diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 7d5b3961bc8b5..ef5684237dc5b 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;ENABLED = true
 ;;
 ;; Comma-separated list of allowed file extensions (`.zip`), mime types (`text/plain`) or wildcard type (`image/*`, `audio/*`, `video/*`). Empty value or `*/*` allows all types.
-;ALLOWED_TYPES = .csv,.docx,.fodg,.fodp,.fods,.fodt,.gif,.gz,.jpeg,.jpg,.log,.md,.mov,.mp4,.odf,.odg,.odp,.ods,.odt,.patch,.pdf,.png,.pptx,.svg,.tgz,.txt,.webm,.xls,.xlsx,.zip
+;ALLOWED_TYPES = .avif,.cpuprofile,.csv,.dmp,.docx,.fodg,.fodp,.fods,.fodt,.gif,.gz,.jpeg,.jpg,.json,.jsonc,.log,.md,.mov,.mp4,.odf,.odg,.odp,.ods,.odt,.patch,.pdf,.png,.pptx,.svg,.tgz,.txt,.webm,.webp,.xls,.xlsx,.zip
 ;;
 ;; Max size of each file. Defaults to 2048MB
 ;MAX_SIZE = 2048
diff --git a/models/actions/run.go b/models/actions/run.go
index 37064520a213a..732fb48bb9a61 100644
--- a/models/actions/run.go
+++ b/models/actions/run.go
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ func CancelPreviousJobs(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, ref, workflowID strin
 }
 
 // InsertRun inserts a run
+// The title will be cut off at 255 characters if it's longer than 255 characters.
 func InsertRun(ctx context.Context, run *ActionRun, jobs []*jobparser.SingleWorkflow) error {
 	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ func InsertRun(ctx context.Context, run *ActionRun, jobs []*jobparser.SingleWork
 		return err
 	}
 	run.Index = index
+	run.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(run.Title, 255)
 
 	if err := db.Insert(ctx, run); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ func UpdateRun(ctx context.Context, run *ActionRun, cols ...string) error {
 	if len(cols) > 0 {
 		sess.Cols(cols...)
 	}
+	run.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(run.Title, 255)
 	affected, err := sess.Update(run)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/models/actions/runner.go b/models/actions/runner.go
index 2023ba4f995af..b35a76680c2cb 100644
--- a/models/actions/runner.go
+++ b/models/actions/runner.go
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ func GetRunnerByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*ActionRunner, error) {
 // UpdateRunner updates runner's information.
 func UpdateRunner(ctx context.Context, r *ActionRunner, cols ...string) error {
 	e := db.GetEngine(ctx)
+	r.Name, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(r.Name, 255)
 	var err error
 	if len(cols) == 0 {
 		_, err = e.ID(r.ID).AllCols().Update(r)
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ func CreateRunner(ctx context.Context, t *ActionRunner) error {
 		// Remove OwnerID to avoid confusion; it's not worth returning an error here.
 		t.OwnerID = 0
 	}
+	t.Name, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(t.Name, 255)
 	return db.Insert(ctx, t)
 }
 
diff --git a/models/actions/schedule.go b/models/actions/schedule.go
index c751ef51cad09..961ffd0851c95 100644
--- a/models/actions/schedule.go
+++ b/models/actions/schedule.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	webhook_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/webhook"
 )
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func CreateScheduleTask(ctx context.Context, rows []*ActionSchedule) error {
 
 	// Loop through each schedule row
 	for _, row := range rows {
+		row.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(row.Title, 255)
 		// Create new schedule row
 		if err = db.Insert(ctx, row); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/models/fixtures/repository.yml b/models/fixtures/repository.yml
index b7970cb7c82f6..bbb028eb7bb0c 100644
--- a/models/fixtures/repository.yml
+++ b/models/fixtures/repository.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   fork_id: 0
   is_template: false
   template_id: 0
-  size: 8478
+  size: 0
   is_fsck_enabled: true
   close_issues_via_commit_in_any_branch: false
 
diff --git a/models/issues/issue_update.go b/models/issues/issue_update.go
index 31d76be5e0aea..5b929c9115b32 100644
--- a/models/issues/issue_update.go
+++ b/models/issues/issue_update.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/references"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ func ChangeIssueTitle(ctx context.Context, issue *Issue, doer *user_model.User,
 	}
 	defer committer.Close()
 
