Course Outline
Source Code Sovereignty
- Understanding how cloud Git platforms may expose proprietary code and trade secrets.
- Gitea architecture compared with GitHub, GitLab, and Forgejo.
- Considerations regarding licensing, terms of service, and data export regulations.
Installation and Configuration
- Deploying via Docker Compose with PostgreSQL and Redis.
- Installing binaries on Linux with systemd service configuration.
- Configuring reverse proxies, TLS, and SSH ports.
- Navigating the initial setup wizard: database configuration, admin account creation, and app.ini tuning.
Repository Management
- Creating organizations, teams, and repositories.
- Implementing branch protection, mandatory code reviews, and signed commits.
- Managing issues, labels, milestones, and Kanban boards.
- Utilizing Wiki features and release artifact hosting.
CI/CD with Gitea Actions
- Enabling Gitea Actions and registering act runners.
- Writing workflow YAML files for build, test, and deployment stages.
- Ensuring self-hosted runner security and container isolation.
- Leveraging artifact caching and matrix builds.
Migration from Cloud Forges
- Mirroring and importing repositories from GitHub or GitLab.
- Migrating issues, pull requests, and release notes.
- Preserving commit signatures and GPG key trust chains.
Authentication and Access Control
- Integrating LDAP, Active Directory, and OpenID Connect.
- Configuring two-factor authentication and managing deploy tokens.
- Setting repository visibility scopes: public, internal, and private.
Security and Compliance
- Enforcing commit signing via GPG and SSH keys.
- Implementing audit logging for repository access and administrative changes.
- Utilizing dependency scanning and vulnerability webhook alerts.
Maintenance and Scaling
- Developing backup strategies for Git data, issues, and attachments.
- Optimizing database performance and offloading attachments to S3.
- Upgrading Gitea and managing breaking changes.
Requirements
- Intermediate understanding of Git and version control concepts.
- Experience with Linux server administration, including Docker.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and webhooks.
Target Audience
- Development teams looking to migrate away from GitHub or GitLab.com.
- Organizations requiring on-premise custody of their source code.
- Government entities and defense contractors subject to code export restrictions.
Custom Corporate Training
Training solutions designed exclusively for businesses.
- Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
- Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
- Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
Price per private group, online live training, starting from 2600 € + VAT*
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Testimonials (2)
I like that I've got immediately answer to my questions.
Szabolcs Kriston - Ericsson
Course - Advanced GitLab
I liked the easy communication between trainer and us, care given to our problems, insights and additional knowledge provided in anwers to our questions. I liked the pace, it didn't feel rushed at any point, even with technical problems. Each subject was taken care of properly.
