diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1054666..75d7d76 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -224,6 +224,13 @@ gitea_no_reply_address: "noreply@example.org"
 # @var gitea_mail_subject_prefix:default: $ "_unset_"
 # @var gitea_mail_subject_prefix:description: Prefix displayed before subject in mail.
 
+gitea_session_provider: memory
+gitea_session_provider_config: data/sessions
+gitea_session_cookie_name: i_like_gitea
+gitea_session_cookie_secure: False
+gitea_session_enable_set_cookie: True
+gitea_session_session_life_time: 86400
+
 gitea_api_swagger_enabled: True
 gitea_api_default_paging_num: 30
 gitea_api_default_git_trees_per_page: 1000
diff --git a/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2 b/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
index 7a83243..c301c91 100644
--- a/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ SENDMAIL_PATH = /usr/sbin/sendmail
 ENABLED = false
 {% endif %}
 
+[session]
+PROVIDER = {{ gitea_session_provider }}
+PROVIDER_CONFIG = {{ gitea_session_provider_config }}
+COOKIE_NAME = {{ gitea_session_cookie_name }}
+COOKIE_SECURE = {{ gitea_session_cookie_secure | bool | lower }}
+ENABLE_SET_COOKIE = {{ gitea_session_enable_set_cookie | bool | lower }}
+GC_INTERVAL_TIME = {{ gitea_session_session_life_time }}
+SESSION_LIFE_TIME = {{ gitea_session_session_life_time }}
+
 [picture]
 AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = {{ gitea_data_dir }}/avatars
 REPOSITORY_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = {{ gitea_data_dir }}/repo-avatars