+	issue.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(issue.Title, 255)
 	if err = UpdateIssueCols(ctx, issue, "name"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("updateIssueCols: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -386,6 +388,7 @@ func NewIssueWithIndex(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, opts NewIssue
 }
 
 // NewIssue creates new issue with labels for repository.
+// The title will be cut off at 255 characters if it's longer than 255 characters.
 func NewIssue(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, issue *Issue, labelIDs []int64, uuids []string) (err error) {
 	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -399,6 +402,7 @@ func NewIssue(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, issue *Issue, la
 	}
 
 	issue.Index = idx
+	issue.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(issue.Title, 255)
 
 	if err = NewIssueWithIndex(ctx, issue.Poster, NewIssueOptions{
 		Repo:        repo,
diff --git a/models/issues/pull.go b/models/issues/pull.go
index 4475ab3a4fea1..853e2a69e6273 100644
--- a/models/issues/pull.go
+++ b/models/issues/pull.go
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ func NewPullRequest(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, issue *Iss
 	}
 
 	issue.Index = idx
+	issue.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(issue.Title, 255)
 
 	if err = NewIssueWithIndex(ctx, issue.Poster, NewIssueOptions{
 		Repo:        repo,
diff --git a/models/migrations/base/tests.go b/models/migrations/base/tests.go
index 85cafc1ab915e..95d8f07934a00 100644
--- a/models/migrations/base/tests.go
+++ b/models/migrations/base/tests.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
@@ -35,27 +34,7 @@ func PrepareTestEnv(t *testing.T, skip int, syncModels ...any) (*xorm.Engine, fu
 	ourSkip := 2
 	ourSkip += skip
 	deferFn := testlogger.PrintCurrentTest(t, ourSkip)
-	assert.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll(setting.RepoRootPath))
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.CopyDir(path.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath))
-	ownerDirs, err := os.ReadDir(setting.RepoRootPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-	}
-	for _, ownerDir := range ownerDirs {
-		if !ownerDir.Type().IsDir() {
-			continue
-		}
-		repoDirs, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name()))
-		if err != nil {
-			assert.NoError(t, err, "unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-		}
-		for _, repoDir := range repoDirs {
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "pack"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "info"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "heads"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "tag"), 0o755)
-		}
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.SyncDirs(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath))
 
 	if err := deleteDB(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unable to reset database: %v", err)
@@ -123,7 +102,7 @@ func MainTest(m *testing.M) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		giteaBinary += ".exe"
 	}
-	setting.AppPath = path.Join(giteaRoot, giteaBinary)
+	setting.AppPath = filepath.Join(giteaRoot, giteaBinary)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(setting.AppPath); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Could not find gitea binary at %s\n", setting.AppPath)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -131,12 +110,12 @@ func MainTest(m *testing.M) {
 
 	giteaConf := os.Getenv("GITEA_CONF")
 	if giteaConf == "" {
-		giteaConf = path.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/sqlite.ini")
+		giteaConf = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/sqlite.ini")
 		fmt.Printf("Environment variable $GITEA_CONF not set - defaulting to %s\n", giteaConf)
 	}
 
