From 14ebbc6561f4327d6220e9c40ef2abda5615ca85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Schneider <nathan.schneider@colorado.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:07:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Updated authorization instructions for personal access tokens

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 README.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbe27f7..81d7936 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ We will use Gitea (git.medlab.host) as the external repository and GitLab for CI
 
 2. **Configure Gitea Repository Mirroring**
    - From your Gitea repo go to: `Settings > Repository > Mirror Settings`
-   - Add your GitLab repository URL
-   - Add GitLab user credentials under Authorization
+   - Add your GitLab repository URL (ending in .git)
+   - Add GitLab user credentials under Authorization (use a personal access token created in the account settings)
    - Check "Sync when commits are pushed" and disable Mirror Interval
 
 3. **Set Required Variables on GitLab**