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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: gitea-secrets
+  namespace: gitea
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  GITEA__database__USER: "gitea"
+  GITEA__database__PASSWD: "gitea"