diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 605d9b488..42bb481c1 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ tasks:
         -d "{ \"name\": \"Woodpecker CI\", \"redirect_uris\": [ \"https://8000-${GITPOD_WORKSPACE_ID}.${GITPOD_WORKSPACE_CLUSTER_HOST}/authorize\" ] }")
       echo WOODPECKER_GITEA_CLIENT=$(echo $GITEA_OAUTH_APP | jq -r .client_id) >> .env
       echo WOODPECKER_GITEA_SECRET=$(echo $GITEA_OAUTH_APP | jq -r .client_secret) >> .env
+      curl -X 'POST' \
+        'http://localhost:3000/api/v1/user/repos' \
+        -H 'accept: application/json' \
+        -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+        -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+        -d '{ "auto_init": false, "name": "woodpecker-test", "private": true, "template": false, "trust_model": "default" }'
+      cd contrib/woodpecker-test-repo
+      git init
+      git checkout -b main
+      git remote add origin http://woodpecker:${GITEA_TOKEN}@localhost:3000/woodpecker/woodpecker-test.git
+      git add .
+      git commit -m ":tada: Initial commit"
+      git push -u origin main
       gp sync-done gitea
       $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD logs -f
   - name: App
diff --git a/contrib/woodpecker-test-repo/.woodpecker/demo.yml b/contrib/woodpecker-test-repo/.woodpecker/demo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d824208a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/woodpecker-test-repo/.woodpecker/demo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pipeline:
+  demo:
+    image: 'alpine'
+    commands:
+      - echo 'Demo'
diff --git a/contrib/woodpecker-test-repo/.woodpecker/test.yml b/contrib/woodpecker-test-repo/.woodpecker/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68f632f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/woodpecker-test-repo/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+pipeline:
+  test_1:
+    image: 'alpine'
+    commands:
+      - echo 'Test 1'
+
+  test_2:
+    image: 'alpine'
+    commands:
+      - echo 'Test 2'
+
+  test_3:
+    image: 'alpine'
+    commands:
+      - echo 'Test 3'
diff --git a/docker-compose.gitpod.yml b/docker-compose.gitpod.yml
index f7c8af7cb..8acf4104d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.gitpod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.gitpod.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
       USER_UID: 1000
       USER_GID: 1000
       # GITEA__server__DOMAIN: gitea.local.self
-      GITEA__server__ROOT_URL: http://gitea:3000
+      GITEA__server__ROOT_URL: https://3000-${GITPOD_WORKSPACE_ID}.${GITPOD_WORKSPACE_CLUSTER_HOST}
       GITEA__database__DB_TYPE: postgres
       GITEA__database__HOST: gitea-database:5432
       GITEA__database__NAME: gitea
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ services:
       GITEA__database__PASSWD: 123456
       GITEA__webhook__ALLOWED_HOST_LIST: "*"
       GITEA__security__INSTALL_LOCK: "true"
+      GITEA__security__INTERNAL_TOKEN: "123456"
     extra_hosts:
     - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"