diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca88133..0c72d8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ Here is a deeper insight into the variables of this gitea role. For the exact fu
 | `gitea_mailer_type` | `smtp` |  `[smtp, sendmail, dummy]` |
 | `gitea_mailer_extra_config` | `''` | you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the `[mailer]` section of the config. |
 
+### Session ([session](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/#session-session))
+| variable name | default value | description |
+| ------------- | ------------- | ----------- |
+| `gitea_session_provider` | `file` | Session engine provider |
+| `gitea_session_extra_config` | `''` | you can use this variable to pass additional config parameters in the `[session]` section of the config. |
+
+
+
+
 
 | `gitea_enable_notify_mail`:  Whether e-mail should be send to watchers of a repository when something happens. Default: `false`
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b6ef213..01141e1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ gitea_subject_prefix: ''
 gitea_mailer_type: smtp
 gitea_mailer_extra_config: ''
 
+# Session (session)
+# -> https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/#session-session
+gitea_session_provider: 'file'
+gitea_session_extra_config: ''
+
+#
 # look and feel
 gitea_disable_gravatar: true
 
diff --git a/templates/gitea.ini.j2 b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
index f0911ea..cbc2f68 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ AUTO_WATCH_NEW_REPOS              = {{ gitea_auto_watch_new_repos | ternary('tru
 [mailer]
 ENABLED            = {{ gitea_mailer_enabled | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 HOST               = {{ gitea_mailer_host }}
-SKIP_VERIFY        = {{ gitea_mailer_skip_verify }}
+SKIP_VERIFY        = {{ gitea_mailer_skip_verify | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 IS_TLS_ENABLED     = {{ gitea_mailer_tls_enabled | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 FROM               = {{ gitea_mailer_from }}
 USER               = {{ gitea_mailer_user }}
@@ -123,17 +123,14 @@ MAILER_TYPE        = {{ gitea_mailer_type }}
 {{ gitea_mailer_extra_config }}
 ;
 ;
-;
+; -> https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/#session-session
 [session]
-; Either "memory", "file", or "redis", default is "memory"
-PROVIDER        = file
-; Provider config options
-; memory: doesn't have any config yet
-; file: session file path, e.g. `data/sessions`
-; redis: network=tcp,addr=:6379,password=macaron,db=0,pool_size=100,idle_timeout=180
-; mysql: go-sql-driver/mysql dsn config string, e.g. `root:password@/session_table`
+PROVIDER        = {{ gitea_session_provider }}
 PROVIDER_CONFIG = {{ gitea_home }}/data/sessions
-
+{{ gitea_session_extra_config }}
+;
+;
+;
 [picture]
 AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = {{ gitea_home }}/data/avatars
 ; This value will always be true in offline mode.