diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/scaffolderModule.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/scaffolderModule.test.ts
index b43946228b..767ae0fc44 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/scaffolderModule.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/scaffolderModule.test.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ describe('scaffolderModule factory', () => {
       'templating    package.json.hbs',
       'templating    index.ts.hbs',
       'copying       index.ts',
-      'copying       example.test.ts',
-      'copying       example.ts',
+      'copying       gitea.test.ts',
+      'copying       gitea.ts',
       'copying       index.ts',
       'Installing:',
       `moving        plugins${sep}scaffolder-backend-module-test`,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2a53a6ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4f1f20179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea
+
+## 0.1.0-next.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- TODO: Add Gitea Scaffolder Plugin
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/README.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84b8ab6ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea
+
+The gitea module for [@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend).
+
+_This plugin was created through the Backstage CLI_
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51e2f3bd17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+## API Report File for "backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
+import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+
+// @public
+export function createAcmeExampleAction(): TemplateAction<
+  {
+    myParameter: string;
+  },
+  JsonObject
+>;
+
+// Warnings were encountered during analysis:
+//
+// src/index.d.ts:2:25 - (tsdoc-characters-after-block-tag) The token "@backstage" looks like a TSDoc tag but contains an invalid character "/"; if it is not a tag, use a backslash to escape the "@"
+```
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/catalog-info.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/catalog-info.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20511015cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Component
+metadata:
+  name: backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea
+  title: 'backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea'
+spec:
+  lifecycle: experimental
+  type: backstage-backend-plugin-module
+  owner: maintainers
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9140c294f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "name": "backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea",
+  "description": "The gitea module for @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend",
+  "version": "0.1.0-next.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public",
+    "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
+    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
+  },
+  "backstage": {
+    "role": "backend-plugin-module"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "backstage-cli package start",
+    "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
+    "test": "backstage-cli package test",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean",
+    "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
+    "yaml": "^2.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.examples.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.examples.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64d73d498f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.examples.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TemplateExample } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+
+export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
+  {
+    description:
+      'Initializes a Gitea repository of contents in workspace and publish it to Gitea with default configuration.',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Initializes a Gitea repository with a description.',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            description: 'Initialize a gitea repository',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description:
+      'Initializes a Gitea repository with a default Branch, if not set defaults to master',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            defaultBranch: 'staging',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description:
+      'Initializes a Gitea repository with an initial commit message, if not set defaults to initial commit',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            gitCommitMessage: 'Initial Commit Message',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description:
+      'Initializes a Gitea repository with a repo Author Name, if not set defaults to Scaffolder',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            gitAuthorName: 'John Doe',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Initializes a Gitea repository with a repo Author Email',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            gitAuthorEmail: 'johndoe@email.com',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description:
+      'Path within the workspace that will be used as the repository root. If omitted, the entire workspace will be published as the repository',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            sourcePath: 'repository/',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Initializes a Gitea repository with all properties being set',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:gitea',
+          name: 'Publish to Gitea',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'gitea.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            description: 'Initialize a gitea repository',
+            defaultBranch: 'staging',
+            gitCommitMessage: 'Initial Commit Message',
+            gitAuthorName: 'John Doe',
+            gitAuthorEmail: 'johndoe@email.com',
+            sourcePath: 'repository/',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+];
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd40b68603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
+import { createAcmeExampleAction } from './gitea';
+import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
+describe('acme:example', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should call action', async () => {
+    const action = createAcmeExampleAction();
+
+    const logger = getVoidLogger();
+    jest.spyOn(logger, 'info');
+
+    await action.handler({
+      input: {
+        myParameter: 'test',
+      },
+      workspacePath: '/tmp',
+      logger,
+      logStream: new PassThrough(),
+      output: jest.fn(),
+      createTemporaryDirectory() {
+        // Usage of mock-fs is recommended for testing of filesystem operations
+        throw new Error('Not implemented');
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Running example template with parameters: test',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a740b4938e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import {
+  getGiteaRequestOptions,
+  GiteaIntegrationConfig,
+  ScmIntegrationRegistry,
+} from '@backstage/integration';
+import {
+  createTemplateAction,
+  getRepoSourceDirectory,
+  initRepoAndPush,
+  parseRepoUrl,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import { examples } from './gitea.examples';
+import fetch, { RequestInit, Response } from 'node-fetch';
+import crypto from 'crypto';
+
+const createGiteaProject = async (
+  config: GiteaIntegrationConfig,
+  options: {
+    projectName: string;
+    parent: string;
+    owner?: string;
+    description: string;
+  },
+): Promise<void> => {
+  const { projectName, parent, owner, description } = options;
+
+  const fetchOptions: RequestInit = {
+    method: 'PUT',
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      parent,
+      description,
+      owners: owner ? [owner] : [],
+      create_empty_commit: false,
+    }),
+    headers: {
+      ...getGiteaRequestOptions(config).headers,
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+  };
+
+  // TODO
+  const response: Response = await fetch(
+    `${config.baseUrl}/a/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectName)}`,
+    fetchOptions,
+  );
+  if (response.status !== 201) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unable to create repository, ${response.status} ${
+        response.statusText
+      }, ${await response.text()}`,
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+const generateCommitMessage = (
+  config: Config,
+  commitSubject?: string,
+): string => {
+  const changeId = crypto.randomBytes(20).toString('hex');
+  const msg = `${
+    config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultCommitMessage') || commitSubject
+  }\n\nChange-Id: I${changeId}`;
+  return msg;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new action that initializes a git repository using the content of the workspace.
