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 Should the packages get updated and fixed, we will provide up-to-date installation instructions here.
 
+## Alpine Linux
+
+Alpine Linux has gitea in its community repository. It follows the latest stable version.
+for more information look at https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=gitea&branch=edge.
+
+install as usual:
+```sh
+apk add gitea
+```
+config is found in **/etc/gitea/app.ini**
+
 ## Windows
 
 There are no published packages for Windows. This page will change when packages are published,