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-Production-ready automated installation of **Gitea on Ubuntu 24.04**.  
-Database, Nginx host config, systemd service & post-install hardening included.
+Install Gitea on Ubuntu 24.04 server.
 
-This is not a demo environment.  
-This script deploys a **real Gitea server** — safely, repeatedly, and without hand-editing configs.
+Not a demo, not a quick setup script.  
+This installer is built for production, hardened defaults included.
+
+## Why this installer exists
+Gitea installation is often more tedious than it should be. This installer reduces friction and avoids 3am debugging.
+
+## What this installer does
+✔ Fetches latest Gitea release automatically  
+✔ MariaDB/MySQL socket or password mode  
+✔ Creates + enables systemd service  
+✔ Generates validated Nginx host config  
+✔ Applies secure post-install rules  
+
+## What this installer does *NOT* do
+It won’t stop you from running the script without reading the documentation like there’s no tomorrow.  
+Skip the README, and whatever happens next is your headache, not a bug report.
 
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