Gitea storing repositories in /var/lib/gitea/git/repositories causing repositories to be broken on docker image update #10041

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T08:56:36-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:56:36 -06:00

Originally created by @navanshu on GitHub (Jan 2, 2023).

Description

I recently deployed Gitea with docker rootless and configured it with Postgres and MinIO but Gitea is storing repository in local file system as <RepoName>.git . Is this how it should be?

It should store this folder in database right? Does this part have to stateful

I noticed it when docker container image must have updated and it said that my git repository is broken. This repositories folder was empty.

I did not provide any volume for repositories or git folder. Inside the git folder it is storing ~/repositories/<UserName>/<RepoName>.git

The content of the above folder is

drwxr-xr-x    7 git      git         4.0K Jan  1 18:39 .
drwxr-xr-x    3 git      git         4.0K Jan  1 18:34 ..
-rw-r--r--    1 git      git           23 Jan  1 18:39 HEAD
drwxr-xr-x    2 git      git         4.0K Jan  1 18:34 branches
-rw-r--r--    1 git      git           66 Jan  1 18:34 config
-rw-r--r--    1 git      git           73 Jan  1 18:34 description
drwxr-xr-x    6 git      git         4.0K Jan  1 18:34 hooks
drwxr-xr-x    2 git      git         4.0K Jan  1 18:39 info
drwxr-xr-x    4 git      git         4.0K Jan  1 18:39 objects
drwxr-xr-x    4 git      git         4.0K Jan  1 18:34 refs

Also gitea is not removing old avatar from minio bucket when a user uploads a new one.

Gitea Version

1.18.0+rc1

Can you reproduce the bug on the Gitea demo site?

No

Log Gist

No response

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No response

Git Version

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Operating System

No response

How are you running Gitea?

Docker rootless image provided by Gitea

Database

PostgreSQL

Originally created by @navanshu on GitHub (Jan 2, 2023). ### Description I recently deployed Gitea with docker rootless and configured it with Postgres and MinIO but Gitea is storing repository in local file system as `<RepoName>.git `. Is this how it should be? It should store this folder in database right? Does this part have to stateful I noticed it when docker container image must have updated and it said that my git repository is broken. This repositories folder was empty. I did not provide any volume for repositories or git folder. Inside the git folder it is storing `~/repositories/<UserName>/<RepoName>.git ` The content of the above folder is ```console drwxr-xr-x 7 git git 4.0K Jan 1 18:39 . drwxr-xr-x 3 git git 4.0K Jan 1 18:34 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 git git 23 Jan 1 18:39 HEAD drwxr-xr-x 2 git git 4.0K Jan 1 18:34 branches -rw-r--r-- 1 git git 66 Jan 1 18:34 config -rw-r--r-- 1 git git 73 Jan 1 18:34 description drwxr-xr-x 6 git git 4.0K Jan 1 18:34 hooks drwxr-xr-x 2 git git 4.0K Jan 1 18:39 info drwxr-xr-x 4 git git 4.0K Jan 1 18:39 objects drwxr-xr-x 4 git git 4.0K Jan 1 18:34 refs ``` Also gitea is not removing old avatar from minio bucket when a user uploads a new one. ### Gitea Version 1.18.0+rc1 ### Can you reproduce the bug on the Gitea demo site? No ### Log Gist _No response_ ### Screenshots _No response_ ### Git Version _No response_ ### Operating System _No response_ ### How are you running Gitea? Docker rootless image provided by Gitea ### Database PostgreSQL

GiteaMirror added the type/bug label 2025-11-02 08:56:36 -06:00

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GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:56:36 -06:00

@savyajha commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2023):

Edit: I misunderstood the issue. Ignore.

@savyajha commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2023): Edit: I misunderstood the issue. Ignore.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:56:37 -06:00

@yardenshoham commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2023):

Edit: I misunderstood the issue. Ignore.

so close the issue?

@yardenshoham commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2023): > Edit: I misunderstood the issue. Ignore. so close the issue?

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:56:37 -06:00

@evanferrao commented on GitHub (May 13, 2023):

I'm facing the exact same Issue, when I update the docker image, all repositories are broken. The logs state the following Repository 9:test/heroku-schedule has a broken repository on the file system: /var/lib/gitea/git/repositories/test/heroku-schedule.git Error: no such file or directory where test is the username and heroku-schedule is the repository name. Shouldn't the data be stored in the /data partition?

@evanferrao commented on GitHub (May 13, 2023): I'm facing the exact same Issue, when I update the docker image, all repositories are broken. The logs state the following `Repository 9:test/heroku-schedule has a broken repository on the file system: /var/lib/gitea/git/repositories/test/heroku-schedule.git Error: no such file or directory` where `test` is the username and `heroku-schedule` is the repository name. Shouldn't the data be stored in the `/data` partition?

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:56:37 -06:00

@techknowlogick commented on GitHub (May 13, 2023):

@evanferrao in the rootless container FHS is used for the appropriate directories. /data is a legacy artifact for the rootful image that is difficult to fix in a non-breaking manner, but luckily for rootless we were able to fix prior to publishing the image.

@techknowlogick commented on GitHub (May 13, 2023): @evanferrao in the rootless container FHS is used for the appropriate directories. /data is a legacy artifact for the rootful image that is difficult to fix in a non-breaking manner, but luckily for rootless we were able to fix prior to publishing the image.

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#10041