diff --git a/deploy_new_python_project.sh b/deploy_new_python_project.sh
index 34ae228..1a63083 100755
--- a/deploy_new_python_project.sh
+++ b/deploy_new_python_project.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 function usage() {
-  echo "$(basename "${0}" .sh) [--help|-h|-?] [--author|-a 'Author name'] [--authoring-date|-d 'date of creation'] [--project-name|-n 'Name of the project'] [--project-codename|-p short_project_name] [--version|-v 'version number'] [--deployment-path|-r 'path/to/copy/skeleton'] [--author-email|-e 'email@example.org'] [--url|-u 'https://domain.com'] [--license|-l 'LICENSEv1']"
+  echo "$(basename "${0}" .sh) [--help|-h|-?] [--author|-a 'Author name'] [--authoring-date|-d 'date of creation'] [--project-name|-n 'Name of the project'] [--project-codename|-p short_project_name] [--version|-v 'version number'] [--deployment-path|-r 'path/to/copy/skeleton'] [--author-email|-e 'email@example.org'] [--url|-u 'https://domain.com'] [--license|-l 'LICENSEv1'] [--forgejo-instance|-f 'https://repos.example.org'] [--forgejo-token|-t 'Very Secret Token']"
   echo ""
   echo " --help              Show this help."
   echo " --author            Author name, between quotes for spaces."
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ function usage() {
   echo " --license           License name."
   echo " --license-url       License URL to fetch in plain text and save in your project folder."
   echo " --description       Description."
+  echo " --forgejo-instance  URL to your Forgejo instance to create a repository. If present, will try to create a private repository."
+  echo " --forgeto-token     API token to authenticate to your Forgejo instance."
   if [ -e "$(dirname "${0}")/defaults" ]
   then
     echo "Defaults:"
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ function usage() {
   echo ""
 }
 AUTHOR_EMAIL="${USER}@$(hostname -f)"
+FORGEJO_INSTANCE=''
+FORGEJO_TOKEN=''
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090
 if [ -e "$(dirname "${0}")/defaults" ]
 then
@@ -90,6 +94,16 @@ do
       DESCRIPTION="${1}"
       shift
       ;;
+    "--forgejo-instance"|"-f")
+      shift
+      FORGEJO_INSTANCE="${1}"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    "--forgejo-token"|"-t")
+      shift
+      FORGEJO_TOKEN="${1}"
+      shift
+      ;;
     *)
       echo "Ignoring unknwon parameter '${1}'"
       shift
@@ -141,3 +155,21 @@ do
   sed -i "s/__license__/${LICENSE}/g" "${file}"
   sed -i "s/__description__/${DESCRIPTION}/g" "${file}"
 done <<< "$(find "${destination_path}/" -type f)"
+
+if [ -n "${FORGEJO_INSTANCE}" ]; then
+  data="{ \"default_branch\": \"main\", \"description\": \"${DESCRIPTION}\", \"name\": \"${PROJECT_CODENAME}\", \"private\": true}"
+  response=$(curl -s "${FORGEJO_INSTANCE}/api/v1/user/repos" \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+    -H 'accept: application/json' \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    -X POST \
+    -d "${data}")
+    git_url=$(echo "${response}" | jq '.ssh_url')
+    cd "${destination_path}" || exit 1
+    git init
+    git checkout -b main
+    git add .
+    git commit -m "Initial commit"
+    git remote add origin "${git_url}"
+    git push -u origin main
+fi