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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+APP_NAME=Gitea
+GITEA_BIN_LOCATION=$HOME/gitea/gitea
+TMP_LOCATION=$HOME/tmp
+GPG_KEY_FINGERPRINT=7C9E68152594688862D62AF62D9AE806EC1592E2
+ORG=go-gitea # Organisation or GitHub user
+REPO=gitea
+GITHUB_API_URL=https://api.github.com/repos/$ORG/$REPO/releases/latest
+# simply get the first password string from ~/.my.cnf
+MYSQL_PASSWORD_STR=$(grep --max-count=1 password= ~/.my.cnf)
+# using bash substring syntax to remove the 9 characters "password="
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_PASSWORD_STR:9}
+
+function install_gitea
+{
+  get_latest_version
+  echo "Installing $APP_NAME $LATEST_VERSION"
+  echo "Please set your $APP_NAME login credentials."
+  read -r -p "$APP_NAME admin user: " ADMIN_USER
+  read -r -p "$APP_NAME admin password: " ADMIN_PASS
+  wget --quiet --show-progress --output-document "$TMP_LOCATION"/gitea "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
+  verify_file
+  mkdir --parents ~/gitea/custom/conf/
+  mv "$TMP_LOCATION"/gitea "$GITEA_BIN_LOCATION"
+  chmod u+x --verbose "$GITEA_BIN_LOCATION"
+  ln --symbolic --verbose "$GITEA_BIN_LOCATION" ~/bin/gitea
+  ln --symbolic --verbose ~/.ssh ~/gitea/.ssh
+  create_app_ini
+  mysql --verbose --execute="CREATE DATABASE ${USER}_gitea"
+  create_gitea_daemon_config
+  supervisorctl reread
+  supervisorctl update
+  supervisorctl status
+  $GITEA_BIN_LOCATION admin user create \
+    --username "${ADMIN_USER}" \
+    --password "${ADMIN_PASS}" \
+    --email "${USER}"@uber.space \
+    --admin \
+    --config "/home/${USER}/gitea/custom/conf/app.ini"
+  uberspace web backend set / --http --port 9000
+  uberspace web backend list
+  printf "You can now access your $APP_NAME by directing you Browser to: \n https://%s.uber.space \n" "$USER"
+}
+
+function create_app_ini
+{
+  SECRET_KEY=$($GITEA_BIN_LOCATION generate secret SECRET_KEY)
+  cat << end_of_content > ~/gitea/custom/conf/app.ini
+APP_NAME = Gitea
+RUN_USER = $USER
+RUN_MODE = prod ; Either "dev", "prod" or "test", default is "dev".
+
+[server]
+HTTP_PORT            = 9000
+DOMAIN               = $USER.uber.space
+ROOT_URL             = https://%(DOMAIN)s
+OFFLINE_MODE         = true ; privacy option.
+
+[database]
+DB_TYPE  = mysql
+HOST     = 127.0.0.1:3306
+NAME     = ${USER}_gitea
+USER     = $USER
+PASSWD   = $MYSQL_PASSWORD
+SSL_MODE = disable
+
+[security]
+INSTALL_LOCK        = true
+MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH = 8
+PASSWORD_COMPLEXITY = lower
+SECRET_KEY          = $SECRET_KEY
+
+[service]
+DISABLE_REGISTRATION       = true ; security option, only admins can create new users.
+SHOW_REGISTRATION_BUTTON   = false
+REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM     = true
+DEFAULT_ORG_VISIBILITY     = private ; [public, limited, private]
+DEFAULT_KEEP_EMAIL_PRIVATE = true
+NO_REPLY_ADDRESS           = noreply.${USER}.uber.space
+
+[mailer]
+ENABLED     = true
+MAILER_TYPE = sendmail
+FROM        = ${USER}@uber.space
+end_of_content
+}
+
+function create_gitea_daemon_config
+{
+  cat << end_of_content > ~/etc/services.d/gitea.ini
+[program:gitea]
+command=%(ENV_HOME)s/gitea/gitea web
+autorestart=yes
+end_of_content
+}
+
+function get_latest_version
+{
+
+  curl --silent $GITHUB_API_URL > "$TMP_LOCATION"/github_api_response.json
+  TAG_NAME=$(jq --raw-output '.tag_name' "$TMP_LOCATION"/github_api_response.json)
+  LATEST_VERSION=${TAG_NAME:1}
+  DOWNLOAD_URL=$(jq --raw-output '.assets[].browser_download_url' "$TMP_LOCATION"/github_api_response.json |
+    grep --max-count=1 "linux-amd64")
+}
+
+function get_signature_file
+{
+  SIGNATURE_FILE_URL=$(jq --raw-output '.assets[].browser_download_url' "$TMP_LOCATION"/github_api_response.json |
+    grep "linux-amd64.asc")
+  rm "$TMP_LOCATION"/github_api_response.json
+  wget --quiet --show-progress --output-document "$TMP_LOCATION"/gitea.asc "$SIGNATURE_FILE_URL"
+}
+
+function verify_file
+{
+  get_signature_file
+
+  ## downloading public key if it does not already exist
+  if ! gpg --fingerprint $GPG_KEY_FINGERPRINT
+  then
+    ## currently the key download via gpg does not work on Uberspace
+    #gpg --keyserver keys.openpgp.org --recv $GPG_KEY_FINGERPRINT
+    curl --silent https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/$GPG_KEY_FINGERPRINT | gpg --import
+    echo "$GPG_KEY_FINGERPRINT:6:" | gpg --import-ownertrust
+  fi
+
+  if gpg --verify "$TMP_LOCATION"/gitea.asc "$TMP_LOCATION"/gitea
+  then rm "$TMP_LOCATION"/gitea.asc; return 0
+  else echo "gpg verification results in a BAD signature"; exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+function yes-no_question
+{
+  local question=$1
+  while true
+  do
+  read -r -p "$question (y/n) " ANSWER
+  case $ANSWER in
+    [Yy]* | [Jj]* )
+      return 0
+      ;;
+    [Nn]* )
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    * ) echo "Please answer yes or no. ";;
+  esac
+  done
+}
+
+function set_critical_section { set -o pipefail -o errexit; }
+function unset_critical_section { set +o pipefail +o errexit; }
+
+function main
+{
+  set_critical_section
+
+  echo "This script installs the latest release of $APP_NAME"
+  echo "and assumes a newly created Uberspace with default settings."
+  echo "Do not run this script if you already use your Uberspace for other apps!"
+
+  if yes-no_question "Do you want to execute this installer for $APP_NAME?"
+  then install_gitea
+  fi
+
+  unset_critical_section
+}
+
+main "$@"
+exit $?