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@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ successfully. The first monthly scrub remains a runtime check.
 
 ### Priority 3 - Service expansion
 - [ ] After data protection and recovery are validated, populate `/zpool/media/music` and validate Navidrome.
+- [x] Design the staged Prometheus-to-Atlas Gitea migration in `docs/atlas-gitea-migration.md`.
+  The approved topology keeps NPM on Prometheus and moves HTTPS and public SSH (TCP/2222) together;
+  the existing rootful image/data layout is retained. No data has been moved or traffic changed.
+- [ ] Prepare a separate Atlas Gitea dataset, disabled Quadlet, and isolated restore test from the
+  verified Prometheus backup; validate SQLite, repositories, SSH host keys, and target backups.
+- [ ] After an explicit outage approval, perform the final consistent copy and HTTPS/SSH cutover,
+  then remove Gitea from Prometheus' desired stack and backup export without deleting source data.
 - [ ] Design and deploy Nextcloud as another explicitly temporary Atlas service before Uranus. Give it
   separate persistent application, database, and cache storage; keep credentials in Vault; publish it only
   through NPM over the Prometheus--Aegis gateway; and define backup, upgrade, and eventual Uranus-migration
diff --git a/README.it.md b/README.it.md
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@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@ alla LAN. Dopo la verifica dei servizi, configurare manualmente i Proxy Host NPM
 negli `AllowedIPs`; aggiungere la VIP Uranus quando esisterà. Dopo il reload di firewalld, Ansible
 ricarica le reti Podman rootful di Prometheus per conservare DNS e connettività del proxy.
 
+La migrazione Gitea da Prometheus ad Atlas è pianificata, ma non ancora eseguita, in
+[`docs/atlas-gitea-migration.md`](docs/atlas-gitea-migration.md). NPM resta su Prometheus;
+stack sorgente e instradamento pubblico rimangono invariati fino a un cutover separato e validato.
+
 Validare il gateway con:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ and Aegis (`10.0.0.2`). Their state is initialized ex novo in `/zpool/services/d
 `/zpool/services/data/syncthing`; no source application state is migrated. The music library at
 `/zpool/media/music` is populated separately.
 
