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authorvee w <kawewong@gmail.com>2019-01-16 21:43:26 +0700
committerLunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>2019-01-16 22:43:26 +0800
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Add Prerequisites (#5734)
Add set system user guide. Add absolute path for sqlite3 guide.
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+# Prerequisites
+
+The following changes are made in C:\gitea\custom\conf\app.ini:
+
+```
+RUN_USER = COMPUTERNAME$
+```
+
+Sets Gitea to run as the local system user.
+
+COMPUTERNAME is whatever the response is from `echo %COMPUTERNAME%` on the command line. If the response is `USER-PC` then `RUN_USER = USER-PC$`
+
+## Use absolute paths
+
+If you use sqlite3, change the `PATH` to include the full path:
+
+```
+[database]
+PATH = c:/gitea/data/gitea.db
+```
+
# Register as a Windows Service
To register Gitea as a Windows service, open a command prompt (cmd) as an Administrator,