diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 468a551..9cd9fdd 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct Config {
     pub gitlab: Vec<GitlabConfig>,
+    pub gitea: Vec<GiteaConfig>,
     pub openproject: OpenProjectConfig,
 }
 
@@ -12,6 +13,12 @@ pub(crate) struct GitlabConfig {
     pub domain: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct GiteaConfig {
+    pub token: String,
+    pub domain: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct OpenProjectConfig {
     pub token: String,
diff --git a/src/debug.rs b/src/debug.rs
index 68362b1..6a9f8b2 100644
--- a/src/debug.rs
+++ b/src/debug.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use url::Url;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::error::GeneralError;
+use crate::gitea::issue::Issue;
 use crate::openproject::client::Client;
 use crate::openproject::root::RootClient;
 use crate::openproject::user::GetMe;
@@ -7,6 +9,14 @@ use crate::openproject::user::GetMe;
 pub(crate) async fn debug(config: Config) -> Result<(), GeneralError> {
     println!("test");
 
+
+    let gitea_client = crate::gitea::client::Client::from_config(config.gitea.first().unwrap());
+    let issue: Issue = gitea_client.get(Url::parse("https://gitea.champs-libres.be/api/v1/repos/julienfastre/test/issues/6").unwrap()).await?;
+
+    println!("issue: {:?}", issue);
+
+    return Ok(());
+
     let open_project_client = Client::from_config(&config.openproject);
     println!("base_url: {}", open_project_client.base_url);
     println!("base_url: will get root");
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index c39d1aa..fdf9bc0 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
+use reqwest::header::InvalidHeaderValue;
+use reqwest::Error;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct GeneralError {
     pub(crate) description: String,
 }
+
+impl From<InvalidHeaderValue> for GeneralError {
+    fn from(value: InvalidHeaderValue) -> Self {
+        GeneralError {
+            description: "Unable to convert the token into header value".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<reqwest::Error> for GeneralError {
+    fn from(value: Error) -> Self {
+        GeneralError {
+            description: format!("Unable to perform a request: {}", value.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gitea/client.rs b/src/gitea/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3abd12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gitea/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use crate::error::GeneralError;
+use reqwest::header::{HeaderMap, AUTHORIZATION, ACCEPT};
+use reqwest::{ClientBuilder, StatusCode};
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use url::Url;
+use crate::config::GiteaConfig;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Client {
+    token: String,
+    base_uri: String,
+}
+
+impl Client {
+
+    pub fn from_config(config: &GiteaConfig) -> Self {
+        Self::new(&config.token, &config.domain)
+    }
+
+    pub fn new(token: &String, domain: &String) -> Self {
+        Client {
+            token: token.clone(),
+            base_uri: format!("https://{}", domain.clone()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get<T: DeserializeOwned>(&self, url: Url) -> Result<T, GeneralError> {
+        let mut headers = HeaderMap::new();
+        headers.append(AUTHORIZATION, self.token.parse()?);
+        headers.append(ACCEPT, "application/json".parse()?);
+
+        let client = ClientBuilder::new()
+            .default_headers(headers)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let response = client.get(url.clone()).send().await?;
+
+        match response.status() {
+            StatusCode::OK => {
+                let result: T = response.json().await?;
+
+                return Ok(result);
+            }
+            _ => Err(GeneralError {
+                description: format!(
+                    "Could not call GET on {:?}, error code {}",
+                    url,
+                    response.status()
+                ),
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gitea/issue.rs b/src/gitea/issue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad7fc57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gitea/issue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use crate::gitea::client::Client;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use crate::gitea::repository::Repository;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Issue {
+    id: u64,
+    number: u64,
+    title: String,
+    body: String,
+    repository: Repository
+}
+
+pub trait IssueClient {
+    fn get_issue(owner_or_organisation: &String, repo: &String, number: &u64) -> Option<Issue>;
+}
+
+impl IssueClient for Client {
+    fn get_issue(owner_or_organisation: &String, repo: &String, number: &u64) -> Option<Issue> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gitea/mod.rs b/src/gitea/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c47c4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gitea/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod client;
+pub mod issue;
+pub mod repository;
diff --git a/src/gitea/repository.rs b/src/gitea/repository.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e0ba74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gitea/repository.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Repository {
+    id: u64,
+    name: String,
+    owner: String,
+    full_name: String,
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 19789f7..fc7ff5f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mod cli;
 mod config;
 mod debug;
 mod error;
+mod gitea;
 mod gitlab;
 mod openproject;
 mod planning;