diff --git a/Dockerfile.aggregator b/Dockerfile.aggregator
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+# Backlog Aggregator with Gitea Scanner
+FROM oven/bun:1 AS base
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install git for repo operations
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git cron && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy backlog-md source (mounted or copied)
+COPY --from=backlog-md /app /app
+
+# Copy the gitea scanner
+COPY gitea-scanner.ts /app/src/aggregator/gitea-scanner.ts
+COPY entrypoint.sh /app/entrypoint.sh
+
+RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
+
+# Create cron job for daily Gitea sync (runs at 2 AM)
+RUN echo "0 2 * * * cd /app && bun run src/aggregator/gitea-scanner.ts --verbose >> /var/log/gitea-scanner.log 2>&1" > /etc/cron.d/gitea-scanner \
+    && chmod 0644 /etc/cron.d/gitea-scanner \
+    && crontab /etc/cron.d/gitea-scanner
+
+# Create log file
+RUN touch /var/log/gitea-scanner.log
+
+EXPOSE 6420
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.aggregator.yml b/docker-compose.aggregator.yml
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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  backlog-aggregator:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.aggregator
+    container_name: backlog-aggregator
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "6420:6420"
+    volumes:
+      # Existing project directories
+      - /opt/websites:/projects/websites:rw
+      - /opt/apps:/projects/apps:rw
+      # Gitea-synced repos (new)
+      - /opt/gitea-repos:/projects/gitea:rw
+      # SSH keys for git operations
+      - /root/.ssh:/root/.ssh:ro
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+      - GITEA_URL=https://gitea.jeffemmett.com
+      - GITEA_OWNER=jeffemmett
+      - GITEA_OUTPUT_DIR=/projects/gitea
+      - GITEA_SSH_KEY=/root/.ssh/gitea_ed25519
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.backlog.rule=Host(`backlog.jeffemmett.com`)"
+      - "traefik.http.services.backlog.loadbalancer.server.port=6420"
+    networks:
+      - traefik-public
+
+networks:
+  traefik-public:
+    external: true
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Start cron daemon in background
+cron
+
+# Configure git for SSH
+mkdir -p /root/.ssh
+chmod 700 /root/.ssh
+
+# Trust gitea.jeffemmett.com host key
+ssh-keyscan -p 223 gitea.jeffemmett.com >> /root/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Configure git to use SSH key
+if [ -f "/root/.ssh/gitea_ed25519" ]; then
+    export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i /root/.ssh/gitea_ed25519 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+fi
+
+# Run initial Gitea scan on startup
+echo "Running initial Gitea repository scan..."
+cd /app && bun run src/aggregator/gitea-scanner.ts --verbose || echo "Initial scan failed, will retry via cron"
+
+# Start the aggregator with all project paths
+exec bun run src/aggregator/index.ts --port 6420 --paths "/projects/websites,/projects/apps,/projects/gitea"
diff --git a/gitea-scanner.ts b/gitea-scanner.ts
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+/**
+ * Gitea Repository Scanner for Backlog Aggregator
+ *
+ * Scans all repositories in a Gitea instance for backlog/ directories
+ * and clones/pulls them to a local directory for the aggregator to watch.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   bun run gitea-scanner.ts --gitea-url https://gitea.example.com --output /opt/gitea-repos
+ *
+ * Environment variables:
+ *   GITEA_URL - Gitea instance URL
+ *   GITEA_TOKEN - API token (optional, for private repos)
+ *   GITEA_OUTPUT_DIR - Directory to clone repos to
+ */
+
+import { $ } from "bun";
+import { mkdir, readdir, stat, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+interface GiteaRepo {
+	id: number;
+	name: string;
+	full_name: string;
+	clone_url: string;
+	ssh_url: string;
+	html_url: string;
+	private: boolean;
+	empty: boolean;
+	archived: boolean;
+	default_branch: string;
+}
+
+interface GiteaContent {
