Where do git repos get stored #2437

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T04:36:08-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

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Originally created by @pjebs on GitHub (Oct 23, 2018).

If I was to deploy this on a server, would I be able to recreate the "Github" experience?

Where and how do the repos get stored? Are they just folders in the host's filestructure with .git directories?

What is the best process to backup all the repos on a regular basis?

Originally created by @pjebs on GitHub (Oct 23, 2018). If I was to deploy this on a server, would I be able to recreate the "Github" experience? Where and how do the repos get stored? Are they just folders in the host's filestructure with `.git` directories? What is the best process to backup all the repos on a regular basis?

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GiteaMirror commented

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@adelowo commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2018):

The path to your git repos can be configured in the config file, See repository in https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/

As for backing up, there is the dump command, So you run gitea dump ( https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/backup-and-restore/ )

@adelowo commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2018): The path to your git repos can be configured in the config file, See repository in https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/ As for backing up, there is the `dump` command, So you run `gitea dump` ( https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/backup-and-restore/ )

GiteaMirror commented

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@pjebs commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2018):

Do you think github will be doing this technique. It seems to hinder scaling gitea horizontally.

@pjebs commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2018): Do you think github will be doing this technique. It seems to hinder scaling gitea horizontally.

GiteaMirror commented

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@lunny commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2018):

You could use a distributed file system but mount them on the server.

@lunny commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2018): You could use a distributed file system but mount them on the server.

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