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Source Code Sovereignty

  • Understanding why cloud Git platforms can expose proprietary code and trade secrets.
  • Gitea architecture and comparison with GitHub, GitLab, and Forgejo.
  • Licensing, terms-of-service considerations, and data export implications.

Installation and Configuration

  • Deploying via Docker Compose with PostgreSQL and Redis.
  • Binary installation on Linux using a systemd service.
  • Configuring reverse proxy, TLS, and SSH ports.
  • Completing the initial setup wizard: database configuration, admin account creation, and app.ini tuning.

Repository Management

  • Creating organizations, teams, and repositories.
  • Implementing branch protection, required reviews, and signed commits.
  • Utilizing issue tracking, labels, milestones, and Kanban boards.
  • Hosting wikis and release artifacts.

CI/CD with Gitea Actions

  • Enabling Gitea Actions and registering act runners.
  • Writing workflow YAML files for building, testing, and deploying.
  • Managing security for self-hosted runners and ensuring container isolation.
  • Optimizing artifact caching and matrix builds.

Migration from Cloud Forges

  • Mirroring repositories and importing data from GitHub/GitLab.
  • Migrating issues, pull requests, and release notes.
  • Preserving commit signatures and GPG key trust.

Authentication and Access Control

  • Integrating LDAP, Active Directory, and OpenID Connect.
  • Enabling two-factor authentication and managing deploy tokens.
  • Defining repository visibility: public, internal, and private scopes.

Security and Compliance

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  • Enforcing commit signing with GPG and SSH keys.
  • Audit logging for repository access and administrative changes.
  • Conducting dependency scanning and receiving vulnerability webhook alerts.

Maintenance and Scaling

  • Implementing backup strategies for Git data, issues, and attachments.
  • Optimizing database performance and offloading attachments to S3.
  • Upgrading Gitea and managing breaking changes.

Requirements

  • Intermediate knowledge of Git and version control concepts.
  • Experience with Linux server administration, including Docker.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and webhooks.

Audience

  • Development teams looking to replace GitHub or GitLab.com.
  • Organizations requiring on-premise custody of source code.
  • Government and defense contractors bound by code export restrictions.
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