More detail on Gitea configuration

README.md

@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ This is the base theme for MedLab Hugo projects. This theme provides a starting
 
 ## GitLab CI/CD
 
-This project includes automated CI/CD pipelines that handle building and deploying your Hugo site. The pipeline automatically builds your site when changes are pushed and deploys it to a Surfer instance.
-
-Normally the site will deploy within an hour. To force deployment, in Gitea, go to the repository's settings and press the "synchronize now" button (two arrows in a circle) under Mirror Settings.
+This project includes automated CI/CD pipelines that handle building and deploying your Hugo site. The pipeline automatically builds your site when changes are pushed to the `publish` branch and deploys it to a Surfer instance.
 
 ### Pipeline Overview
 - **Build Stage**: Compiles Hugo site with optimizations
@@ -59,7 +57,8 @@ 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
-   - Enable push mirroring
+   - Add GitLab user credentials under Authorization
+   - Check "Sync when commits are pushed" and disable Mirror Interval
 
 3. **Set Required Variables on GitLab**
    - Get an access token from the Surfer server by going to `/_admin` and getting the "Access Tokens" dialog from the three-dot menu