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diff --git a/docs/content/doc/installation/windows-service.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/installation/windows-service.en-us.md index 4955204d06..9f2968ae02 100644 --- a/docs/content/doc/installation/windows-service.en-us.md +++ b/docs/content/doc/installation/windows-service.en-us.md @@ -13,6 +13,27 @@ menu: identifier: "windows-service" --- +# 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, |