diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yml
index f18545a24..98b7f53ba 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     groups: gitea
     home: "{{ gitea_root_directory }}"
 
-- name: Create Gitea root directory
+- name: Create Gitea directory structure
   file:
     path: "{{ gitea_root_directory }}/{{item.item}}"
     state: directory
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@
     group: gitea
   with_items: "{{ gitea_subdirectories }}"
 
+- name: Make directories data, indexers, and log writable
+  file:
+    path: "{{ gitea_root_directory }}/{{item.item}}"
+    mode: 0750
+  with_items:
+    - data
+    - indexers
+    - log
+
+- name: Create Gitea config directory
+  file:
+    path: /etc/gitea
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: gitea
+    mode: 0770
+
 - name: Download Gitea binary
   get_url:
     url: "{{ gitea_download_url }}"