Enable Some Useful Hidden Gitea Features

Published: at 03:30 AM
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Gitea on Arch Linux

Gitea includes several powerful features that are disabled by default. You can unlock them by modifying the app.ini file, typically located at:

/etc/gitea/conf/app.ini

Or if deployed on Kubernetes:

/data/gitea/conf/app.ini

Here are a few recommended settings:

🔍 Enable Code Search

[indexer]
REPO_INDEXER_ENABLED = true

This enables full-text code search across repositories.

⚙️ Enable Gitea Actions

[actions]
ENABLED = true

This enables Gitea’s built-in CI/CD-like automation system. To make it work you need to have a running Act Runner instance.

🔐 Enable CAPTCHA on Login

[service]
ENABLE_CAPTCHA = true
CAPTCHA_TYPE = image
REQUIRE_CAPTCHA_FOR_LOGIN = true

This improves security by requiring CAPTCHA for login attempts.

🔄 Restart Gitea

After applying the changes, restart Gitea for the settings to take effect.

These settings help enhance search functionality, automation capabilities, and security in your Gitea instance.