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Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • Bun >= 1.2.5
  • A reachable Gitea instance
  • At least one LLM provider credential (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or compatible)

Install

git clone https://github.com/jeffusion/gitea-ai-assistant.git
cd gitea-ai-assistant
bun install

bun install at repository root installs frontend dependencies via postinstall. If lifecycle scripts are disabled:

bun run bootstrap

Configure environment

Create .env in the project root:

ENCRYPTION_KEY=<generate with: openssl rand -hex 32>
# PORT=5174
# DATABASE_PATH=./data/assistant.db
# LOG_LEVEL=info

ENCRYPTION_KEY is required — the application refuses to start without it. It is the AES-256-GCM master key for encrypting API keys stored in the database.

See Configuration for all environment variables and runtime settings.

Run

bun run dev          # development with hot reload
bun run start        # production mode

Open http://localhost:5174 to access the Admin UI.

First login

  • Default admin password is password on first boot.
  • Change it immediately after login (Security section in Admin UI).

Configure in Admin UI

The Admin UI manages all runtime settings stored in SQLite. You only need .env for infrastructure bootstrap values.

Dashboard

Key settings to configure:

  1. Gitea — API URL, access token
  2. LLM Providers — add at least one provider (OpenAI Compatible, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.) with API key and default model
  3. Webhook Secret — used for HMAC-SHA256 signature verification

See Screenshots for a full UI gallery.

Webhook setup

In the repository list page, click the enable button. The system auto-provisions the webhook in Gitea.

Option B: Manual

In Gitea repository settings → Webhooks → Add webhook:

Field Value
URL http://your-server:5174/webhook/gitea
Content Type application/json
Secret Same value as configured in Admin UI
Events Pull Request + Status

Health check

GET /api/health

Next steps