-	if !path.IsAbs(giteaConf) {
-		setting.CustomConf = path.Join(giteaRoot, giteaConf)
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(giteaConf) {
+		setting.CustomConf = filepath.Join(giteaRoot, giteaConf)
 	} else {
 		setting.CustomConf = giteaConf
 	}
diff --git a/models/organization/mini_org.go b/models/organization/mini_org.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b1b24624c5a21..0000000000000
--- a/models/organization/mini_org.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2022 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package organization
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
-
-	"xorm.io/builder"
-)
-
-// MinimalOrg represents a simple organization with only the needed columns
-type MinimalOrg = Organization
-
-// GetUserOrgsList returns all organizations the given user has access to
-func GetUserOrgsList(ctx context.Context, user *user_model.User) ([]*MinimalOrg, error) {
-	schema, err := db.TableInfo(new(user_model.User))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	outputCols := []string{
-		"id",
-		"name",
-		"full_name",
-		"visibility",
-		"avatar",
-		"avatar_email",
-		"use_custom_avatar",
-	}
-
-	groupByCols := &strings.Builder{}
-	for _, col := range outputCols {
-		fmt.Fprintf(groupByCols, "`%s`.%s,", schema.Name, col)
-	}
-	groupByStr := groupByCols.String()
-	groupByStr = groupByStr[0 : len(groupByStr)-1]
-
-	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
-	sess = sess.Select(groupByStr+", count(distinct repo_id) as org_count").
-		Table("user").
-		Join("INNER", "team", "`team`.org_id = `user`.id").
-		Join("INNER", "team_user", "`team`.id = `team_user`.team_id").
-		Join("LEFT", builder.
-			Select("id as repo_id, owner_id as repo_owner_id").
-			From("repository").
-			Where(repo_model.AccessibleRepositoryCondition(user, unit.TypeInvalid)), "`repository`.repo_owner_id = `team`.org_id").
-		Where("`team_user`.uid = ?", user.ID).
-		GroupBy(groupByStr)
-
-	type OrgCount struct {
-		Organization `xorm:"extends"`
-		OrgCount     int
-	}
-
-	orgCounts := make([]*OrgCount, 0, 10)
-
-	if err := sess.
-		Asc("`user`.name").
-		Find(&orgCounts); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	orgs := make([]*MinimalOrg, len(orgCounts))
-	for i, orgCount := range orgCounts {
-		orgCount.Organization.NumRepos = orgCount.OrgCount
-		orgs[i] = &orgCount.Organization
-	}
-
-	return orgs, nil
-}
diff --git a/models/organization/org.go b/models/organization/org.go
index 6231f1eeedf58..725a99356e974 100644
--- a/models/organization/org.go
+++ b/models/organization/org.go
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
 )
 
-// ________                            .__                __  .__
-// \_____  \_______  _________    ____ |__|____________ _/  |_|__| ____   ____
-//  /   |   \_  __ \/ ___\__  \  /    \|  \___   /\__  \\   __\  |/  _ \ /    \
-// /    |    \  | \/ /_/  > __ \|   |  \  |/    /  / __ \|  | |  (  <_> )   |  \
-// \_______  /__|  \___  (____  /___|  /__/_____ \(____  /__| |__|\____/|___|  /
-//         \/     /_____/     \/     \/         \/     \/                    \/
-
 // ErrOrgNotExist represents a "OrgNotExist" kind of error.
 type ErrOrgNotExist struct {
 	ID   int64
@@ -465,42 +458,6 @@ func GetUsersWhoCanCreateOrgRepo(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (map[int64]*u
 		And("team_user.org_id = ?", orgID).Find(&users)
 }
 
-// SearchOrganizationsOptions options to filter organizations
-type SearchOrganizationsOptions struct {
-	db.ListOptions
-	All bool
-}
-
-// FindOrgOptions finds orgs options
-type FindOrgOptions struct {
-	db.ListOptions
-	UserID         int64
-	IncludePrivate bool
-}
-
-func queryUserOrgIDs(userID int64, includePrivate bool) *builder.Builder {
-	cond := builder.Eq{"uid": userID}
-	if !includePrivate {
-		cond["is_public"] = true
-	}
-	return builder.Select("org_id").From("org_user").Where(cond)
-}
-
-func (opts FindOrgOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
-	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{"`user`.`type`": user_model.UserTypeOrganization}
-	if opts.UserID > 0 {
-		cond = cond.And(builder.In("`user`.`id`", queryUserOrgIDs(opts.UserID, opts.IncludePrivate)))
-	}
-	if !opts.IncludePrivate {
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"`user`.visibility": structs.VisibleTypePublic})
-	}
-	return cond
-}
-
-func (opts FindOrgOptions) ToOrders() string {
-	return "`user`.name ASC"
-}
-
 // HasOrgOrUserVisible tells if the given user can see the given org or user
 func HasOrgOrUserVisible(ctx context.Context, orgOrUser, user *user_model.User) bool {
 	// If user is nil, it's an anonymous user/request.
@@ -533,20 +490,6 @@ func HasOrgsVisible(ctx context.Context, orgs []*Organization, user *user_model.
 	return false
 }
 
