPUT_FILE: Input is not a standard input but a file param followed `RENDER_COMMAND` , default is false.
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## Other (`other`)
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- `SHOW_FOOTER_BRANDING` : **false** : Show Gitea branding in the footer.
- `SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION` : **true** : Show Gitea version information in the footer.
- `SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME` : **true** : Show time of template execution in the footer.