diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bb04b91..ef25d10 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ gitea_only_allow_external_registration: false
 gitea_enable_notify_mail: false
 gitea_auto_watch_new_repos: true
 gitea_service_extra_config: ''
+gitea_autowatch_new_repo: false
+gitea_autowatch_on_change: true
+# make sure, that register_email_confirm is false when register_manual_confirm is set to true
+gitea_register_email_confirm: false
+gitea_register_manual_confirm: true
+gitea_default_allow_create_organization: false
+gitea_default_user_is_restricted: true
+gitea_email_domain_allowlist: ""
+gitea_auto_watch_new_repos: false
+gitea_default_user_visibility: limited
+gitea_default_org_visibility: limited
+gitea_allow_only_internal_registration: true
+# gitea_email_domain_allowlist: ""
 
 # Mailer [mailer]
 # -> https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/#mailer-mailer
diff --git a/templates/gitea.ini.j2 b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
index cbe7cb2..c25365d 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
@@ -174,6 +174,21 @@ DEFAULT_KEEP_EMAIL_PRIVATE        = {{ gitea_default_keep_mail_private | ternary
 SHOW_REGISTRATION_BUTTON          = {{ gitea_show_registration_button | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 AUTO_WATCH_NEW_REPOS              = {{ gitea_auto_watch_new_repos | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 ALLOW_ONLY_EXTERNAL_REGISTRATION  = {{ gitea_only_allow_external_registration | ternary('true', 'false') }}
+; new
+AUTO_WATCH_NEW_REPOS = {{ gitea_autowatch_new_repo }} 
+AUTO_WATCH_ON_CHANGES = {{ gitea_autowatch_on_change }} 
+SHOW_MILESTONES_DASHBOARD_PAGE = {{ gitea_show_mailstones_dashboard }}
+REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM = {{ gitea_register_email_confirm }}
+REGISTER_MANUAL_CONFIRM = {{ gitea_register_manual_confirm }}
+DEFAULT_ALLOW_CREATE_ORGANIZATION = {{ gitea_default_allow_create_organization }}
+DEFAULT_USER_IS_RESTRICTED = {{ gitea_default_user_is_restricted }}
+{% if gitea_email_domain_allowlist is defined and gitea_email_domain_allowlist|length  %}
+EMAIL_DOMAIN_ALLOWLIST = {{ gitea_email_domain_allowlist }}
+{% endif %}
+AUTO_WATCH_NEW_REPOS = {{ gitea_auto_watch_new_repos }}
+DEFAULT_USER_VISIBILITY = {{ gitea_default_user_visibility }}
+DEFAULT_ORG_VISIBILITY = {{ gitea_default_org_visibility }}
+ALLOW_ONLY_INTERNAL_REGISTRATION = {{ gitea_allow_only_internal_registration }}
 {{ gitea_service_extra_config }}
 ;
 ;