

My question would be, if you’re only archiving repos, why do you need a forge?
A simple git clone <repo>
to any your archival directory would be enough to store them, there’s no need for you to use a forge software.
Are there any other features of gitea you use?
iDrive e2 with duplicati and manually to an external SSD with rscyn every so often.
I was planing on asking a friend to setup a server at their home, but I feel somewhat comfortable with the current solution.