diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d584d13..5137c5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ The sync script and health check both send push notifications for significant ev
 - **Default** — sync completed successfully, new repos mirrored
 - **Low** — routine status updates
 
+### Reverse sync (Gitea to GitHub)
+
+In addition to pulling from GitHub into Gitea, you can push your own Gitea repos back to GitHub as public backups. This turns GitHub into a public mirror of your self-hosted work — your Gitea instance stays the source of truth, and GitHub is a redundant, publicly-accessible copy.
+
+Configure which repos to push in `mirror.env` using `REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS`. The script will create the GitHub repo automatically if it doesn't exist, then push all branches and tags. Backup refs (the append-only safety net) are kept private and not pushed to GitHub.
+
+This runs at the end of each daily sync cycle alongside the GitHub-to-Gitea mirror pulls.
+
 ### Disk space monitoring
 
 The health check includes disk usage monitoring. It warns at 80% usage and sends a critical alert at 90%, giving you time to expand storage or prune release assets before the mirror runs out of space.
@@ -165,6 +173,9 @@ owners:
 | `RELEASE_KEEP` | How many releases to keep per repo | `3` |
 | `RELEASE_ROOT` | Where to store downloaded release assets | `/var/lib/breakglass/releases` |
 | `FORCE_HTTP11` | Force HTTP/1.1 (helps with Cloudflare Tunnel) | `true` |
+| `REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS` | Gitea repos to push to GitHub (space-separated) | — |
+| `GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN` | GitHub PAT for reverse sync (repo + admin scope) | — |
+| `GITHUB_PUSH_OWNER` | GitHub owner/org for reverse sync | — |
 
 ## Day-to-day commands
 
diff --git a/config/mirror.env.example b/config/mirror.env.example
index e410643..406ffde 100644
--- a/config/mirror.env.example
+++ b/config/mirror.env.example
@@ -67,3 +67,22 @@ RELEASE_ROOT=/var/lib/breakglass/releases
 
 # Force HTTP/1.1 (helps with Cloudflare Tunnel)
 FORCE_HTTP11="true"
+
+# ── Reverse Sync (Gitea → GitHub) ────────────────────────
+# Push your own Gitea repos to GitHub as public backups.
+# Requires a GitHub PAT with repo + admin:repo scope.
+# Format: space-separated list of "gitea_org/repo:github_owner/repo"
+# If the GitHub side is the same, you can use short form: "gitea_org/repo"
+#
+# Examples:
+#   REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS="mineracks/foss_breakglass_mirror_v2"
+#   REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS="mineracks/foss_breakglass_mirror_v2 mineracks/my-other-project"
+#   REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS="mineracks/foss_breakglass_mirror_v2:mineracks/breakglass-mirror"
+REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS=""
+
+# GitHub PAT for pushing (needs repo + admin:repo scopes)
+# This is separate from GITHUB_TOKEN which is read-only for mirroring
+GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN=""
+
+# GitHub owner/org to push to (default: same as Gitea org)
+GITHUB_PUSH_OWNER="mineracks"
diff --git a/scripts/breakglass-sync.sh b/scripts/breakglass-sync.sh
index 4c575b1..84eda71 100644
--- a/scripts/breakglass-sync.sh
+++ b/scripts/breakglass-sync.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ RELEASE_KEEP="${RELEASE_KEEP:-3}"
 # Enable wiki and release syncing
 SYNC_WIKIS="${SYNC_WIKIS:-true}"
 SYNC_RELEASES="${SYNC_RELEASES:-true}"
+# Reverse sync (Gitea → GitHub)
+REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS="${REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS:-}"
+GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN="${GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN:-}"
+GITHUB_PUSH_OWNER="${GITHUB_PUSH_OWNER:-}"
 
 mkdir -p "$MIRROR_ROOT" "$RELEASE_ROOT" "$LOG_DIR" "$AUDIT_DIR"
 