-// GetOrgsCanCreateRepoByUserID returns a list of organizations where given user ID
-// are allowed to create repos.
-func GetOrgsCanCreateRepoByUserID(ctx context.Context, userID int64) ([]*Organization, error) {
-	orgs := make([]*Organization, 0, 10)
-
-	return orgs, db.GetEngine(ctx).Where(builder.In("id", builder.Select("`user`.id").From("`user`").
-		Join("INNER", "`team_user`", "`team_user`.org_id = `user`.id").
-		Join("INNER", "`team`", "`team`.id = `team_user`.team_id").
-		Where(builder.Eq{"`team_user`.uid": userID}).
-		And(builder.Eq{"`team`.authorize": perm.AccessModeOwner}.Or(builder.Eq{"`team`.can_create_org_repo": true})))).
-		Asc("`user`.name").
-		Find(&orgs)
-}
-
 // GetOrgUsersByOrgID returns all organization-user relations by organization ID.
 func GetOrgUsersByOrgID(ctx context.Context, opts *FindOrgMembersOpts) ([]*OrgUser, error) {
 	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("org_id=?", opts.OrgID)
diff --git a/models/organization/org_list.go b/models/organization/org_list.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..72ebf6f17820f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/organization/org_list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package organization
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+
+	"xorm.io/builder"
+)
+
+// SearchOrganizationsOptions options to filter organizations
+type SearchOrganizationsOptions struct {
+	db.ListOptions
+	All bool
+}
+
+// FindOrgOptions finds orgs options
+type FindOrgOptions struct {
+	db.ListOptions
+	UserID         int64
+	IncludePrivate bool
+}
+
+func queryUserOrgIDs(userID int64, includePrivate bool) *builder.Builder {
+	cond := builder.Eq{"uid": userID}
+	if !includePrivate {
+		cond["is_public"] = true
+	}
+	return builder.Select("org_id").From("org_user").Where(cond)
+}
+
+func (opts FindOrgOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
+	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{"`user`.`type`": user_model.UserTypeOrganization}
+	if opts.UserID > 0 {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.In("`user`.`id`", queryUserOrgIDs(opts.UserID, opts.IncludePrivate)))
+	}
+	if !opts.IncludePrivate {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"`user`.visibility": structs.VisibleTypePublic})
+	}
+	return cond
+}
+
+func (opts FindOrgOptions) ToOrders() string {
+	return "`user`.lower_name ASC"
+}
+
+// GetOrgsCanCreateRepoByUserID returns a list of organizations where given user ID
+// are allowed to create repos.
+func GetOrgsCanCreateRepoByUserID(ctx context.Context, userID int64) ([]*Organization, error) {
+	orgs := make([]*Organization, 0, 10)
+
+	return orgs, db.GetEngine(ctx).Where(builder.In("id", builder.Select("`user`.id").From("`user`").
+		Join("INNER", "`team_user`", "`team_user`.org_id = `user`.id").
+		Join("INNER", "`team`", "`team`.id = `team_user`.team_id").
+		Where(builder.Eq{"`team_user`.uid": userID}).
+		And(builder.Eq{"`team`.authorize": perm.AccessModeOwner}.Or(builder.Eq{"`team`.can_create_org_repo": true})))).
+		Asc("`user`.name").
+		Find(&orgs)
+}
+
+// MinimalOrg represents a simple organization with only the needed columns
+type MinimalOrg = Organization
+
+// GetUserOrgsList returns all organizations the given user has access to
+func GetUserOrgsList(ctx context.Context, user *user_model.User) ([]*MinimalOrg, error) {
+	schema, err := db.TableInfo(new(user_model.User))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	outputCols := []string{
+		"id",
+		"name",
+		"full_name",
+		"visibility",
+		"avatar",
+		"avatar_email",
+		"use_custom_avatar",
+	}
+
+	selectColumns := &strings.Builder{}
+	for i, col := range outputCols {
+		fmt.Fprintf(selectColumns, "`%s`.%s", schema.Name, col)
+		if i < len(outputCols)-1 {
+			selectColumns.WriteString(", ")
+		}
+	}
+	columnsStr := selectColumns.String()
+
+	var orgs []*MinimalOrg
+	if err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Select(columnsStr).
+		Table("user").
+		Where(builder.In("`user`.`id`", queryUserOrgIDs(user.ID, true))).
+		Find(&orgs); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	type orgCount struct {
+		OrgID     int64
+		RepoCount int
+	}
+	var orgCounts []orgCount
+	if err := db.GetEngine(ctx).
+		Select("owner_id AS org_id, COUNT(DISTINCT(repository.id)) as repo_count").
+		Table("repository").
+		Join("INNER", "org_user", "owner_id = org_user.org_id").
+		Where("org_user.uid = ?", user.ID).
+		And(builder.Or(
+			builder.Eq{"repository.is_private": false},
+			builder.In("repository.id", builder.Select("repo_id").From("team_repo").
+				InnerJoin("team_user", "team_user.team_id = team_repo.team_id").
+				Where(builder.Eq{"team_user.uid": user.ID})),
+			builder.In("repository.id", builder.Select("repo_id").From("collaboration").
+				Where(builder.Eq{"user_id": user.ID})),
+		)).
+		GroupBy("owner_id").Find(&orgCounts); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	orgCountMap := make(map[int64]int, len(orgCounts))
+	for _, orgCount := range orgCounts {
+		orgCountMap[orgCount.OrgID] = orgCount.RepoCount
+	}
+
+	for _, org := range orgs {
+		org.NumRepos = orgCountMap[org.ID]
+	}
+
+	return orgs, nil
+}
diff --git a/models/organization/org_list_test.go b/models/organization/org_list_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc8d148a1d7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/organization/org_list_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package organization_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/organization"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCountOrganizations(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+	expected, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Where("type=?", user_model.UserTypeOrganization).Count(&organization.Organization{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	cnt, err := db.Count[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{IncludePrivate: true})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, cnt)
+}
+
+func TestFindOrgs(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	orgs, err := db.Find[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{
+		UserID:         4,
+		IncludePrivate: true,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	if assert.Len(t, orgs, 1) {
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 3, orgs[0].ID)
+	}
+
+	orgs, err = db.Find[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{
+		UserID:         4,
+		IncludePrivate: false,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, orgs, 0)
+
+	total, err := db.Count[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{
+		UserID:         4,
+		IncludePrivate: true,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, total)
+}
+
+func TestGetUserOrgsList(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+	orgs, err := organization.GetUserOrgsList(db.DefaultContext, &user_model.User{ID: 4})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	if assert.Len(t, orgs, 1) {
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 3, orgs[0].ID)
+		// repo_id: 3 is in the team, 32 is public, 5 is private with no team
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 2, orgs[0].NumRepos)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/models/organization/org_test.go b/models/organization/org_test.go
index c614aaacf56e5..7159f0fc46510 100644
--- a/models/organization/org_test.go
+++ b/models/organization/org_test.go
@@ -129,15 +129,6 @@ func TestGetOrgByName(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, organization.IsErrOrgNotExist(err))
 }
 
