Role
Primary
Gitea in the Gitea stack
This page explains what Gitea means in the Gitea stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.
Gitea is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the Gitea stack.
Base service
Gitea
Type
service
Delivery
Prebuilt service image
Stack fit
How Gitea fits into this stack
Gitea is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the Gitea stack.
This stack service is based on Gitea and keeps the service-specific setup for Gitea in one place.
It is linked to PostgreSQL and OpenSMTPD inside the stack.
Version policy
Available versions include 28.
Inclusion
Enabled by default: Yes
Required: Yes
Primary: Yes
Connections
postgres: PostgreSQL
sendmail: OpenSMTPD
Storage
This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.
Stack-specific technical details
Review the operational capabilities exposed by Gitea inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.
Settings
Tune service behavior per environment while keeping one reusable stack baseline.
Admin username
Default value: gitea_admin.
Admin password
Admin email
Volumes
Provision the persistent storage and shared volume relationships the stack expects.
Gitea data
Size: 20 GB.
Service links
See how services are wired together so dependencies stay consistent across environments.
PostgreSQL
Linked to PostgreSQL. Required.
SMTP server
Linked to OpenSMTPD. Optional.