+	name: string;
+	path: string;
+	type: "file" | "dir";
+}
+
+interface ScannerConfig {
+	giteaUrl: string;
+	giteaToken?: string;
+	outputDir: string;
+	sshKeyPath?: string;
+	owner?: string; // Optional: only scan repos from this owner
+	concurrency: number;
+	verbose: boolean;
+}
+
+class GiteaScanner {
+	private config: ScannerConfig;
+	private headers: Record<string, string>;
+
+	constructor(config: ScannerConfig) {
+		this.config = config;
+		this.headers = {
+			"Accept": "application/json",
+		};
+		if (config.giteaToken) {
+			this.headers["Authorization"] = `token ${config.giteaToken}`;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private async fetchJson<T>(endpoint: string): Promise<T | null> {
+		const url = `${this.config.giteaUrl}/api/v1${endpoint}`;
+		try {
+			const response = await fetch(url, { headers: this.headers });
+			if (!response.ok) {
+				if (this.config.verbose) {
+					console.warn(`API request failed: ${url} (${response.status})`);
+				}
+				return null;
+			}
+			return await response.json() as T;
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (this.config.verbose) {
+				console.warn(`API request error: ${url}`, error);
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	async getAllRepos(): Promise<GiteaRepo[]> {
+		const allRepos: GiteaRepo[] = [];
+		let page = 1;
+		const limit = 50;
+
+		while (true) {
+			const endpoint = this.config.owner
+				? `/users/${this.config.owner}/repos?page=${page}&limit=${limit}`
+				: `/repos/search?page=${page}&limit=${limit}`;
+
+			const repos = await this.fetchJson<GiteaRepo[] | { data: GiteaRepo[] }>(endpoint);
+
+			if (!repos) break;
+
+			// Handle both direct array and {data: []} response formats
+			const repoList = Array.isArray(repos) ? repos : (repos.data || []);
+
+			if (repoList.length === 0) break;
+
+			// Filter out empty and archived repos
+			const activeRepos = repoList.filter(r => !r.empty && !r.archived);
+			allRepos.push(...activeRepos);
+
+			if (repoList.length < limit) break;
+			page++;
+		}
+
+		return allRepos;
+	}
+
+	async hasBacklogDir(repo: GiteaRepo): Promise<boolean> {
+		// Check if repo has a backlog/ directory at root
+		const contents = await this.fetchJson<GiteaContent[]>(
+			`/repos/${repo.full_name}/contents`
+		);
+
+		if (!contents || !Array.isArray(contents)) return false;
+
+		return contents.some(item => item.name === "backlog" && item.type === "dir");
+	}
+
+	async cloneOrPullRepo(repo: GiteaRepo): Promise<boolean> {
+		const repoDir = join(this.config.outputDir, repo.name);
+
+		try {
+			// Check if already cloned
+			const exists = await stat(repoDir).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
+
+			if (exists) {
+				// Pull latest changes
+				if (this.config.verbose) {
+					console.log(`Pulling ${repo.full_name}...`);
+				}
+				const result = await $`cd ${repoDir} && git pull --ff-only 2>&1`.quiet();
+				if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+					console.warn(`Failed to pull ${repo.full_name}: ${result.stderr}`);
+					// Try to reset and pull
+					await $`cd ${repoDir} && git fetch origin && git reset --hard origin/${repo.default_branch} 2>&1`.quiet();
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Clone the repo
+				if (this.config.verbose) {
+					console.log(`Cloning ${repo.full_name}...`);
+				}
+
+				// Use SSH URL if we have an SSH key configured, otherwise HTTPS
+				const cloneUrl = this.config.sshKeyPath ? repo.ssh_url : repo.clone_url;
+
+				const result = await $`git clone --depth 1 ${cloneUrl} ${repoDir} 2>&1`.quiet();
+				if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+					console.warn(`Failed to clone ${repo.full_name}: ${result.stderr}`);
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error(`Error processing ${repo.full_name}:`, error);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	async cleanupStaleRepos(validRepoNames: Set<string>): Promise<void> {
+		try {
+			const entries = await readdir(this.config.outputDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+