-func TestCountOrganizations(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-	expected, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Where("type=?", user_model.UserTypeOrganization).Count(&organization.Organization{})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	cnt, err := db.Count[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{IncludePrivate: true})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, expected, cnt)
-}
-
 func TestIsOrganizationOwner(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 	test := func(orgID, userID int64, expected bool) {
@@ -251,33 +242,6 @@ func TestRestrictedUserOrgMembers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestFindOrgs(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	orgs, err := db.Find[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{
-		UserID:         4,
-		IncludePrivate: true,
-	})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	if assert.Len(t, orgs, 1) {
-		assert.EqualValues(t, 3, orgs[0].ID)
-	}
-
-	orgs, err = db.Find[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{
-		UserID:         4,
-		IncludePrivate: false,
-	})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, orgs, 0)
-
-	total, err := db.Count[organization.Organization](db.DefaultContext, organization.FindOrgOptions{
-		UserID:         4,
-		IncludePrivate: true,
-	})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, total)
-}
-
 func TestGetOrgUsersByOrgID(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 
diff --git a/models/project/project.go b/models/project/project.go
index 050ccf44e02e4..9779908b9d5be 100644
--- a/models/project/project.go
+++ b/models/project/project.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ func GetSearchOrderByBySortType(sortType string) db.SearchOrderBy {
 }
 
 // NewProject creates a new Project
+// The title will be cut off at 255 characters if it's longer than 255 characters.
 func NewProject(ctx context.Context, p *Project) error {
 	if !IsTemplateTypeValid(p.TemplateType) {
 		p.TemplateType = TemplateTypeNone
@@ -255,6 +256,8 @@ func NewProject(ctx context.Context, p *Project) error {
 		return util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("project type is not valid")
 	}
 
+	p.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(p.Title, 255)
+
 	return db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err := db.Insert(ctx, p); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -308,6 +311,7 @@ func UpdateProject(ctx context.Context, p *Project) error {
 		p.CardType = CardTypeTextOnly
 	}
 
