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Forgejo

Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge. Easy to install and low maintenance, it just does the job.

Not yet tested productivity Based on TrueNAS app v1.2.45 (Forgejo 16.0.5-rootless)
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  1. 1
    Copy the script below
  2. 2
    In HexOS, open Apps, find Forgejo and choose Custom Install
  3. 3
    Paste, then press Install — full guide with screenshots
forgejo.json
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1{
12  "version": 5,
23  "script": {
4    "version": "0.1.0",
5    "changeLog": "Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS forgejo 1.2.45"
6  },
7  "requirements": {
38    "locations": ["ApplicationsPerformance"],
49    "specifications": ["2CORE"],
510    "permissions": ["READ_WRITE_LOCATIONS"],
611    "ports": [30142, 30143]
12  },
713  "ensure_directories_exists": [
14    {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)"},
15    {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/forgejo"},
16    {
17      "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/forgejo/data",
18      "owner": {"user": "apps"},
19      "snapshot": {"id": "data"}
20    },
21    {
22      "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/forgejo/postgres_data",
23      "owner": {"user": "netdata", "group": "docker"},
24      "snapshot": {"id": "postgres_data"}
25    }
26  ],
27  "app_values": {
28    "forgejo": {
829      "db_password": "$RANDOM_STRING(16)",
930      "root_url": "http://$SERVER_LAN_IP:30142"
31    },
32    "storage": {
1033      "data": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/forgejo/data)",
1134      "postgres_data": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/forgejo/postgres_data)"
35    },
36    "network": {
1237      "web_port": {"bind_mode": "published", "port_number": 30142},
1338      "ssh_port": {"bind_mode": "published", "port_number": 30143}
39    },
1440    "resources": {"limits": {"cpus": 2, "memory": "$MEMORY(10%, 4096)"}}
41  }
42}

What this script does

Hover or tap a box to see the lines it explains.

  1. Script format

    Tells HexOS this is a version 5 install script, so it knows how to read the rest.

    Line 2

  2. Script revision

    This copy of the script is revision 0.1.0. Latest change: “Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS forgejo 1.2.45”.

    Lines 3–6

  3. Storage locations it needs

    The app uses these HexOS storage locations: App storage (fast). If one isn't set up yet, HexOS will ask you to pick a place for it.

    Line 8

  4. Minimum hardware

    Recommended minimum: 2 CPU cores.

    Line 9

  5. Permission to use your folders

    Allows the app to read and write files inside the storage locations listed above — and nowhere else.

    Line 10

  6. Network ports

    The app needs ports 30142 and 30143 to be free on your server. A port is like an apartment number for your server's address.

    Line 11

  7. Folders created on install

    Creates the folders the app needs before it starts: App storage (fast) › forgejo, App storage (fast) › forgejo › data and App storage (fast) › forgejo › postgres_data. Some folders are handed to a specific system user so the app is allowed to write to them. Folders marked “snapshot” are included in HexOS snapshots, so you can roll them back.

    Lines 13–26

  8. Auto-generated db password

    HexOS makes up a long random db password during install. It's only used inside Forgejo, so you never need to know it.

    Line 29

  9. Your server's address (root url)

    Automatically set to your server's address on your home network (http://your-server-ip:30142).

    Line 30

  10. Where the app's main data is saved

    Where the app's main data is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › forgejo › data.

    Line 33

  11. Where the app's database is saved

    Where the app's database is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › forgejo › postgres_data.

    Line 34

  12. Web port: 30142

    The app's web page is published on port 30142. You don't need to remember it — clicking the app's card in HexOS takes you there.

    Line 37

  13. Ssh port: 30143

    Publishes the app's ssh port as 30143.

    Line 38

  14. Resource limits

    Caps how much of your server the app can use: 2 CPU cores and 10% of your server's memory, but never more than 4 GB. This keeps one busy app from slowing everything else down.

    Line 40