diff --git a/modules/services/server/gitea.nix b/modules/services/server/gitea.nix
index 22b82cc..4126778 100644
--- a/modules/services/server/gitea.nix
+++ b/modules/services/server/gitea.nix
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
     domain = "git2.kabtop.de";
     database.type = "postgres";
     database.user = "gitea";
-    database.name = "giteadb"
+    database.name = "giteadb";
+    database.host = "127.0.0.1";
     database.passwordFile = config.age.secrets."services/gitea/databasePassword".path;
+    database.createDatabase = false;
     appName = "Kabtop Git";
     mailerPasswordFile = config.age.secrets."services/gitea/mailerPassword".path;
     settings = {
@@ -59,12 +61,11 @@
         };
 
         session.COOKIE_SECURE = true;
-        service.DISABLE_REGISTRATION = true;
+        service = {
+            REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM = true;
+            DISABLE_REGISTRATION = true;
+        };
     };
-    extraConfig = ''
-        [database]
-        HOST = 127.0.0.1:5432
-    '';
   };
 
   services.nginx = {
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@
         forceSSL = true;
         locations."/".proxyPass = "http://localhost:3000";
       };
+    };
   };
-
   age.secrets."services/gitea/mailerPassword" = {
       file = ../../../secrets/services/gitea/mailerPassword.age;
       owner = "gitea";