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+---
+- name: Check and Restart Gitea if Unhealthy
+  hosts: production
+  gather_facts: yes
+  become: no
+
+  vars:
+    gitea_stack_path: "{{ stacks_base_path | default('/home/deploy/deployment/stacks') }}/gitea"
+    gitea_url: "https://git.michaelschiemer.de"
+    gitea_container_name: "gitea"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Check if Gitea stack directory exists
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ gitea_stack_path }}"
+      register: gitea_stack_exists
+
+    - name: Fail if Gitea stack directory does not exist
+      fail:
+        msg: "Gitea stack directory not found at {{ gitea_stack_path }}"
+      when: not gitea_stack_exists.stat.exists
+
+    - name: Check Gitea container status
+      shell: |
+        cd {{ gitea_stack_path }}
+        docker compose ps {{ gitea_container_name }} --format json
+      register: gitea_container_status
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Display Gitea container status
+      debug:
+        msg: |
+          Gitea Container Status:
+          {{ gitea_container_status.stdout | default('Container not found or error') }}
+
+    - name: Check Gitea health endpoint
+      uri:
+        url: "{{ gitea_url }}/api/healthz"
+        method: GET
+        status_code: [200]
+        validate_certs: false
+        timeout: 10
+      register: gitea_health
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Display Gitea health check result
+      debug:
+        msg: |
+          Gitea Health Check:
+          - Status Code: {{ gitea_health.status | default('UNREACHABLE') }}
+          - Response Time: {{ gitea_health.elapsed | default('N/A') }}s
+          {% if gitea_health.status == 200 %}
+          - Status: ✅ HEALTHY
+          {% else %}
+          - Status: ❌ UNHEALTHY or TIMEOUT
+          {% endif %}
+
+    - name: Get Gitea container logs (last 50 lines)
+      shell: |
+        cd {{ gitea_stack_path }}
+        docker compose logs --tail=50 {{ gitea_container_name }} 2>&1 || echo "LOGS_NOT_AVAILABLE"
+      register: gitea_logs
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Display Gitea container logs
+      debug:
+        msg: |
+          Gitea Container Logs (last 50 lines):
+          {{ gitea_logs.stdout | default('No logs available') }}
+
+    - name: Check if Gitea container is running
+      set_fact:
+        gitea_is_running: "{{ 'State":"running' in gitea_container_status.stdout | default('') }}"
+
+    - name: Check if Gitea is healthy
+      set_fact:
+        gitea_is_healthy: "{{ gitea_health.status | default(0) == 200 }}"
+
+    - name: Restart Gitea container if unhealthy or not running
+      shell: |
+        cd {{ gitea_stack_path }}
+        docker compose restart {{ gitea_container_name }}
+      when: not gitea_is_healthy or not gitea_is_running
+      register: gitea_restart
+      changed_when: gitea_restart.rc == 0
+
+    - name: Wait for Gitea to be ready after restart
+      uri:
+        url: "{{ gitea_url }}/api/healthz"
+        method: GET
+        status_code: [200]
+        validate_certs: false
+        timeout: 10
+      register: gitea_health_after_restart
+      until: gitea_health_after_restart.status == 200
+      retries: 30
+      delay: 2
+      when: not gitea_is_healthy or not gitea_is_running
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: Display final status
+      debug:
+        msg: |
+          ========================================
+          Gitea Status Summary
+          ========================================
+          Container Running: {{ '✅ YES' if gitea_is_running else '❌ NO' }}
+          Health Check: {{ '✅ HEALTHY' if gitea_is_healthy else '❌ UNHEALTHY' }}
+          {% if not gitea_is_healthy or not gitea_is_running %}
+          Action Taken: 🔄 Container restarted
+          Final Status: {{ '✅ HEALTHY' if gitea_health_after_restart.status | default(0) == 200 else '❌ STILL UNHEALTHY' }}
+          {% else %}
+          Action Taken: ℹ️  No action needed
+          {% endif %}
+          ========================================
+          
+          {% if gitea_health_after_restart.status | default(0) == 200 %}
+          ✅ Gitea is now accessible and healthy!
+          {% elif not gitea_is_healthy and not gitea_is_running %}
+          ⚠️  Gitea container was restarted but may still be starting up.
+          Please check logs manually: docker compose -f {{ gitea_stack_path }}/docker-compose.yml logs gitea
+          {% endif %}
+