+			for (const entry of entries) {
+				if (!entry.isDirectory()) continue;
+				if (entry.name.startsWith(".")) continue;
+
+				if (!validRepoNames.has(entry.name)) {
+					const repoDir = join(this.config.outputDir, entry.name);
+					console.log(`Removing stale repo: ${entry.name}`);
+					await rm(repoDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.warn("Error cleaning up stale repos:", error);
+		}
+	}
+
+	async scan(): Promise<{ total: number; withBacklog: number; synced: number }> {
+		console.log(`Scanning Gitea at ${this.config.giteaUrl}...`);
+
+		// Ensure output directory exists
+		await mkdir(this.config.outputDir, { recursive: true });
+
+		// Get all repos
+		const repos = await this.getAllRepos();
+		console.log(`Found ${repos.length} repositories`);
+
+		// Check which repos have backlog directories
+		const reposWithBacklog: GiteaRepo[] = [];
+
+		// Process in batches for concurrency control
+		const batchSize = this.config.concurrency;
+		for (let i = 0; i < repos.length; i += batchSize) {
+			const batch = repos.slice(i, i + batchSize);
+			const results = await Promise.all(
+				batch.map(async (repo) => {
+					const hasBacklog = await this.hasBacklogDir(repo);
+					return { repo, hasBacklog };
+				})
+			);
+
+			for (const { repo, hasBacklog } of results) {
+				if (hasBacklog) {
+					reposWithBacklog.push(repo);
+					if (this.config.verbose) {
+						console.log(`  ✓ ${repo.full_name} has backlog/`);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		console.log(`Found ${reposWithBacklog.length} repositories with backlog/`);
+
+		// Clone or pull repos with backlog
+		let synced = 0;
+		for (const repo of reposWithBacklog) {
+			const success = await this.cloneOrPullRepo(repo);
+			if (success) synced++;
+		}
+
+		// Cleanup repos that no longer have backlog or were deleted
+		const validNames = new Set(reposWithBacklog.map(r => r.name));
+		await this.cleanupStaleRepos(validNames);
+
+		console.log(`Synced ${synced}/${reposWithBacklog.length} repositories`);
+
+		return {
+			total: repos.length,
+			withBacklog: reposWithBacklog.length,
+			synced,
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+// Parse CLI arguments
+function parseArgs(): ScannerConfig {
+	const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+	const getArg = (name: string, envVar: string, defaultValue?: string): string | undefined => {
+		const index = args.indexOf(`--${name}`);
+		if (index !== -1 && args[index + 1]) {
+			return args[index + 1];
+		}
+		return process.env[envVar] || defaultValue;
+	};
+
+	const giteaUrl = getArg("gitea-url", "GITEA_URL", "https://gitea.jeffemmett.com");
+	const giteaToken = getArg("gitea-token", "GITEA_TOKEN");
+	const outputDir = getArg("output", "GITEA_OUTPUT_DIR", "/opt/gitea-repos");
+	const sshKeyPath = getArg("ssh-key", "GITEA_SSH_KEY", "/root/.ssh/gitea_ed25519");
+	const owner = getArg("owner", "GITEA_OWNER", "jeffemmett");
+	const concurrency = parseInt(getArg("concurrency", "GITEA_CONCURRENCY", "5") || "5", 10);
+	const verbose = args.includes("--verbose") || args.includes("-v");
+
+	if (!giteaUrl) {
+		console.error("Error: --gitea-url or GITEA_URL is required");
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (!outputDir) {
+		console.error("Error: --output or GITEA_OUTPUT_DIR is required");
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	return {
+		giteaUrl,
+		giteaToken,
+		outputDir,
+		sshKeyPath,
+		owner,
+		concurrency,
+		verbose,
+	};
+}
+
+// Main entry point
+if (import.meta.main) {
+	const config = parseArgs();
+	const scanner = new GiteaScanner(config);
+
+	try {
+		const result = await scanner.scan();
+		console.log("\nScan complete:");
+		console.log(`  Total repos: ${result.total}`);
+		console.log(`  With backlog/: ${result.withBacklog}`);
+		console.log(`  Successfully synced: ${result.synced}`);
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error("Scan failed:", error);
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+export { GiteaScanner, type ScannerConfig };