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title: 'Compiling from source'
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license: 'Apache-2.0'
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origin_url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/abe8fe352711601fbcd24bf4505f7e0b81a93c5d/docs/content/installation/from-source.en-us.md'
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---
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## Installation from source
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You should [install go](https://golang.org/doc/install) and set up your go
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environment correctly. In particular, it is recommended to set the `$GOPATH`
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environment variable and to add the go bin directory or directories
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`${GOPATH//://bin:}/bin` to the `$PATH`. See the Go wiki entry for
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[GOPATH](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/GOPATH).
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Next, [install Node.js with npm](https://nodejs.org/en/download/current) which is
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required to build the JavaScript and CSS files. The minimum supported Node.js
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version is 20.
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**Note**: When executing make tasks that require external tools, like
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`make misspell-check`, Forgejo will automatically download and build these as
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necessary. To be able to use these, you must have the `"$GOPATH/bin"` directory
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on the executable path. If you don't add the go bin directory to the
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executable path, you will have to manage this yourself.
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**Note 2**: Go version 1.20 or higher is required. However, it is recommended to
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obtain the same version as the [continuous integration](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml).
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**Note 3**: If you want to avoid installing build dependencies manually,
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you can also [build the Docker image](#build-the-docker-image), which runs
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the build process in a Docker image containing all the required dependencies.
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### Download
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First, we must retrieve the source code. Since, the advent of go modules, the
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simplest way of doing this is to use Git directly as we no longer have to have
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Forgejo built from within the GOPATH.
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```bash
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git clone https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo
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```
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Decide which version of Forgejo to build and install. Currently, there are
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multiple options to choose from. The `forgejo` branch represents the current
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development version.
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To work with tagged releases, the following commands can be used:
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```bash
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git branch -a
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git checkout v1.21.2-0
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```
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To build Forgejo from source at a specific tagged release (like v1.21.2-0), list the
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available tags and check out the specific tag.
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List available tags with the following.
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```bash
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git tag -l
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git checkout v1.21.2-0
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```
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### Build
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To build from source, the following programs must be present on the system:
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- `go` v1.20 or higher, see [here](https://golang.org/dl/)
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- `node` 20 or higher with `npm`, see [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/current)
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- `make`
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Depending on requirements, the following build tags can be included.
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- `bindata`: Build a single monolithic binary, with all assets included. Required for production build.
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- `sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify`: Enable support for a
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[SQLite3](https://sqlite.org/) database. Suggested only for small
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installations.
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- `pam`: Enable support for PAM (Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules). Can
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be used to authenticate local users or extend authentication to methods
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available to PAM.
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Using the `bindata` build tag is required for production
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deployments. You could exclude `bindata` when you are
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developing/testing Forgejo or able to separate the assets correctly.
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To include all assets, use the `bindata` tag:
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```bash
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TAGS="bindata" make build
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```
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In the default release build of the continuous integration system, the build
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tags are: `TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify"`. The simplest
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recommended way to build from source is therefore:
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```bash
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TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify" make build
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```
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The `build` target is split into two sub-targets:
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- `make backend` which requires [Go v1.20](https://golang.org/dl/) or greater.
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- `make frontend` which requires [Node.js 20](https://nodejs.org/en/download/current) or greater.
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If pre-built frontend files are present it is possible to only build the backend:
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```bash
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TAGS="bindata" make backend
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```
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Webpack source maps are by default enabled in development builds and disabled in production builds. They can be enabled by setting the `ENABLE_SOURCEMAP=true` environment variable.
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### Build the Docker image
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To build Forgejo's Docker image, you need to have Docker and the Docker Buildx plugin installed.
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You can build the Docker image with:
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```bash
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docker buildx build .
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```
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This will run the entire build process in a Docker container with the required dependencies.
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You can also supply a tag during the build process with the `-t` option, to make it easier to publish or run the image later.
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### Test
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After following the steps above, a `forgejo` binary will be available in the working directory.
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It can be tested from this directory or moved to a directory with test data. When Forgejo is
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launched manually from command line, it can be killed by pressing `Ctrl + C`.
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```bash
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./forgejo web
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```
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To run and continuously rebuild when the source files change:
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```bash
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make watch
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```
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> **NOTE:** do not set the `bindata` tag such as in `TAGS="bindata" make watch` or the browser may fail to load pages with an error like `Failed to load asset`
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