diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-push.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-push.yaml
index 8ca010b..381652d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-push.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-push.yaml
@@ -114,11 +114,23 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # Login to Gitea registry (direct docker login for rootless DinD compatibility)
-      - name: Login to Gitea Registry
+      # Create docker config for buildx to use (no daemon restart needed)
+      - name: Configure registry credentials
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin
+          mkdir -p ~/.docker
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker --config ~/.docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin || true
+          # Also try creating auth directly for buildx
+          AUTH=$(echo -n "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}:${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | base64)
+          cat > ~/.docker/config.json << EOF
+          {
+            "auths": {
+              "${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }}": {
+                "auth": "$AUTH"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
 
       - name: Extract metadata
         id: meta
@@ -166,10 +178,23 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Login to Gitea Registry
+      # Create docker config for buildx to use (no daemon restart needed)
+      - name: Configure registry credentials
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin
+          mkdir -p ~/.docker
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker --config ~/.docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin || true
+          # Also try creating auth directly for buildx
+          AUTH=$(echo -n "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}:${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | base64)
+          cat > ~/.docker/config.json << EOF
+          {
+            "auths": {
+              "${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }}": {
+                "auth": "$AUTH"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
 
       - name: Extract metadata
         id: meta
@@ -217,10 +242,23 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Login to Gitea Registry
+      # Create docker config for buildx to use (no daemon restart needed)
+      - name: Configure registry credentials
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin
+          mkdir -p ~/.docker
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker --config ~/.docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin || true
+          # Also try creating auth directly for buildx
+          AUTH=$(echo -n "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}:${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | base64)
+          cat > ~/.docker/config.json << EOF
+          {
+            "auths": {
+              "${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }}": {
+                "auth": "$AUTH"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
 
       - name: Extract metadata
         id: meta
@@ -268,10 +306,23 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Login to Gitea Registry
+      # Create docker config for buildx to use (no daemon restart needed)
+      - name: Configure registry credentials
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin
+          mkdir -p ~/.docker
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker --config ~/.docker login ${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }} -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }} --password-stdin || true
+          # Also try creating auth directly for buildx
+          AUTH=$(echo -n "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}:${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | base64)
+          cat > ~/.docker/config.json << EOF
+          {
+            "auths": {
+              "${{ env.REGISTRY_HOST }}": {
+                "auth": "$AUTH"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
 
       - name: Extract metadata
         id: meta