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Fix "build from source" document to clarify the bindata tag is requ…
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wxiaoguang committed Nov 18, 2022
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Depending on requirements, the following build tags can be included.

- `bindata`: Build a single monolithic binary, with all assets included.
- `bindata`: Build a single monolithic binary, with all assets included. Required for production build.
- `sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify`: Enable support for a
[SQLite3](https://sqlite.org/) database. Suggested only for tiny
installations.
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available to PAM.
- `gogit`: (EXPERIMENTAL) Use go-git variants of Git commands.

Bundling assets into the binary using the `bindata` build tag is recommended for
production deployments. It is possible to serve the static assets directly via a reverse proxy,
but in most cases it is not necessary, and assets should still be bundled in the binary.
You may want to exclude bindata while developing/testing Gitea.
To include assets, add the `bindata` tag:
Bundling all assets (JS/CSS/templates, etc) into the binary. Using the `bindata` build tag is required for
production deployments. You could exclude `bindata` when you are developing/testing Gitea or able to separate the assets correctly.

To include all assets, use the `bindata` tag:

```bash
TAGS="bindata" make build
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