# Gitea

Back up your Gitea repositories to your own cloud storage.

Gitea is a self-hosted Git service. You can connect your Gitea instance to SimpleBackups using a personal access token, allowing SimpleBackups to export your repositories on a schedule. This guide covers how to create an access token and configure your backup.

## Create your Gitea access token

### Go to the token management page

Navigate to your **user settings** by clicking on your profile picture in the top-right corner of the screen, then select **Settings**.

![Gitea user settings navigation](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/afc0b122fca4a4863c71.png)

In the left-hand menu, click on **Applications**. This takes you to the Access Tokens page.

### Generate a new token

On the Access Tokens page, click **Generate New Token** to open the token configuration window.

![Gitea generate new token](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/b9989a83c700a45d8f41.png)

In the **Token Name** field, enter a descriptive name for your token so you can identify it later. Once configured, click **Generate Token** to create it.

### Copy your token

Gitea displays the new access token on screen after generation. Copy it and store it in a safe place — you will not be able to retrieve it later.

![Gitea copy token](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/c9e3c6d45023ed76e108.png)

## Set up your Gitea backup on SimpleBackups

**Tip:**
The **Gitea Base URL** should only contain the domain name associated with your Gitea instance (for example, `gitea.example.com`).

![Gitea backup configuration in SimpleBackups](https://simplebackups.com/docs/docs-assets/media-helpkit-co/a69844d5601a4953a072.png)

Paste your access token, enter your Gitea Base URL, and click **Validate Connection**. If your values are correct, you can proceed to configure your retention, schedule, and storage.