Gitea Server Role

ds_gitea

This role can install and configures a Gitea server.

• Defaults to SQLite backend with optional PostgreSQL support (Install it with ds_posgresql).
• It can set up a reverse proxy with SSL using Nginx (Install it with ds_nginx).
• The role supports self-signed certificates and Let's Encrypt with certbot.
• The ds_ufw role can configure the host firewall.
• The ds_act_runner role can configure and register Gitea Actions runners.

Role Behavior

1. Download and install the Gitea binary
2. (Optionally) Set up the PostgreSQL user and database
3. (Optionally) Set up an nginx reverse proxy with SSL support
4. Create a user and group for the service
5. Create the required directory structure
6. Wait for the operator to save the secrets in SOPS or Ansible Vault (only if secrets are not present)
7. Deploy the Gitea app.ini configuration
8. Deploy the Gitea systemd service
9. Enable and start the services

Defaults

gitea_user: git
gitea_group: git
gitea_http_port: 3000
gitea_ssh_port: 22
gitea_work_path: /var/lib/gitea
gitea_app_data_path: /var/lib/gitea/data
gitea_repo_root: /var/lib/gitea/data/gitea-repositories
gitea_lfs_path: /var/lib/gitea/data/lfs
gitea_log_path: /var/lib/gitea/log
gitea_require_signin_view: true
gitea_disable_registration: true
gitea_register_manual_confirm: false
gitea_enable_captcha: false
gitea_default_keep_email_private: true

Requirements

• Ansible >= 2.12
• Debian 12+ or compatible
• git
• sudo
• ca-certificates
• (optional) PosgreSQL database
• (optional) Nginx server
• (optional) certbot for Let's Encrypt

Variables

Variable	Type	Comment
gitea_user	string	Gitea user
gitea_group	string	Gitea group
gitea_binary_url	string	Download URL of Gitea
gitea_checksum_url	string	Checksum URL of the binary
gitea_app_name	string	Gitea server title
gitea_ssh_domain	string	SSH domain
gitea_domain	string	Domain to reach Gitea
gitea_http_port	int	HTTP port
gitea_ssh_port	int	SSH port
gitea_work_path	string	Workdir
gitea_app_data_path	string	Application data path
gitea_repo_root	string	Repo root path
gitea_lfs_path	string	LFS path
gitea_log_path	string	Log path
gitea_root_url	string	Protocol + FQDN + port
gitea_lfs_jwt_secret	string	LFS storage secret
gitea_internal_token	string	Internal token
gitea_jwt_secret	string	JWT secret
gitea_database_server	string	DB server - 'postgresql' or empty for sqlite
gitea_db_password	string	PosgreSQL db password (if pgsql is used)
gitea_reverse_proxy	string	'nginx' to set up a reverse proxy or empty for no proxy
gitea_enable_https	boolean	Configure HTTPS in the proxy
gitea_ssl_cert	string	Path to the SSL certificate
gitea_ssl_key	string	Path to the SSL key
gitea_ssl_trusted_certificate	string	Path to the SSL certificate chain
gitea_enable_http_redirect	boolean	Redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS
gitea_self_signed	boolean	Generate a self-signed certificate and key
gitea_lets_encrypt	boolean	Use certbot to configure HTTPS
gitea_certbot_email	string	Email to register the certificates
gitea_require_signin_view	boolean	If false, public repos are visible without login
gitea_disable_registration	boolean	Turn off the user registration feature
gitea_register_manual_confirm	boolean	Registration requires admin verification
gitea_enable_captcha	boolean	Enable captcha for registration
gitea_default_keep_email_private	boolean	Default email policy: private

Secrets

Always save the production secrets in SOPS or in Ansible Vault.

You can generate the secrets manually when the playbook stops:

gitea generate secret INTERNAL_TOKEN
gitea generate secret JWT_SECRET

Use the JWT_SECRET option to generate the gitea_lfs_jwt_secret as well.

Then re-run the playbook to finish the installation.

Example Playbook

You can find more playbook examples in the examples directory.

- name: Deploy a Gitea server
  hosts: gitea
  become: true

  vars:
    gitea_user: git
    gitea_group: git
    gitea_binary_url: https://dl.gitea.com/gitea/1.25.4/gitea-1.25.4-linux-amd64
    gitea_checksum_url: https://dl.gitea.com/gitea/1.25.4/gitea-1.25.4-linux-amd64.sha256
    gitea_app_name: Tom's IT Cafe Gitea Server
    gitea_ssh_domain: gitea.tomsitcafe.com
    gitea_domain: gitea.tomsitcafe.com
    gitea_http_port: 3000
    gitea_root_url: https://gitea.tomsitcafe.com

    # Optional Postgresql database backend
    gitea_database_server: postgresql

    # Optional Nginx reverse proxy configuration
    gitea_reverse_proxy: nginx
    gitea_enable_https: true          # Use HTTPS
    gitea_self_signed: false          # Don't generate self-signed certs
    gitea_lets_encrypt: true          # Use certbot
    gitea_enable_http_redirect: true  # Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

    # Certbot configuration
    gitea_certbot_email: email@domain.tld
    gitea_ssl_cert: /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ gitea_domain }}/fullchain.pem
    gitea_ssl_key: /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ gitea_domain }}/privkey.pem
    gitea_ssl_trusted_certificate: /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ gitea_domain }}/chain.pem 

    # In prod put the secrets in SOPS:
    gitea_lfs_jwt_secret: G9bZrRHMhRQ8w4R0KkH2VLnx2rzq81ROQ951IQjlMs4 
    gitea_internal_token: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJuYmYiOjE3NzA2Mzk1Njh9.ybbaeNLFiLbyvxfj4vkqhXSAXKRGpwvP8jIm9YLPgXw
    gitea_jwt_secret: uJni4x4e0AzpkLYc-t4keRJKOB6EaLzwVsdLeamkFyU
    gitea_db_password: Eegh7Aothooph7pa6eu7eitha_zaim0G

  roles:
    - role: ds_gitea

License

MIT

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