diff --git a/Master.conf b/Master.conf
index 6b6792d..e1ba71e 100644
--- a/Master.conf
+++ b/Master.conf
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 
     GITEA_CONTAINER="Gitea"                            # exact Docker container name
     GITEA_REPO_PATH="FailedProxy/Unraid_Scripts.git"   # repo path on Gitea
+    GITEA_DOMAIN=""                                     # public domain fallback — e.g. git.gmer4lfe.com
+                                                        # used if local and Tailscale both fail
+                                                        # requires NPM + DNS setup before enabling
     TARGET_DIR="/mnt/user/appdata/unraid_scripts"
     GITEA_SSH_KEY="/root/.ssh/unraid_gitea"            # SSH key for authenticating to Gitea
     SSH_PORT=221                                        # Gitea SSH port
diff --git a/git_pull_execute.sh b/git_pull_execute.sh
index c17ad91..8be341c 100644
--- a/git_pull_execute.sh
+++ b/git_pull_execute.sh
@@ -47,12 +47,17 @@ else
     # Gitea is not running locally — find it on the remote server via Tailscale
     info "$ICON_CONTAINERS Gitea not running locally — checking remote server"
     GITEA_IP=$(tailscale ip -4 "$REMOTE_SERVER_NAME" 2>/dev/null)
-    if [[ -z "$GITEA_IP" ]]; then
-        error "Cannot resolve Tailscale IP for $REMOTE_SERVER_NAME — is Tailscale running?"
-        notify "Git pull failed on $(hostname) — cannot find Gitea container or resolve remote IP" "Git Sync" "alert"
+    if [[ -n "$GITEA_IP" ]]; then
+        info "$ICON_NET Gitea on $REMOTE_SERVER_NAME — connecting via Tailscale $GITEA_IP"
+    elif [[ -n "$GITEA_DOMAIN" ]]; then
+        # Tailscale failed — fall back to public domain
+        warn "Tailscale resolution failed — falling back to $GITEA_DOMAIN"
+        GITEA_IP="$GITEA_DOMAIN"
+    else
+        error "Cannot find Gitea — local: not running, Tailscale: failed, domain: not configured"
+        notify "Git pull failed on $(hostname) — cannot locate Gitea container" "Git Sync" "alert"
         exit 1
     fi
-    info "$ICON_NET Gitea on $REMOTE_SERVER_NAME — connecting via $GITEA_IP"
 fi
 
 REPO_SSH="git@${GITEA_IP}:${GITEA_REPO_PATH}"