@@ -801,6 +805,163 @@ sync_repo_metadata() {
   touch "$marker"
 }
 
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# REVERSE SYNC: Push Gitea repos → GitHub (public backup)
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+reverse_sync_repo() {
+  local gitea_org="$1" repo="$2" gh_owner="$3" gh_repo="$4"
+
+  log "  reverse-sync ${gitea_org}/${repo} → github:${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+  audit "REVERSE_SYNC_START repo=${gitea_org}/${repo} target=${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+
+  # ── Ensure GitHub repo exists (create if not) ──────────
+  local gh_result
+  gh_result=$(curl -sfS --connect-timeout 15 --max-time 30 \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN}" \
+    -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+    "https://api.github.com/repos/${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}" 2>/dev/null) || true
+
+  if ! echo "$gh_result" | grep -q '"id"'; then
+    log "    creating GitHub repo: ${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+    local create_payload="{\"name\":\"${gh_repo}\",\"private\":false,\"description\":\"Public backup from git.mineracks.com/${gitea_org}/${repo}\"}"
+
+    # Try org endpoint first, fall back to user endpoint
+    local create_result
+    create_result=$(curl -sfS --connect-timeout 15 --max-time 30 \
+      -X POST \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN}" \
+      -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -d "$create_payload" \
+      "https://api.github.com/orgs/${gh_owner}/repos" 2>/dev/null) || true
+
+    if ! echo "$create_result" | grep -q '"id"'; then
+      # Try as user repo
+      create_result=$(curl -sfS --connect-timeout 15 --max-time 30 \
+        -X POST \
+        -H "Authorization: Bearer ${GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN}" \
+        -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -d "$create_payload" \
+        "https://api.github.com/user/repos" 2>/dev/null) || true
+
+      if ! echo "$create_result" | grep -q '"id"'; then
+        warn "could not create GitHub repo ${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+        audit "REVERSE_SYNC_FAILED repo=${gitea_org}/${repo} reason=cannot_create_github_repo"
+        return 1
+      fi
+    fi
+    log "    GitHub repo created: ${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+  fi
+
+  # ── Clone from Gitea (or use existing) ─────────────────
+  local work_dir="${MIRROR_ROOT}/.reverse-sync/${gitea_org}/${repo}.git"
+
+  # ── Build authed Gitea URL ──────────────────────────────
+  local authed_gitea
+  if [[ "${GITEA_URL}" == https://* ]]; then
+    authed_gitea="${GITEA_URL/https:\/\//https:\/\/${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@}/${gitea_org}/${repo}.git"
+  else
+    authed_gitea="${GITEA_URL/http:\/\//http:\/\/${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@}/${gitea_org}/${repo}.git"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ ! -d "$work_dir" ]]; then
+    log "    cloning from Gitea …"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$work_dir")"
+    if ! git clone --bare "$authed_gitea" "$work_dir" 2>>"$LOG_FILE"; then
+      warn "reverse-sync clone failed for ${gitea_org}/${repo}"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  cd "$work_dir" || return 1
+
+  # ── Configure remotes ──────────────────────────────────
+  # Gitea as origin (source)
+  git remote set-url origin "$authed_gitea" 2>/dev/null || git remote add origin "$authed_gitea"
+
+  # GitHub as push target
+  local authed_github="https://${GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN}@github.com/${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}.git"
+  if git remote get-url github &>/dev/null; then
+    git remote set-url github "$authed_github"
+  else
+    git remote add github "$authed_github"
+  fi
+
+  # ── Fetch latest from Gitea ────────────────────────────
+  log "    fetching from Gitea …"
+  if ! git fetch origin '+refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*' '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 2>>"$LOG_FILE"; then
+    warn "reverse-sync fetch from Gitea failed for ${gitea_org}/${repo}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # ── Push to GitHub ─────────────────────────────────────
+  # Only push heads and tags (not backup refs — those stay private)
+  log "    pushing to GitHub …"
+  if ! retry 3 git push github \
+      '+refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*' \
+      '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' 2>>"$LOG_FILE"; then
+    warn "reverse-sync push to GitHub failed for ${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+    audit "REVERSE_SYNC_FAILED repo=${gitea_org}/${repo} reason=push_failed"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  log "    ✓ reverse-synced to github.com/${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+  audit "REVERSE_SYNC_OK repo=${gitea_org}/${repo} target=${gh_owner}/${gh_repo}"
+  return 0
+}
+
+run_reverse_sync() {
+  local repos="${REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS:-}"
+  [[ -z "$repos" ]] && return 0
+
+  local gh_push_owner="${GITHUB_PUSH_OWNER:-}"
+  if [[ -z "${GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+    warn "REVERSE_SYNC_REPOS set but GITHUB_PUSH_TOKEN is empty — skipping reverse sync"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  log ""
+  log "═══ Reverse sync (Gitea → GitHub) ═══"
+
+  local reverse_ok=0 reverse_fail=0
+
+  for entry in $repos; do
+    local gitea_side gh_side
+    if [[ "$entry" == *:* ]]; then
+      # Explicit mapping: gitea_org/repo:github_owner/repo
+      gitea_side="${entry%%:*}"
+      gh_side="${entry##*:}"
+    else
+      # Short form: gitea_org/repo → same on GitHub
+      gitea_side="$entry"
+      gh_side="${gh_push_owner:+${gh_push_owner}/}${entry##*/}"
+      # If no GITHUB_PUSH_OWNER, use the gitea org
+      [[ "$gh_side" == /* ]] && gh_side="${entry}"
+    fi
+
+    local g_org="${gitea_side%%/*}"
+    local g_repo="${gitea_side##*/}"
+    local gh_owner="${gh_side%%/*}"
+    local gh_repo="${gh_side##*/}"
+
+    if reverse_sync_repo "$g_org" "$g_repo" "$gh_owner" "$gh_repo"; then
+      (( reverse_ok++ )) || true
+    else
+      (( reverse_fail++ )) || true
+    fi
+  done
+
+  log "═══ Reverse sync done: ${reverse_ok} ok, ${reverse_fail} failed ═══"
+
+  if (( reverse_fail > 0 )); then
+    notify "Reverse sync: ${reverse_ok} ok, ${reverse_fail} failed — check $LOG_FILE" "high" "warning"
+  elif (( reverse_ok > 0 )); then
+    notify "Reverse sync: ${reverse_ok} repos pushed to GitHub" "low" "arrow_right"
+  fi
+}
+
 # ── Notifications ────────────────────────────────────────
 
 notify() {
@@ -879,6 +1040,9 @@ for entry in "${OWNERS[@]}"; do
   done <<< "$repos"
 done
 
+# ── Reverse sync (Gitea → GitHub) ────────────────────────
+run_reverse_sync
+
 # ── Summary ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 DURATION=$(( $(date +%s) - $(date -d "$TIMESTAMP" +%s 2>/dev/null || date -u -d "${TIMESTAMP:0:8} ${TIMESTAMP:9:2}:${TIMESTAMP:11:2}:${TIMESTAMP:13:2}" +%s 2>/dev/null || echo 0) ))