From c5bdea9bbcc995591c5ed011c1756a934ddb3505 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Papadimoulis Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 02:07:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added guidance on file to choose to download (#20474) * Added guidance on file to choose to download * Update from-binary.en-us.md * Update from-binary.en-us.md * Update from-binary.en-us.md * Update docs/content/doc/installation/from-binary.en-us.md * Update docs/content/doc/installation/from-binary.en-us.md Co-authored-by: wxiaoguang Co-authored-by: 6543 <6543@obermui.de> --- .../doc/installation/from-binary.en-us.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/content/doc/installation/from-binary.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/installation/from-binary.en-us.md index 91a6b2a9d6..f603fe37cf 100644 --- a/docs/content/doc/installation/from-binary.en-us.md +++ b/docs/content/doc/installation/from-binary.en-us.md @@ -24,13 +24,29 @@ embedded assets. This can be different for older releases. ## Download -Choose the file matching your platform from the [downloads page](https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/), copy the URL and replace the URL within the commands below: +You can find the file matching your platform from the [downloads page](https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/) after navigating to the version you want to download. + +### Choosing the right file + +**For Linux**, you will likely want `linux-amd64`. It's for 64-bit Intel/AMD platforms, but there are other platforms available, including `arm64` (e.g. Raspberry PI 4), `386` (i.e. 32-bit), `arm-5`, and `arm-6`. + +**For Windows**, you will likely want `windows-4.0-amd64`. It's for all modern versions of Windows, but there is also a `386` platform available designed for older, 32-bit versions of Windows. + +*Note: there is also a `gogit-windows` file available that was created to help with some [performance problems](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/15482) reported by some Windows users on older systems/versions. You should consider using this file if you're experiencing performance issues, and let us know if it improves performance.* + +**For macOS**, you should choose `darwin-arm64` if your hardware uses Apple Silicon, or `darwin-amd64` for Intel. + +### Downloading with wget + +Copy the commands below and replace the URL within the one you wish to download. ```sh wget -O gitea https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{< version >}}/gitea-{{< version >}}-linux-amd64 chmod +x gitea ``` +Note that the above command will download Gitea {{< version >}} for 64-bit Linux. + ## Verify GPG signature Gitea signs all binaries with a [GPG key](https://keys.openpgp.org/search?q=teabot%40gitea.io) to prevent against unwanted modification of binaries.