Quick install script for self-hosted Forgejo (Git+CI) server

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I wanted to get Forgejo on my VM on a local NAS fast, and I realized that getting everything running with Git and CI working was ... harder than I anticipated. After spending more time than I wanted, and bugging lovely people at Forgejo's matrix, I came up with this: https://wkoszek.github.io/easyforgejo/ With this script, you should get Forgejo installed on your Linux computer in 2min. I tested this on a VM for now, and it works well enough for beta launch. Repo is here: https://github.com/wkoszek/easyforgejo Let me know what you think and submit PRs if you find bugs. I'd not use it in production just yet.

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