Install wizard is broken with Docker installation #5636

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T06:31:32-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 06:31:32 -06:00

Originally created by @new-mikha on GitHub (Jun 26, 2020).

Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.12.1
Git version: whatever comes with the Docker image
Operating system: Ubuntu
Database (use [x]):
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- SQLite
Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
- Yes (provide example URL)
- No
- Not relevant
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Description

I followed "Installation with Docker" page: https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-with-docker/
My docker-compose.yml is attached: docker-compose.zip

The doco says "Visit http://server-ip:3000 and follow the installation wizard"

There was no installation wizard on this page though. Here is what I see:

When I click Explore link, I see a page that looks like a wizard start:

However when I click the Install button, it goes to the localhost:

Originally created by @new-mikha on GitHub (Jun 26, 2020). - Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.12.1 - Git version: whatever comes with the Docker image - Operating system: Ubuntu - Database (use `[x]`): - [ ] PostgreSQL - [x] MySQL - [ ] MSSQL - [ ] SQLite - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [ ] Yes (provide example URL) - [ ] No - [x] Not relevant - Log gist: ## Description I followed "Installation with Docker" page: https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-with-docker/ My docker-compose.yml is attached: [docker-compose.zip](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/files/4834583/docker-compose.zip) The doco says "Visit http://server-ip:3000 and follow the installation wizard" There was no installation wizard on this page though. Here is what I see: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5769929/85811205-c8d0d100-b7a0-11ea-99b7-ddfe2b7e40ea.png) When I click Explore link, I see a page that looks like a wizard start: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5769929/85811250-ef8f0780-b7a0-11ea-9a3b-086f80d97dd4.png) However when I click the Install button, it goes to the localhost: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5769929/85811411-704e0380-b7a1-11ea-83b6-48597a39ad38.png)

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2025-11-02 06:31:33 -06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 06:31:33 -06:00

@new-mikha commented on GitHub (Jun 26, 2020):

Someone posted a suggestion which I can't see now, but it helped...

So it works now for me, thanks! Great tool.

So why it didn't kick-start, and I was very close to abandon it and switch to something else - it turned out that I needed to specify the correct address in a couple of fields:

I also noticed that sometimes this wizard starts as a first thing when I open URL for a freshly created container (I've made a few tests), but more often it doesn't and just shows the homepage (as I described above)

So I'd suggest the following:

The "Installation with Docker" page should mention that the Installation Wizard assumes "localhost:3000" for the end-user URL. I.e. if a specific IP and another port will be used - the user is expected to change the fields highlighted in the screenshot.
The Installation page need to be fixed - it's a bug that very often the home page is shown instead.
When (2) right above is fixed, then the Wizard should:
3.1 Put those settings on top of the page, into a separate section to highlight it - because it's the most important settings for the docker installation, it wouldn't work until set to the proper values.
3.2. The settings should not default to localhost:3000. It should suggest the location.host and location.port from the client side (using a bit of the client-side JavaScript), and never allow the whole service to run until the setting is specified & saved. It also should allow to change it easily from the web UI.

@new-mikha commented on GitHub (Jun 26, 2020): Someone posted a suggestion which I can't see now, but it helped... So it works now for me, thanks! Great tool. So why it didn't kick-start, and I was very close to abandon it and switch to something else - it turned out that I needed to specify the correct address in a couple of fields: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5769929/85838794-71048b00-b7dd-11ea-8350-c1c92ab6ac58.png) I also noticed that sometimes this wizard starts as a first thing when I open URL for a freshly created container (I've made a few tests), but more often it doesn't and just shows the homepage (as I described above) So I'd suggest the following: 1. The "Installation with Docker" page should mention that the Installation Wizard assumes "localhost:3000" for the end-user URL. I.e. if a specific IP and another port will be used - the user is expected to change the fields highlighted in the screenshot. 2. The Installation page need to be fixed - it's a bug that very often the home page is shown instead. 3. When (2) right above is fixed, then the Wizard should: 3.1 Put those settings on top of the page, into a separate section to highlight it - because it's the most important settings for the docker installation, it wouldn't work until set to the proper values. 3.2. The settings should not default to localhost:3000. It should suggest the location.host and location.port from the client side (using a bit of the client-side JavaScript), and never allow the whole service to run until the setting is specified & saved. It also should allow to change it easily from the web UI.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 06:31:33 -06:00

@wxiaoguang commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2023):

It should have been fixed by

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/23194

@wxiaoguang commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2023): It should have been fixed by * https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/23194

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#5636