diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 0a8c4cb..0f21f77 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,22 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       run: |
-        echo "Code already available in workspace"
-        pwd
+        echo "Current workspace: $(pwd)"
+        echo "Available files:"
         ls -la
-        echo "Checking for backend and frontend directories:"
+        
+        # Clone the repository since Gitea runner doesn't auto-checkout
+        echo "Cloning repository..."
+        git clone https://gitea.skalas.org/jskala/NFOguard.git /tmp/repo
+        cp -r /tmp/repo/* .
+        cp -r /tmp/repo/.* . 2>/dev/null || true
+        rm -rf /tmp/repo
+        
+        echo "After checkout:"
+        ls -la
+        echo "Backend directory:"
         ls -la backend/ 2>/dev/null || echo "backend directory not found"
+        echo "Frontend directory:"  
         ls -la frontend/ 2>/dev/null || echo "frontend directory not found"
 
     - name: Check Node.js version
diff --git a/cleanup-github.sh b/cleanup-github.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2db70a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cleanup-github.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Removing .github directory from repository..."
+
+# Check if .github directory exists
+if [ -d ".github" ]; then
+    echo ".github directory found, removing it..."
+    git rm -rf .github/
+    git commit -m "Remove GitHub workflows - migrated to Gitea"
+    echo ".github directory removed and committed"
+    echo "Don't forget to run: git push"
+else
+    echo ".github directory not found in current directory"
+fi
+
+# Check if it's already in .gitignore
+if grep -q "^\.github/" .gitignore; then
+    echo ".github/ is already in .gitignore"
+else
+    echo "Adding .github/ to .gitignore..."
+    echo "" >> .gitignore
+    echo "# Ignore GitHub workflows (using Gitea instead)" >> .gitignore
+    echo ".github/" >> .gitignore
+    git add .gitignore
+    git commit -m "Add .github/ to .gitignore"
+    echo "Added .github/ to .gitignore"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "1. Run: git push"
+echo "2. Make sure Node.js is installed on your Gitea runner host"
+echo "3. Test your pipeline by making a small commit"
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diff --git a/remove_github_dir.sh b/remove_github_dir.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d50d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remove_github_dir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Remove .github directory from repository
+git rm -rf .github/
+echo ".github directory removed from repository"
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