diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index e17ec0a..78bf5b4 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
         src: templates/nginx.conf.j2
         dest: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 
+    - name: patch gitea init script
+      # see) https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/blob/master/community/gitea/gitea.initd
+    - template:
+        src: templates/gitea.initd
+        dest: /etc/init.d/gitea
+
     - name: add ROOT_URL to gitea config
       lineinfile:
         path: /etc/gitea/app.ini
diff --git a/roles/gitea/templates/gitea.initd b/roles/gitea/templates/gitea.initd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..584bbfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/gitea/templates/gitea.initd
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+
+supervisor=supervise-daemon
+name=gitea
+command="/usr/bin/gitea"
+command_user="${GITEA_USER:-gitea}"
+command_args="web --config '${GITEA_CONF:-/etc/gitea/app.ini}'"
+supervise_daemon_args="--env GITEA_WORK_DIR='${GITEA_WORK_DIR:-/var/lib/gitea}' --chdir '${GITEA_WORK_DIR:-/var/lib/gitea}' --stdout '${GITEA_LOG_FILE:-/var/log/gitea/http.log}' --stderr '${GITEA_LOG_FILE:-/var/log/gitea/http.log}'"
+pidfile="/run/gitea.pid"
+#extra_started_commands="reload"
+
+depend() {
+  use logger dns
+  need net
+  after firewall mysql postgresql
+}
+
+#https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/17976
+#reload() {
+#  ebegin "Reloading ${RC_SVCNAME}"
+#  ${supervisor} ${RC_SVCNAME} --signal HUP --pidfile "${pidfile}"
+#  eend $?
+#}
+