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 # Automatically Mirror Github Repo To Your Gitea Server
 
+This project is considered in maintenance mode and will only receive bug-fixes but likely no new features. 
+A potential successor may be [Gitea-Mirror](https://github.com/RayLabsHQ/gitea-mirror).
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+If you are interested in taking over the project, feel free to reach out to me.
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 ## Badges
 
 [![image pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/jaedle/mirror-to-gitea.svg)](https://cloud.docker.com/repository/docker/jaedle/mirror-to-gitea)