diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3e216f0..e81e7c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ env:
   DB_NAME: piku_test_db
   DB_USER: test
   DB_PASSWORD: password123
+  # WHY?: different configuration for gitea and github becasue of GHES no support check
+  IS_GITHUB: ${{ github.server_url == 'https://github.com' }}
 
 jobs:
   setup-environment:
@@ -25,13 +27,22 @@ jobs:
           mkcert -install
           mkcert -cert-file certs/localhost.pem -key-file certs/localhost-key.pem localhost 127.0.0.1 ::1
 
-      - name: Upload certificates
+      - name: Upload certificates (GitHub)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ssl-certs
           path: certs/
           retention-days: 1
 
+      - name: Upload certificates (Gitea)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB != 'true'
+        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ssl-certs
+          path: certs/
+          retention-days: 1
+
   frontend:
     name: Frontend CI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -43,12 +54,20 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
-      - name: Download certificates
+      - name: Download certificates (GitHub)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB == 'true'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ssl-certs
           path: certs/
 
+      - name: Download certificates (Gitea)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB != 'true'
+        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ssl-certs
+          path: certs/
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
@@ -88,17 +107,25 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: "backend/uv.lock"
 
-      - name: Download certificates
+      - name: Download certificates (GitHub)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB == 'true'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ssl-certs
           path: certs/
 
+      - name: Download certificates (Gitea)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB != 'true'
+        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ssl-certs
+          path: certs/
+
       - name: Lint & Test
         run: |
           cp ../.env.example ../.env
           uv sync
-
+          # Use internal networking for Gitea
           if [ "$GITEA_ACTIONS" = "true" ]; then
             export DB_HOST="postgres"
             export DB_PORT="5432"
@@ -106,7 +133,6 @@ jobs:
             export DB_HOST="127.0.0.1"
             export DB_PORT="5442"
           fi
-
           uv run ruff check
           uv run python manage.py test
 
@@ -115,28 +141,31 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: setup-environment
     # Skipping on Gitea pushes until I figure out caching
-    if: ${{ github.server_url == 'https://github.com' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ env.IS_GITHUB == 'true' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install Networking Tools
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y iproute2
-
-      - name: Download Certificates
+      - name: Download Certificates (GitHub)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB == 'true'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ssl-certs
           path: certs/
 
+      - name: Download Certificates (Gitea)
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB != 'true'
+        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ssl-certs
+          path: certs/
+
       - name: Setup Tools
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
       - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
       - name: Cache Playwright
         id: playwright-cache
-        # Disable cache when not using github actions because the runner spends about 3mins trying to upload the cache
-        # TODO: setup cache server in Gitea
-        if: ${{ github.server_url == 'https://github.com' }}
+        if: env.IS_GITHUB == 'true'
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
@@ -157,14 +186,22 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CI: "true"
 
-      - name: Upload Playwright Report
-        if: always()
+      - name: Upload Playwright Report (GitHub)
+        if: always() && env.IS_GITHUB == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: playwright-report
           path: frontend/playwright-report/
           retention-days: 10
 
+      - name: Upload Playwright Report (Gitea)
+        if: always() && env.IS_GITHUB != 'true'
+        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report
+          path: frontend/playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 10
+
       - name: Print Backend Logs on Failure
         if: failure()
         run: cat tmp/logs/backend.log || true