`custom/conf/app.ini` seems not working

[twang2218]

• Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.1.2
• Git version: 2.8.5
• Operating system: Docker
• Database (use [x]):
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • SQLite
• Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
  • Yes (provide example URL)
  • No
  • Not relevant
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Description

I'm going to run the gitea stack inside docker, and I followed the customize guide to config the settings, /data/gitea/custom/conf/app.ini, here is the my custom settings:

APP_NAME = Gitea: 开发团队
RUN_USER = git
RUN_MODE = prod

[ui.meta]
AUTHOR = 开发团队
DESCRIPTION = 危险勿入‼️

[server]
SSH_DOMAIN = dev.example.org
HTTP_PORT  = 80
ROOT_URL   = http://dev.example.org/
DISABLE_SSH = false
SSH_PORT = 2222

[database]
DB_TYPE = postgres
HOST = database:5432
NAME = gitea
USER = gitea
PASSWD = gitea_password
SSL_MODE = disable

[security]
INSTALL_LOCK = true

And then I use the docker-compose.yml to start the stack:

version: '3.3'

volumes:
    gitea: {}
    db: {}

configs:
    init-db-script:
        file: ./init-db.sh
    gitea-custom-ini:
        file: ./gitea.ini

services:
    gitea:
        image: gitea/gitea:1.1.2
        depends_on: [ database ]
        ports:
            - "2222:2222"
            - "3000:80"
        configs:
            - source: gitea-custom-ini
              target: /data/gitea/custom/conf/app.ini
        volumes:
            - gitea:/data

    database:
        image: postgres:9.6
        volumes:
            - db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
        configs:
            - source: init-db-script
              target: /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-user-db.sh
        environment:
            POSTGRES_PASSWORD: my_db_password

However, when I started the stack by docker stack deploy -c stack.yml dev, I found my custom app.ini is not working.

First the gitea service is running at 3000 port, which is the default one. Second, when I changed the port mapping, 3000:3000 and visit localhost:3000, it redirect me to the install page, and totally ignored my custom settings.

After I followed the install page, I found all my setting have been written to /data/gitea/conf/app.ini, it seems the /data/gitea/custom/conf/app.ini is useless for custom settings.

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[lafriks]

That is because in Dockerfile it is defined that custom folder is ENV GITEA_CUSTOM /data/gitea so /data/gitea is treated as custom folder and final location of app.ini is /data/gitea/conf/app.ini

[twang2218]

Oh, thank you. Now I tried to mount it on /data/gitea/conf/app.ini, the /install page has gone. app.ini works as expected, Great.

I think this info should be put in either https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-with-docker/ or https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/ to avoid future confusion.

[lafriks]

It is docker specific so should be put into docker install documentation

[lafriks]

@twang2218 this should be ok?

[twang2218]

Yes, thank you very much. With such information added, my issue will not become others' issue anymore. That's great, thank for your quick response, have a nice day. And I'm closing this issue now.