Gitea 1.25 Ubuntu 24.04

Gitea 1.25 on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg

Gitea is the lightweight self-hosted Git server — single Go binary (~150 MB), sqlite default, runs comfortably on a 4 GB VM. The MIT-licensed alternative to GitHub Enterprise / GitLab CE for small teams who want full control without the operational weight.

Why Choose cloudimg?

• 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response. support@cloudimg.co.uk
• Per VM Admin Password Every deployed VM rotates the cloudimg admin password at first boot

What is Included

• Gitea 1.25.x (latest) single Go binary at /usr/local/bin/gitea
• SQLite default DB at /var/lib/gitea/data/gitea.db
• gitea.service running as git:git
• gitea-firstboot.service rotating SECRET_KEY + INTERNAL_TOKEN + JWT_SECRET + creating cloudimg admin user
• Web UI on TCP 3000; SSH for git push/pull on TCP 2222
• LFS server enabled
• GITEA_WORK_DIR=/var/lib/gitea (NOT /mnt — Azure ephemeral resource disk lost across SIG capture)
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base with latest security patches
• 24/7 cloudimg support with guaranteed 24 hour response SLA

Recommended Virtual Machine Sizes

• Standard_B2s (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM) — small teams (~50 users, hundreds of repos)
• Standard_D4s_v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM) — larger teams or PostgreSQL-backed deployments