diff --git a/tudbut-rebuild.sh b/tudbut-rebuild.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# this is supposed to be run on a server with forgejo of some kind already installed.
+
+FORGEJO_VERSION="tudbut-$(git log --oneline | head -n1 | sed -E 's/(\w+) (.*)/\1/g')" TAGS="bindata timetzdata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify" make build || exit 1
+sudo cp gitea /usr/local/bin/forgejo || exit 1
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