- 1 - Add: Gitea now creates timestamped database backup bundles under `[backup].PATH`, exposes the backup schedule in the installer, and surfaces the `database_backup` cron task in admin monitoring.
- 2 - Add: installed instances now use `.gitea-installed` and `.gitea-recovery.ini` to enter email-gated recovery instead of falling back to public install mode when configuration or database access is broken.
- 3 - Mod: the installer recovery flow now covers backup-bundle restore, bundled or manual `app.ini` reuse, uploaded SQL/GZ database restores, and repository-filesystem recovery with source-specific validation, confirmations, and preserved launcher state.
- 4 - Fix: recovery now restores bundled `app.ini` snapshots when needed, discovers backup bundles from both the active backup path and persisted `.gitea-recovery.ini` path, and preserves SMTP and other rebuilt settings correctly when `app.ini` is missing or incomplete.
- 5 - Fix: recovery validation and restore handling now accept either a selected backup bundle or an uploaded SQL/GZ dump, keep sensitive secrets and existing `LFS_JWT_SECRET` when appropriate, clear SQLite restore targets before import, and complete the post-install handoff without redirect loops.
- 6 - Mod: fresh installs now default recovery email authorization to enabled with first-admin fallback, and the install/recovery UI, styling, and EN/RO wording were refined to match the final launcher behavior.
Co-Authored-By: petru @ codex (GPT-5) <codex@openai.com>
(cherry picked from commit 9879caf2292691b0cb521d12e6fee924b066bae2)
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