diff --git a/recipes/services/gitea/docker-compose.yml b/recipes/services/gitea/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  gitea:
+    image: gitea/gitea:latest
+    container_name: gitea
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+      - "2222:22" # SSH port, host port can be changed if 22 is in use
+    volumes:
+      - gitea_data:/data
+volumes:
+  gitea_data:
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diff --git a/recipes/services/gitea/install.sh b/recipes/services/gitea/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if ask_to_install "Gitea Server"; then
+  echo "=== GITEA SERVER INSTALLATION ==="
+
+  ensure_root
+  detect_pkg_manager
+  install_docker
+
+  $SUDO mkdir -p /srv/docker/gitea
+  cd /srv/docker/gitea
+
+  # Funktion, die den nächsten freien Port sucht
+  find_free_port() {
+    local START_PORT=$1
+    PORT=$START_PORT
+    while ss -lnt | awk '{print $4}' | grep -q ":$PORT$"; do
+      PORT=$((PORT + 1))
+    done
+    echo "$PORT"
+  }
+
+  FREE_HTTP_PORT=$(find_free_port 3000)
+  echo "✅ Freier HTTP-Port gefunden: $FREE_HTTP_PORT"
+
+  FREE_SSH_PORT=$(find_free_port 2222)
+  echo "✅ Freier SSH-Port gefunden: $FREE_SSH_PORT"
+
+  $SUDO tee docker-compose.yml >/dev/null <<EOF
+services:
+  gitea:
+    image: gitea/gitea:latest
+    container_name: gitea-$FREE_HTTP_PORT
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "$FREE_HTTP_PORT:3000"
+      - "$FREE_SSH_PORT:22"
+    volumes:
+      - gitea_data:/data
+volumes:
+  gitea_data:
+EOF
+
+  $SUDO docker compose up -d
+  echo "Gitea Server läuft auf HTTP-Port $FREE_HTTP_PORT und SSH-Port $FREE_SSH_PORT"
+
+  echo "✅ Fertig! URL: http://<server-ip>:$FREE_HTTP_PORT"
+else
+  log "${YELLOW}⏭ Gitea Server übersprungen.${NC}"
+fi
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