diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 759b065c..28b53a30 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -6701,6 +6701,58 @@ function install_gogs {
 
 	add_ddns_domain $GIT_DOMAIN_NAME
 
+	# obtain the secret key
+	GOGS_SECRET_KEY=
+	if grep -q "Gogs secret key:" /home/$MY_USERNAME/README; then
+		GOGS_SECRET_KEY=$(cat /home/$MY_USERNAME/README | grep "Gogs secret key:" | awk -F ':' '{print $2}' | sed 's/^ *//')
+	else
+		GOGS_SECRET_KEY="$(openssl rand -base64 20 | cut -c1-18)"
+		echo "Gogs secret key:$GOGS_SECRET_KEY" >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/README
+		chown $MY_USERNAME:$MY_USERNAME /home/$MY_USERNAME/README
+	fi
+
+	# create the configuration
+	if [ ! -d /home/git/go/src/github.com/gogits/gogs/custom/conf ]; then
+		mkdir -p /home/git/go/src/github.com/gogits/gogs/custom/conf
+	fi
+	GOGS_CONFIG_FILE=/home/git/go/src/github.com/gogits/gogs/custom/conf/app.ini
+	echo 'RUN_USER = git' > $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'RUN_MODE = prod' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '[database]' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'DB_TYPE = mysql' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'HOST = 127.0.0.1:3306' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'NAME = gogs' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'USER = root' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo "PASSWD = $MARIADB_PASSWORD" >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'SSL_MODE = disable' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'PATH = data/gogs.db' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '[repository]' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'ROOT = /home/git/gogs-repositories' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '[server]' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'DOMAIN = coder.uk.to' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'HTTP_PORT = 3000' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo "ROOT_URL = http://$GIT_DOMAIN_NAME/"
+	echo "SSH_PORT = $SSH_PORT" >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '[session]' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'PROVIDER = file' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '[log]' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'MODE = file' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'LEVEL = Info' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '[security]' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'INSTALL_LOCK = true' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo "SECRET_KEY = $GOGS_SECRET_KEY"
+	echo '' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo '[service]' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+	echo 'DISABLE_REGISTRATION = false' >> $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+
+	chown -R git:git /home/git
+
 	if ! grep -q "Gogs domain:" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		echo "Gogs domain:$GIT_DOMAIN_NAME" >> $COMPLETION_FILE
 	fi