diff --git a/src/ctx/gitea.rs b/src/ctx/gitea.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3604fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ctx/gitea.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022  Aravinth Manivannan <realaravinth@batsense.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use url::Url;
+
+use crate::ctx::Ctx;
+use crate::db::AddGiteaInstance;
+use crate::errors::ServiceResult;
+
+impl Ctx {
+    pub async fn init_gitea_instance(&self, info: &AddGiteaInstance) -> ServiceResult<()> {
+        let mut url = info.url.clone();
+        url.set_path("/.well-known/openid-configuration");
+        let res: OIDCConfiguration = self
+            .client
+            .get(url)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .json()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        self.db.new_gitea_instance(&info).await?;
+        self.db
+            .new_gitea_oidc_configuration(&info.url, &res)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct OIDCConfiguration {
+    pub authorization_endpoint: Url,
+    pub token_endpoint: Url,
+    pub userinfo_endpoint: Url,
+    pub introspection_endpoint: Url,
+}
diff --git a/src/ctx/mod.rs b/src/ctx/mod.rs
index 4d472fe..9b1e50e 100644
--- a/src/ctx/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ctx/mod.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ use std::thread;
 use crate::db::*;
 use crate::settings::Settings;
 use argon2_creds::{Config as ArgonConfig, ConfigBuilder as ArgonConfigBuilder, PasswordPolicy};
+use reqwest::Client;
 use tracing::info;
 
 pub mod api;
+pub mod gitea;
 
 use crate::conductor::Conductor;
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ pub struct Ctx {
     pub conductor: Conductor,
     /// credential-procession policy
     pub creds: ArgonConfig,
+    client: Client,
 }
 
 impl Ctx {
@@ -65,11 +68,13 @@ impl Ctx {
         #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
         init.join();
 
+        let client = Client::new();
         Arc::new(Self {
             settings,
             db,
             creds,
             conductor,
+            client,
         })
     }
 }