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+title: docker compose stack for gitea with act runner (rootless)
+description: learn how to set up a rootless docker compose stack for self-hosting gitea with a postgres database and act runner
+pubDate: 2024-02-26T00:28:12.934Z
+draft: true
+categories:
+  - project homelabtop
+tags:
+  - docker
+  - linux
+  - self-hosted
+---
+
+If you're looking to set up a rootless Docker Compose stack for Gitea with a PostgresSQL database and an Act runner instance that spins up workflow containers on the host's Docker Engine, then read on and enjoy!
+
+## preface
+
+This article assumes that you've already [set up the Docker daemon to run as a non-root user](https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/#install). For this stack, I used [Compose file version 3](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3/).
+
+## network and volumes
+
+## postgres database
+
+## gitea server
+
+## obtaining runner registration token
+
+## act runner
+
+## full docker-compose.yml
+
+This is more or less how the entire `compose.yml` file should look like:
+
+```yml
+version: "3"
+
+networks:
+  net:
+    external: false
+
+volumes:
+  data:
+    driver: local
+  config:
+    driver: local
+  runner_data:
+    driver: local
+  db_data:
+    driver: local
+
+services:
+  server:
+    image: gitea/gitea:1.21-rootless
+    container_name: gitea
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      - USER_UID=1000
+      - USER_GID=1000
+      - GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=postgres
+      - GITEA__database__HOST=db:5432
+      - GITEA__database__NAME=${POSTGRES_DB}
+      - GITEA__database__USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
+      - GITEA__database__PASSWD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+    networks:
+      - net
+    dns:
+      - 8.8.8.8
+    volumes:
+      - data:/var/lib/gitea
+      - config:/etc/gitea
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+    ports:
+      - ${GITEA_PORT}:3000
+      - ${GITEA_SSH_PORT}:22
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+
+  runner:
+    image: vegardit/gitea-act-runner:0.2.6
+    container_name: act_runner
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      GITEA_INSTANCE_INSECURE: true
+      GITEA_RUNNER_UID: 0
+      GITEA_RUNNER_GID: 0
+      GITEA_INSTANCE_URL: http://gitea:3000
+      GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN: ${RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN}
+      GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_NETWORK: gitea_net
+    networks:
+      - net
+    volumes:
+      - runner_data:/data
+      - /run/user/1000/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+    depends_on:
+      - server
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+    networks:
+      - net
+    volumes:
+      - db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+```
+
+## running a sample action