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+# Code Forge
+
+Forgejo instance serving https://forge.karnov.club.
+
+## Usage
+
+### Starting / restarting
+
+```bash
+FORGEJO_ROOT=<path-to-app-storage-root> ./start.sh
+```
+
+The storage root should be readable+writable by the user within the container.
+
+Calling the `start.sh` script will replace the containers if they already exists.
+
+### Stopping
+
+```bash
+./stop.sh
+```
+
+## Networking
+
+| Port | Notes |
+|---|---|
+|`3000`|Web listening port|
diff --git a/services/code-forge/start.sh b/services/code-forge/start.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+if [[ -z "$FORGEJO_ROOT" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: FORGEJO_ROOT must be defined in the environment."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+podman pod create \
+    -p 3000:3000 \
+    --replace \
+    "code-forge"
+
+podman run -itd \
+    --name "code-forge_app" \
+    --pod "code-forge" \
+    -v "$FORGEJO_ROOT"/data:/var/lib/gitea \
+    -v "$FORGEJO_ROOT"/config:/etc/gitea \
+    -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro \
+    -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
+    --replace \
+    codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo:1.21.8-0-rootless
diff --git a/services/code-forge/stop.sh b/services/code-forge/stop.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+podman pod stop "code-forge"