+	p.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(p.Title, 255)
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(p.ID).Cols(
 		"title",
 		"description",
diff --git a/models/repo/release.go b/models/repo/release.go
index 7c66cbc1af708..ba7a3b3159aa4 100644
--- a/models/repo/release.go
+++ b/models/repo/release.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ func IsReleaseExist(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, tagName string) (bool, er
 
 // UpdateRelease updates all columns of a release
 func UpdateRelease(ctx context.Context, rel *Release) error {
+	rel.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(rel.Title, 255)
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(rel.ID).AllCols().Update(rel)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/models/unittest/fscopy.go b/models/unittest/fscopy.go
index 74b12d5057791..4d7ee2151dc29 100644
--- a/models/unittest/fscopy.go
+++ b/models/unittest/fscopy.go
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 package unittest
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"io"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
@@ -32,67 +30,73 @@ func Copy(src, dest string) error {
 		return os.Symlink(target, dest)
 	}
 
-	sr, err := os.Open(src)
+	return util.CopyFile(src, dest)
+}
+
+// Sync synchronizes the two files. This is skipped if both files
+// exist and the size, modtime, and mode match.
+func Sync(srcPath, destPath string) error {
+	dest, err := os.Stat(destPath)
 	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return Copy(srcPath, destPath)
+		}
 		return err
 	}
-	defer sr.Close()
 
-	dw, err := os.Create(dest)
+	src, err := os.Stat(srcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer dw.Close()
 
-	if _, err = io.Copy(dw, sr); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if src.Size() == dest.Size() &&
+		src.ModTime() == dest.ModTime() &&
+		src.Mode() == dest.Mode() {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Set back file information.
-	if err = os.Chtimes(dest, si.ModTime(), si.ModTime()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return os.Chmod(dest, si.Mode())
+	return Copy(srcPath, destPath)
 }
 
-// CopyDir copy files recursively from source to target directory.
-//
-// The filter accepts a function that process the path info.
-// and should return true for need to filter.
-//
+// SyncDirs synchronizes files recursively from source to target directory.
 // It returns error when error occurs in underlying functions.
-func CopyDir(srcPath, destPath string, filters ...func(filePath string) bool) error {
-	// Check if target directory exists.
-	if _, err := os.Stat(destPath); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-		return util.NewAlreadyExistErrorf("file or directory already exists: %s", destPath)
-	}
-
+func SyncDirs(srcPath, destPath string) error {
 	err := os.MkdirAll(destPath, os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Gather directory info.
-	infos, err := util.StatDir(srcPath, true)
+	// find and delete all untracked files
+	destFiles, err := util.StatDir(destPath, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	var filter func(filePath string) bool
-	if len(filters) > 0 {
-		filter = filters[0]
-	}
-
-	for _, info := range infos {
-		if filter != nil && filter(info) {
-			continue
+	for _, destFile := range destFiles {
+		destFilePath := filepath.Join(destPath, destFile)
+		if _, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(srcPath, destFile)); err != nil {
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				// if src file does not exist, remove dest file
+				if err = os.RemoveAll(destFilePath); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			} else {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
+	}
 
-		curPath := path.Join(destPath, info)
-		if strings.HasSuffix(info, "/") {
-			err = os.MkdirAll(curPath, os.ModePerm)
+	// sync src files to dest
+	srcFiles, err := util.StatDir(srcPath, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, srcFile := range srcFiles {
+		destFilePath := filepath.Join(destPath, srcFile)
+		// util.StatDir appends a slash to the directory name
+		if strings.HasSuffix(srcFile, "/") {
+			err = os.MkdirAll(destFilePath, os.ModePerm)
 		} else {
-			err = Copy(path.Join(srcPath, info), curPath)
+			err = Sync(filepath.Join(srcPath, srcFile), destFilePath)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/models/unittest/testdb.go b/models/unittest/testdb.go
index 53c9dbdd77254..5a1c27dbeae88 100644
--- a/models/unittest/testdb.go
+++ b/models/unittest/testdb.go
@@ -164,35 +164,13 @@ func MainTest(m *testing.M, testOpts ...*TestOptions) {
 	if err = storage.Init(); err != nil {
 		fatalTestError("storage.Init: %v\n", err)
 	}
-	if err = util.RemoveAll(repoRootPath); err != nil {
-		fatalTestError("util.RemoveAll: %v\n", err)
-	}
-	if err = CopyDir(filepath.Join(giteaRoot, "tests", "gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath); err != nil {
-		fatalTestError("util.CopyDir: %v\n", err)
+	if err = SyncDirs(filepath.Join(giteaRoot, "tests", "gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath); err != nil {
+		fatalTestError("util.SyncDirs: %v\n", err)
 	}
 
