diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
index 56b9edc..5de0e16 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
@@ -55,27 +55,31 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
           SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          # Use internal Gitea URL to bypass traefik proxy timeout on large uploads
+          GITEA_API: http://192.168.1.168:3000/api/v1
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           TAG_NAME: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag_name }}
           RELEASE_NAME: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.release_name }}
         run: |
-          # Create the release via Gitea API
-          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -X POST \
+          # Create the release via Gitea API (internal, no traefik)
+          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            "$SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases" \
+            "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases" \
             -d "{\"tag_name\": \"$TAG_NAME\", \"name\": \"$RELEASE_NAME\"}" \
             | jq -r '.id')
 
           echo "Created release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
 
-          # Upload each ISO as a release asset
+          # Upload each ISO as a release asset (internal, no traefik)
           for iso in out/*.iso; do
-            echo "Uploading $iso..."
-            curl -s -X POST \
+            echo "Uploading $iso ($(du -h "$iso" | cut -f1))..."
+            curl -sf --retry 3 --retry-delay 10 \
+              --max-time 1800 \
               -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
               -F "attachment=@$iso" \
-              "$SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets"
+              "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets"
+            echo "Upload complete: $iso"
           done
 
           echo "Release $TAG_NAME created and ISOs uploaded."
@@ -83,18 +87,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Keep only latest 3 releases
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
-          SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          GITEA_API: http://192.168.1.168:3000/api/v1
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
           # Fetch all releases
-          releases=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-            "$SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases")
+          releases=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases")
 
           # Sort by creation date and delete old ones, keeping only the 3 newest releases
           echo "$releases" | jq -r 'sort_by(.created_at) | .[].id' | head -n -3 | while read -r id; do
             if [ -n "$id" ]; then
               echo "Deleting old release ID: $id"
-              curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-                "$SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases/$id"
+              curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+                "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases/$id"
             fi
-          done
\ No newline at end of file
+          done