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fix: run Forgejo as git user — refuses to run as root (#668)

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Forgejo 11.0 refuses to run as root with a fatal error. Use su-exec
to run all forgejo commands as the 'git' user (pre-created in the
Forgejo Docker image). chown /data to git:git before starting.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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openhands 2026-03-25 10:19:31 +00:00
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@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
# Uses the Forgejo image directly (not as a service) so we have CLI
# access to set up Forgejo and create the bootstrap admin user.
# Then runs disinto init --bare --yes against the local Forgejo instance.
#
# Forgejo refuses to run as root, so all forgejo commands use su-exec
# to run as the 'git' user (pre-created in the Forgejo Docker image).
when:
event: [push, pull_request]
@ -15,13 +18,14 @@ steps:
commands:
# Install test dependencies (Alpine-based image)
- apk add --no-cache bash curl jq python3 git >/dev/null 2>&1
# Set up Forgejo data directories and config
# Set up Forgejo data directories and config (owned by git user)
- mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf /data/gitea/repositories /data/gitea/lfs /data/gitea/log /data/git/.ssh /data/ssh
- printf '[database]\nDB_TYPE = sqlite3\nPATH = /data/gitea/forgejo.db\n\n[server]\nHTTP_PORT = 3000\nROOT_URL = http://localhost:3000/\nLFS_START_SERVER = false\n\n[security]\nINSTALL_LOCK = true\n\n[service]\nDISABLE_REGISTRATION = true\n' > /data/gitea/conf/app.ini
# Start Forgejo in background and wait for it
- forgejo web --config /data/gitea/conf/app.ini &
- chown -R git:git /data
# Start Forgejo as git user in background and wait for API
- su-exec git forgejo web --config /data/gitea/conf/app.ini &
- for i in $(seq 1 30); do curl -sf http://localhost:3000/api/v1/version >/dev/null 2>&1 && break; sleep 1; done
# Create bootstrap admin user via CLI (this is why we use the Forgejo image)
- forgejo admin user create --admin --username setup-admin --password "SetupPass-789xyz" --email "setup-admin@smoke.test" --must-change-password=false --config /data/gitea/conf/app.ini
# Run the smoke test
# Create bootstrap admin user via CLI
- su-exec git forgejo admin user create --admin --username setup-admin --password "SetupPass-789xyz" --email "setup-admin@smoke.test" --must-change-password=false --config /data/gitea/conf/app.ini
# Run the smoke test (as root is fine — only forgejo binary needs git user)
- bash tests/smoke-init.sh