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Command Line

Usage

gitea [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

Global options

• --help, -h: Show help text and exit. Optional. This can be used with any of the subcommands to see help text for it.
• --version, -v: Show version and exit. Optional. (example: Gitea version 1.1.0+218-g7b907ed built with: bindata, sqlite).

Commands

web

Starts the server:

• Options:
  • --port number, -p number: Port number. Optional. (default: 3000). Overrides configuration file.
  • --config path, -c path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
  • --pid path, -P path: Pidfile path. Optional.
• Examples:
  • gitea web
  • gitea web --port 80
  • gitea web --config /etc/gitea.ini --pid /var/run/gitea.pid
• Notes:
  • Gitea should not be run as root. To bind to a port below 1000, you can use setcap on Linux: sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /path/to/gitea. This will need to be redone every time you update Gitea.

admin

Admin operations:

• Commands:
  • create-user
    • Options:
      • --name value: Username. Required.
      • --password value: Password. Required.
      • --email value: Email. Required.
      • --admin: If provided, this makes the user an admin. Optional.
      • --config path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
    • Examples:
      • gitea admin create-user --name myname --password asecurepassword --email me@example.com
  • change-password
    • Options:
      • --username value, -u value: Username. Required.
      • --password value, -p value: New password. Required.
      • --config path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
    • Examples:
      • gitea admin change-password --username myname --password asecurepassword
  • regenerate
    • Options:
      • hooks: Regenerate git-hooks for all repositories
      • keys: Regenerate authorized_keys file
    • Examples:
      • gitea admin regenerate hooks
      • gitea admin regenerate keys
  • auth:
    • list:
      • Description: lists all external authentication sources that exist
      • Options:
        • --config path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
      • Examples:
        • gitea auth list
    • delete:
      • Options:
        • --id: ID of source to be deleted. Required.
        • --config path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
      • Examples:
        • gitea auth delete --id 1
    • add-oauth:
      • Options:
        • --config path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
        • --name: Application Name.
        • --provider: OAuth2 Provider.
        • --key: Client ID (Key).
        • --secret: Client Secret.
        • --auto-discover-url: OpenID Connect Auto Discovery URL (only required when using OpenID Connect as provider).
        • --use-custom-urls: Use custom URLs for GitLab/GitHub OAuth endpoints.
        • --custom-auth-url: Use a custom Authorization URL (option for GitLab/GitHub).
        • --custom-token-url: Use a custom Token URL (option for GitLab/GitHub).
        • --custom-profile-url: Use a custom Profile URL (option for GitLab/GitHub).
        • --custom-email-url: Use a custom Email URL (option for GitHub).
      • Examples:
        • gitea auth add-oauth --name external-github --provider github --key OBTAIN_FROM_SOURCE --secret OBTAIN_FROM_SOURCE
    • update-oauth:
      • Options:
        • --id: ID of source to be updated. Required.
        • --config path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
        • --name: Application Name.
        • --provider: OAuth2 Provider.
        • --key: Client ID (Key).
        • --secret: Client Secret.
        • --auto-discover-url: OpenID Connect Auto Discovery URL (only required when using OpenID Connect as provider).
        • --use-custom-urls: Use custom URLs for GitLab/GitHub OAuth endpoints.
        • --custom-auth-url: Use a custom Authorization URL (option for GitLab/GitHub).
        • --custom-token-url: Use a custom Token URL (option for GitLab/GitHub).
        • --custom-profile-url: Use a custom Profile URL (option for GitLab/GitHub).
        • --custom-email-url: Use a custom Email URL (option for GitHub).
      • Examples:
        • gitea auth update-oauth --id 1 --name external-github-updated

cert

Generates a self-signed SSL certificate. Outputs to cert.pem and key.pem in the current directory and will overwrite any existing files.

• Options:
  • --host value: Comma seperated hostnames and ips which this certificate is valid for. Wildcards are supported. Required.
  • --ecdsa-curve value: ECDSA curve to use to generate a key. Optional. Valid options are P224, P256, P384, P521.
  • --rsa-bits value: Size of RSA key to generate. Optional. Ignored if --ecdsa-curve is set. (default: 2048).
  • --start-date value: Creation date. Optional. (format: Jan 1 15:04:05 2011).
  • --duration value: Duration which the certificate is valid for. Optional. (default: 8760h0m0s)
  • --ca: If provided, this cert generates it's own certificate authority. Optional.
• Examples:
  • gitea cert --host git.example.com,example.com,www.example.com --ca

dump

Dumps all files and databases into a zip file. Outputs into a file like gitea-dump-1482906742.zip in the current directory.

• Options:
  • --config path, -c path: Gitea configuration file path. Optional. (default: custom/conf/app.ini).
  • --tempdir path, -t path: Path to the temporary directory used. Optional. (default: /tmp).
  • --verbose, -v: If provided, shows additional details. Optional.
• Examples:
  • gitea dump
  • gitea dump --verbose

generate

Generates random values and tokens for usage in configuration file. Useful for generating values for automatic deployments.

• Commands:
  • secret:
    • Options:
      • INTERNAL_TOKEN: Token used for an internal API call authentication.
      • LFS_JWT_SECRET: LFS authentication secret.
      • SECRET_KEY: Global secret key.
    • Examples:
      • gitea generate secret INTERNAL_TOKEN
      • gitea generate secret LFS_JWT_SECRET
      • gitea generate secret SECRET_KEY