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---
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type: reference
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title: Gitea Data Persistence
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description: Gitea data persistence, volume mounts, ownership, and backup strategy on dankclaw.
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tags:
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- gitea
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- data
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- unverified
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verified: 2026-08-28
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---
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# Gitea Data Persistence
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All data lives on host bind mounts under `/opt/gitea/data/`. Containers are ephemeral. Quadlet stops remove the container (`podman run --rm --replace`). The next start recreates it. Data survives.
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## Volume Layout
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| Host Path | Container Mount | Contents |
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|---|---|---|
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| `/opt/gitea/data/gitea-gitea/` | `/data` | Git repositories, avatars, attachments, LFS objects, `app.ini` |
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| `/opt/gitea/data/gitea-postgres/` | `/var/lib/postgresql/data` | PostgreSQL WAL, tables, indexes |
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## Ownership
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The bind-mount directories are owned by host user `dank` (UID 1000). Files that the containers create are owned by host UID/GID **100999** — the rootless ID mapping of container uid/gid 1000 (dank subuid range 100000-165535). User `dank` cannot write those files directly from the host.
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Edit container-owned files inside the container:
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```
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podman exec --user 1000 gitea-server sed -i 's/old/new/' /data/gitea/conf/app.ini
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```
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## Backup Strategy
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### Full backup (recommended)
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Tar the entire data directory. This captures Gitea repos and PostgreSQL data in one archive.
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```
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tar czf gitea-backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz -C /opt/gitea data/
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```
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### PostgreSQL-only backup
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Use `pg_dump` for a portable SQL dump. Useful for restoring to a different PostgreSQL version.
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```
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podman exec -e PGPASSWORD="$GITEA_DB_PASSWORD" gitea-postgres pg_dump -U gitea gitea > gitea-db-$(date +%F).sql
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```
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Set `PGPASSWORD` from `/opt/gitea/.env` (mode 0600).
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### Restore procedure
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1. Stop the stack: `systemctl --user stop gitea-server gitea-postgres`
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2. Restore data: `tar xzf backup.tar.gz -C /opt/gitea/`
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3. Start the stack: `systemctl --user start gitea-postgres gitea-server`
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## Data Growth
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- Git repositories grow with each commit and push. Monitor with `du -sh /opt/gitea/data/gitea-gitea/git/repositories/`.
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- PostgreSQL WAL files accumulate. VACUUM via `podman exec gitea-postgres psql -U gitea -c "VACUUM;"`.
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- Gitea's log files grow with usage.
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## See Also
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- ](index.md) — index with management commands
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- [[management|management]] — operations and boot persistence
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- [[architecture|architecture]] — network and ports
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