diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
index a254a53..353a5dc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITEA_URL: https://10.1.1.1:8086
+      GITEA_OWNER: derek
+      GITEA_REPO: ${{ gitea.repository }}
+      GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -30,8 +35,59 @@ jobs:
       - name: export server
         run: docker save mistox-website -o release/mistox-website.tar
         
-      - name: create release
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: test-release
-          path: ${{ gitea.workspace }}/release
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+       - name: Create Gitea release and upload assets (without jq)
+        id: gitea_release
+        run: |
+          TAG_NAME="v1.0.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}"
+          RELEASE_TITLE="Release $TAG_NAME"
+          DESCRIPTION="Automated release from CI run $GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER"
+
+          RELEASE_JSON=$(cat <<EOF
+{
+  "tag_name": "$TAG_NAME",
+  "title": "$RELEASE_TITLE",
+  "description": "$DESCRIPTION",
+  "draft": false,
+  "prerelease": false
+}
+EOF
+)
+
+          echo "Creating release $TAG_NAME on Gitea..."
+
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "$RELEASE_JSON" \
+            "$GITEA_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/releases")
+
+          # Extract "id" value from JSON using grep + sed
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -oP '"id":\s*\K[0-9]+')
+
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to create release. Response:"
+            echo "$RESPONSE"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Release created with ID $RELEASE_ID"
+
+          for asset in release/mistox-sql.tar release/mistox-website.tar; do
+            FILENAME=$(basename "$asset")
+            echo "Uploading $FILENAME..."
+
+            UPLOAD_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+              -F "name=$FILENAME" \
+              -F "attachment=@$asset" \
+              "$GITEA_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets")
+
+            # Simple success check by searching for "id" key in response
+            if echo "$UPLOAD_RESPONSE" | grep -q '"id":'; then
+              echo "Uploaded $FILENAME successfully."
+            else
+              echo "Failed to upload $FILENAME. Response:"
+              echo "$UPLOAD_RESPONSE"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
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