# renovate-config

To host the renovate config.

- `config.js` holds the self-hosted Renovate configuration so that Renovate knows what and how it should process.
- `renovate.json` in this repository ensures to receive Renovate updates.
- `default.json` holds the basic config for all repositories. It extends the presets by the renovate project defined in `renovate-schema.json`.
- Each repository can extend/alter this config by adding a `renovate.json` file to the root of the repository.

# requirements
1. Create a new bot account e.g. renovate-bot.
2. Create a personal access token (*PAT*) for your renovate-bot account.
3. Create a new organisation e.g. homelab.
4. Add your renovate-bot account as owner to the organization.
5. Add renovate-bot *PAT* as a secret (*RENOVATE_TOKEN*) in the organization.
6. renovate-bot can now manage your repositories in the organization.

# acknowledgments

- [renovatebot docs](https://docs.renovatebot.com/modules/platform/gitea/)
- [gitea renovate config](https://gitea.com/gitea/renovate-config)
- [naoalb renovate config](https://code.naoalb.org/naoalb-Infrastructure/renovate-config)