+ * and publishes it to a Gitea instance.
+ * @public
+ */
+export function createPublishGiteaAction(options: {
+  integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+  config: Config;
+}) {
+  const { integrations, config } = options;
+
+  return createTemplateAction<{
+    repoUrl: string;
+    description: string;
+    defaultBranch?: string;
+    gitCommitMessage?: string;
+    gitAuthorName?: string;
+    gitAuthorEmail?: string;
+    sourcePath?: string;
+  }>({
+    id: 'publish:gitea',
+    description:
+      'Initializes a git repository using the content of the workspace, and publishes it to Gitea.',
+    examples,
+    schema: {
+      input: {
+        type: 'object',
+        required: ['repoUrl'],
+        properties: {
+          repoUrl: {
+            title: 'Repository Location',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          description: {
+            title: 'Repository Description',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          defaultBranch: {
+            title: 'Default Branch',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the default branch on the repository. The default value is 'master'`,
+          },
+          gitCommitMessage: {
+            title: 'Git Commit Message',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the commit message on the repository. The default value is 'initial commit'`,
+          },
+          gitAuthorName: {
+            title: 'Default Author Name',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the default author name for the commit. The default value is 'Scaffolder'`,
+          },
+          gitAuthorEmail: {
+            title: 'Default Author Email',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the default author email for the commit.`,
+          },
+          sourcePath: {
+            title: 'Source Path',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Path within the workspace that will be used as the repository root. If omitted, the entire workspace will be published as the repository.`,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      output: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          remoteUrl: {
+            title: 'A URL to the repository with the provider',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          repoContentsUrl: {
+            title: 'A URL to the root of the repository',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          commitHash: {
+            title: 'The git commit hash of the initial commit',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    async handler(ctx) {
+      const {
+        repoUrl,
+        description,
+        defaultBranch = 'main',
+        gitAuthorName,
+        gitAuthorEmail,
+        gitCommitMessage = 'initial commit',
+        sourcePath,
+      } = ctx.input;
+
+      const { repo, host, owner, workspace } = parseRepoUrl(
+        repoUrl,
+        integrations,
+      );
+
+      const integrationConfig = integrations.gitea.byHost(host);
+
+      if (!integrationConfig) {
+        throw new InputError(
+          `No matching integration configuration for host ${host}, please check your integrations config`,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (!workspace) {
+        throw new InputError(
+          `Invalid URL provider was included in the repo URL to create ${ctx.input.repoUrl}, missing workspace`,
+        );
+      }
+
+      await createGiteaProject(integrationConfig.config, {
+        description,
+        owner: owner,
+        projectName: repo,
+        parent: workspace,
+      });
+      const auth = {
+        username: integrationConfig.config.username!,
+        password: integrationConfig.config.password!,
+      };
+      const gitAuthorInfo = {
+        name: gitAuthorName
+          ? gitAuthorName
+          : config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
+        email: gitAuthorEmail
+          ? gitAuthorEmail
+          : config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
+      };
+      // TODO
+      const remoteUrl = `${integrationConfig.config.baseUrl}/a/${repo}`;
+      const commitResult = await initRepoAndPush({
+        dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, sourcePath),
+        remoteUrl,
+        auth,
+        defaultBranch,
+        logger: ctx.logger,
+        commitMessage: generateCommitMessage(config, gitCommitMessage),
+        gitAuthorInfo,
+      });
+
+      const repoContentsUrl = `${integrationConfig.config.baseUrl}/${repo}/+/refs/heads/${defaultBranch}`;
+      ctx.output('remoteUrl', remoteUrl);
+      ctx.output('commitHash', commitResult?.commitHash);
+      ctx.output('repoContentsUrl', repoContentsUrl);
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccf7f23fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+export * from './gitea';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..026da0735a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A module for the scaffolder backend that lets you interact with gitea
+ *
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ */
+
+export * from './actions';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3394871837..065b070197 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -22051,6 +22051,22 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea@workspace:plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea@workspace:plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea"
+  dependencies:
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^"
+    node-fetch: ^2.6.7
+    yaml: ^2.0.0
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "badge-maker@npm:^3.3.0":
   version: 3.3.1
   resolution: "badge-maker@npm:3.3.1"