+The staged, not-yet-executed Gitea move from Prometheus to Atlas is described in
+[`docs/atlas-gitea-migration.md`](docs/atlas-gitea-migration.md). NPM remains on Prometheus;
+the source stack and public routes stay unchanged until a separately validated cutover.
+
 The separate `wireguard_overlay` role manages `wg0` between Prometheus (`10.0.0.1`) and Aegis
 (`10.0.0.2`), generating private keys once on their respective hosts and exchanging only public keys
 through Ansible. Prometheus alone opens `51820/udp`. Aegis forwards only the declared overlay-to-LAN
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+# Gitea migration from Prometheus to Atlas
+
+This is a staged migration plan, not a cutover authorization. Keep the source
+Gitea, its data, both NPM Proxy Hosts, and public DNS unchanged until the
+target and rollback have been tested. Gitea is temporary on Atlas until
+Uranus; NPM remains on Prometheus.
+
+## Observed source and chosen topology (2026-10-01)
+
+- Prometheus runs the rootful `docker.gitea.com/gitea:1.25.2` image in its
+  managed Compose stack. `/opt/gitea/data` is about 280 MiB, uses SQLite,
+  and contains 33 repositories. A live read-only SQLite `quick_check` passed.
+  `/home/git/.ssh` is a separate small bind mount; `/opt/gitea/data/ssh`
+  contains the existing SSH host keys. Neither tree may be discarded.
+- Gitea answers HTTP 200 on Prometheus port 3000. NPM currently forwards
+  `git.fscotto.duckdns.org` and `git.ov-ad3410.infomaniak.ch` to the Compose
+  hostname `gitea:3000`. Public DNS resolves to Prometheus. The container's
+  SSH port is bound only to `127.0.0.1:222`; this is not a public Gitea SSH
+  listener. Prometheus' public port 22 remains administrative SSH.
+- Atlas has a healthy pool and a verified, private Prometheus backup under
+  `/zpool/backup/hosts/prometheus/latest`. The 2026-10-01 scheduled export
+  and pull succeeded. The intended target is a separate
+  `/zpool/services/data/gitea` dataset, not `Archive` or the backup dataset.
+- The approved cutover keeps NPM on Prometheus, changes the two HTTP Proxy
+  Hosts to Atlas over the Prometheus--Aegis gateway, and offers public Gitea
+  SSH on port 2222 via the same gateway. Prometheus port 22 is unchanged.
+  HTTPS and SSH must be validated together before declaring cutover.
+- Preserve the same **rootful** Gitea image and `/data` layout at first. The
+  upstream rootless image uses different mount paths and SSH implementation;
+  changing image type during a data migration is not a drop-in operation.
+  Pin the same version initially; consider upgrades separately.
+
+## Phase 1: prepare without traffic changes
+
+1. Provision a dedicated target dataset and non-login service identity via
+   Ansible, keeping UID/GID distinct from Atlas' reserved Immich `1100`.
+   Install a rootful Quadlet but do not start it or open firewall ports yet.
+2. Verify the selected Atlas backup SHA-256 and metadata, then extract **only**
+   `opt/gitea/data` and `home/git/.ssh` to private staging. Never unpack NPM,
+   WireGuard, or other host configuration from this sensitive tarball into a
+   live namespace. Preserve Gitea's existing SSH host keys; adjust ownership
+   to the declared Atlas service UID/GID and apply only path-scoped SELinux
+   labels needed by the container.
+3. Validate SQLite integrity, repository count and representative `git fsck`,
+   LFS/attachment presence, permissions, and a test container with no
+   production ingress or outbound network. Because the source stays active,
+   this is a rehearsal copy, not the final cutover copy. Regenerate Git hooks
+   if the changed installation path requires it, as documented by Gitea.
+4. Confirm that Atlas snapshots, Borg, and offline USB include the new dataset;
+   test at least one independent restore before user traffic is accepted.
+
+## Phase 2: explicit final cutover
+
+1. Agree on an outage and record source/target versions, pool health, the
+   latest backups, SSH host-key fingerprints, and both current NPM routes.
+   Stop the Prometheus export timer for the change window so it cannot
+   restart the old Compose stack unexpectedly.
+2. Quiesce source writes. Run one final consistent Prometheus export, pull it
+   to Atlas, verify checksum and timestamp, then stop the source Gitea. Keep
+   `/opt/gitea/data` and `/home/git/.ssh` intact for rollback. Do not allow
+   source Gitea to restart after accepting writes on Atlas.
+3. Restore the final Gitea-only payload to the target and repeat integrity
+   checks. Set Gitea's advertised SSH port to 2222 while retaining its
+   existing HTTPS `ROOT_URL` and host keys. Start the pinned Atlas container,
+   initially without public ingress; validate local HTTP, SQLite, repositories,
+   LFS/attachments, and SSH host-key identity.
+4. Permit only Aegis' source-NAT address to reach Atlas' Gitea HTTP and SSH
+   ports. Enable the public TCP/2222 forward on Prometheus to Atlas over Aegis
+   without changing administrative TCP/22. Update **both** NPM Proxy Hosts
+   from `gitea:3000` to Atlas' HTTP endpoint. Do not change public DNS.
+5. Test HTTPS login, representative clone/push, LFS, and public SSH clone/push
+   on port 2222 from outside the Atlas LAN. Record the last source write and
+   first healthy target service times; do not claim RPO/RTO without measuring.
+6. Only after successful traffic validation, remove Gitea from Prometheus'
+   desired Compose stack and its backup-export path/container checks, leaving
+   NPM and its backups operational. Do not delete the old data. Verify the
+   next Atlas snapshot/Borg run covers Gitea and test a restored target copy.
+
+## Rollback gate
+
+Before Atlas accepts writes, revert the two NPM routes, disable the public
+2222 forward, and restart the unchanged source Gitea if target validation
+fails. **After Atlas accepts writes, do not blindly restart the source:** its
+SQLite database and repositories are stale. Quiesce Atlas, capture its new
+data, and decide a reverse migration or an extended outage explicitly.
+
+Upstream references: [rootful container layout](https://docs.gitea.com/1.25/installation/install-with-docker/),
+[rootless incompatibility](https://docs.gitea.com/installation/install-with-docker-rootless/),
+and [restore and hook regeneration](https://docs.gitea.com/1.26/administration/backup-and-restore/).