diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/kustomization.yaml
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+++ b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/kustomization.yaml
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+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+namespace: git
+
+resources:
+- rbac.yaml
+- pod.yaml
+- pvc.yaml
+- rbac-test-job.yaml
diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/pod.yaml b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/pod.yaml
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+++ b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/pod.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: gitea-runner
+  namespace: git
+  labels:
+    gitea-runner: ''
+spec:
+  serviceAccountName: grt
+  restartPolicy: OnFailure
+  initContainers:
+  - name: fetch-runner-token
+    image: core.harbor.homelab.danmanners.com/docker.io/library/alpine:latest
+    command: ["ash", "-c"]
+    args:
+    - |
+      apk add --no-cache curl 2>&1 >/dev/null
+      export ARCH=$(uname -m | awk '{print ($1=="x86_64" ? "amd64" : ($1=="aarch64" ? "arm64" : "unknown"))}')
+      curl -sLO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/${ARCH}/kubectl" 2>&1 >/dev/null
+      chmod +x ./kubectl 2>&1 >/dev/null
+      ./kubectl exec -n git deployments/gitea -c gitea -- gitea actions grt > /token/GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN
+    resources: {}
+    volumeMounts:
+    - name: token
+      mountPath: /token
+  containers:
+  - name: runner
+    image: core.harbor.homelab.danmanners.com/docker.io/gitea/act_runner:nightly
+    command: ["sh", "-c", "while ! nc -z localhost 2376 </dev/null; do echo 'waiting for docker daemon...'; sleep 5; done; /sbin/tini -- /opt/act/run.sh"]
+    env:
+    - name: DOCKER_HOST
+      value: tcp://localhost:2376
+    - name: DOCKER_CERT_PATH
+      value: /certs/client
+    - name: DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY
+      value: "1"
+    - name: GITEA_INSTANCE_URL
+      value: http://gitea-http.git.svc.cluster.local:3000
+    - name: GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN_FILE
+      value: /token/GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN
+      # Mount the secret from the init container
+    resources: {}
+    volumeMounts:
+    - name: token
+      mountPath: /token
+    - name: docker-certs
+      mountPath: /certs
+    - name: runner-data
+      mountPath: /data
+    terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
+    terminationMessagePolicy: File
+    imagePullPolicy: Always
+  - name: daemon
+    image: core.harbor.homelab.danmanners.com/docker.io/library/docker:23.0.6-dind
+    resources: {}
+    env:
+    - name: DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR
+      value: /certs
+    securityContext:
+      privileged: true
+    volumeMounts:
+    - name: docker-certs
+      mountPath: /certs
+    terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
+    terminationMessagePolicy: File
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  volumes:
+  - name: docker-certs
+    emptyDir: {}
+  - name: runner-data
+    persistentVolumeClaim:
+      claimName: act-runner-vol
+  - name: token
+    emptyDir: {}
+  terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
+  securityContext: {}
+  tolerations:
+  - key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
+    operator: Exists
+    effect: NoExecute
+    tolerationSeconds: 300
+  - key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
+    operator: Exists
+    effect: NoExecute
+    tolerationSeconds: 300
diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/pvc.yaml b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/pvc.yaml
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index 00000000..0c390a75
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+++ b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/pvc.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: act-runner-vol
+  namespace: git
+spec:
+  storageClassName: ceph-rbd
+  accessModes:
+  - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Gi
diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/rbac-test-job.yaml b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/rbac-test-job.yaml
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index 00000000..75d3ad1f
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+++ b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/rbac-test-job.yaml
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+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: gitea-runner
+  namespace: git
+  labels:
+    gitea-runner: ''
+spec:
+  backoffLimit: 5
+  template:
+    spec:
+      restartPolicy: OnFailure
+      containers:
+      - name: fetch-runner-token
+        image: docker.io/library/alpine:latest
+        command: ["ash", "-c"]
+        args:
+        - |
+          apk add --no-cache curl 2>&1 >/dev/null
+          export ARCH=$(uname -m | awk '{print ($1=="x86_64" ? "amd64" : ($1=="aarch64" ? "arm64" : "unknown"))}')
+          curl -sLO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/${ARCH}/kubectl" 2>&1 >/dev/null
+          chmod +x ./kubectl 2>&1 >/dev/null
+          ./kubectl exec -n git deployments/gitea -c gitea -- gitea actions grt
+        resources: {}
+      serviceAccountName: grt
+      securityContext: {}
+      tolerations:
+      - key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
+        operator: Exists
+        effect: NoExecute
+        tolerationSeconds: 300
+      - key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
+        operator: Exists
+        effect: NoExecute
+        tolerationSeconds: 300
diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/rbac.yaml b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/rbac.yaml
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index 00000000..dbb07d7f
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+++ b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/rbac.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: grt
+  namespace: git
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token
+metadata:
+  name: grt.service-account-token
+  namespace: git
+  annotations:
+    kubernetes.io/service-account.name: grt
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: gitea-runner-token
+  namespace: git
+rules:
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["pods"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list"]
+- apiGroups: ["apps"]
+  resources: ["deployments"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["pods/exec"]
+  verbs: ["create"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: grt
+  namespace: git
+subjects:
+- name: grt
+  namespace: git
+  kind: ServiceAccount
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: gitea-runner-token
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+
diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/readme.adoc b/manifests/workloads/gitea/runners/readme.adoc
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index 00000000..7d91c5d4
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+= Gitea Runners
+
+WARNING: BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL; this RBAC is not locked down well and a malicious actor could do malicious things.
+
+This is a proof of concept and should not be used in production.
+
+The goal of this is to allow a Gitea pod to create a runner registration token and then use that token to register itself. This is not secure in any way and, I cannot stress this enough, **should not be used in production**.
+
+Thar be dragons here; you have been warned.
+
+== You've made it this far...
+
+Fine, you want to mess around? Here's what you should do.
+
+* Deploy the Kustomization file.
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+kustomize build . | kubectl apply -f -
+----
+
+This will deploy the following:
+
+- RBAC for the Gitea Pod to fetch the runner registration token
+- A Job to validate that the RBAC is working
+    - If there is a token output, then the job ran successfully.
+- A PersistentVolumeClaim for the runner workspace
+- The Runner Pod with DinD baked in
+
+* Navigate to the Gitea instance and confirm that the runner is registered
+
+Navigate to your Gitea instance, login as an administrator, navigate to the Administrative Runners section, confirm that the runner is registered and online.
+
+== What isn't working?
+
+So far, this deployment will not de-register the runner if and when it is deleted. As of now, I can't find any way to de-register runners other than through the Gitea UI.