diff --git a/gitea_README.md b/gitea_README.md
index 4059bae..af54053 100644
--- a/gitea_README.md
+++ b/gitea_README.md
@@ -16,15 +16,22 @@ Run the automated backup script to trigger the dump, copy the archive to the bac
 sudo /srv/docker/gitea/gitea_backup.sh
 ```
 
+### Script Overview
+* **Database & Repository Snapshot**: Executes `docker exec -u git -w /tmp gitea bash -c 'mkdir -p /data/gitea/tmp && /usr/local/bin/gitea dump -c /data/gitea/conf/app.ini -f /data/gitea/tmp/gitea-dump.zip'` inside the container.
+* **Storage Path**: Creates full backup folders at `/mnt/5TB-Disk1/backup/services/gitea/backup_YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS`.
+* **Pointer File**: Updates `/mnt/5TB-Disk1/backup/services/gitea/latest.txt` with the path to the most recent backup directory.
+* **Retention**: Automatically deletes backup directories older than 30 days.
+* **Notifications**: Sends success and failure alerts to `ntfy.speerfam.net`.
+
 ## Manual Backup
 
 If you need to perform a manual backup without running the script:
 
 ### 1. Generate Dump File
-Run the internal `gitea dump` command inside the container:
+Run the internal `gitea dump` command inside the container into the `git`-owned `/data/gitea/tmp` directory:
 
 ```bash
-sudo docker exec -u git -w /tmp gitea bash -c '/usr/local/bin/gitea dump -c /data/gitea/conf/app.ini -f /data/gitea-dump.zip'
+sudo docker exec -u git -w /tmp gitea bash -c 'mkdir -p /data/gitea/tmp && /usr/local/bin/gitea dump -c /data/gitea/conf/app.ini -f /data/gitea/tmp/gitea-dump.zip'
 ```
 
 ### 2. Copy Archive to Backup Destination
@@ -36,10 +43,10 @@ TARGET_DIR="/mnt/5TB-Disk1/backup/services/gitea/manual_$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
 mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR"
 
 # Rsync zip archive to backup location
-sudo rsync -av --no-owner --no-group /srv/docker/gitea/data/gitea-dump.zip "$TARGET_DIR/gitea-dump.zip"
+sudo rsync -av --no-owner --no-group /srv/docker/gitea/gitea/tmp/gitea-dump.zip "$TARGET_DIR/gitea-dump.zip"
 
 # Clean up temporary staging archive on host source
-sudo rm -f /srv/docker/gitea/data/gitea-dump.zip
+sudo rm -f /srv/docker/gitea/gitea/tmp/gitea-dump.zip
 ```
 
 ---