 	if err = git.InitFull(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		fatalTestError("git.Init: %v\n", err)
 	}
-	ownerDirs, err := os.ReadDir(setting.RepoRootPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		fatalTestError("unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-	}
-	for _, ownerDir := range ownerDirs {
-		if !ownerDir.Type().IsDir() {
-			continue
-		}
-		repoDirs, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name()))
-		if err != nil {
-			fatalTestError("unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-		}
-		for _, repoDir := range repoDirs {
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "pack"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "info"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "heads"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "tag"), 0o755)
-		}
-	}
 
 	if len(testOpts) > 0 && testOpts[0].SetUp != nil {
 		if err := testOpts[0].SetUp(); err != nil {
@@ -255,24 +233,7 @@ func PrepareTestDatabase() error {
 // by tests that use the above MainTest(..) function.
 func PrepareTestEnv(t testing.TB) {
 	assert.NoError(t, PrepareTestDatabase())
-	assert.NoError(t, util.RemoveAll(setting.RepoRootPath))
 	metaPath := filepath.Join(giteaRoot, "tests", "gitea-repositories-meta")
-	assert.NoError(t, CopyDir(metaPath, setting.RepoRootPath))
-	ownerDirs, err := os.ReadDir(setting.RepoRootPath)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	for _, ownerDir := range ownerDirs {
-		if !ownerDir.Type().IsDir() {
-			continue
-		}
-		repoDirs, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name()))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		for _, repoDir := range repoDirs {
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "pack"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "info"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "heads"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "tag"), 0o755)
-		}
-	}
-
+	assert.NoError(t, SyncDirs(metaPath, setting.RepoRootPath))
 	base.SetupGiteaRoot() // Makes sure GITEA_ROOT is set
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/language_stats_repo/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/language_stats_repo/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/language_stats_repo/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/language_stats_repo/info/exclude b/modules/git/tests/repos/language_stats_repo/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/language_stats_repo/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare/info/exclude b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare_sha256/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare_sha256/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare_sha256/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare_sha256/info/exclude b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare_sha256/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo1_bare_sha256/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo2_empty/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo2_empty/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo2_empty/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo2_empty/info/exclude b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo2_empty/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo2_empty/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo3_notes/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo3_notes/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo3_notes/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls/info/exclude b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls_sha256/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls_sha256/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo5_pulls_sha256/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_blame_sha256/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_blame_sha256/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_blame_sha256/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_blame_sha256/info/exclude b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_blame_sha256/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_blame_sha256/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_merge_sha256/description b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_merge_sha256/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_merge_sha256/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_merge_sha256/info/exclude b/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_merge_sha256/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/modules/git/tests/repos/repo6_merge_sha256/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/modules/httplib/serve.go b/modules/httplib/serve.go
index 2e3e6a7c4238a..8fb667876e26f 100644
--- a/modules/httplib/serve.go
+++ b/modules/httplib/serve.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func ServeSetHeaders(w http.ResponseWriter, opts *ServeHeaderOptions) {
 		w.Header().Add(gzhttp.HeaderNoCompression, "1")
 	}
 
-	contentType := typesniffer.ApplicationOctetStream
+	contentType := typesniffer.MimeTypeApplicationOctetStream
 	if opts.ContentType != "" {
 		if opts.ContentTypeCharset != "" {
 			contentType = opts.ContentType + "; charset=" + strings.ToLower(opts.ContentTypeCharset)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func setServeHeadersByFile(r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter, filePath stri
 		} else if isPlain {
 			opts.ContentType = "text/plain"
 		} else {
-			opts.ContentType = typesniffer.ApplicationOctetStream
+			opts.ContentType = typesniffer.MimeTypeApplicationOctetStream
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/indexer/code/indexer_test.go b/modules/indexer/code/indexer_test.go
index 020ccc72f8175..78fbe7f79247b 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/code/indexer_test.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/code/indexer_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	_ "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/activities"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 )
@@ -284,15 +285,11 @@ func TestBleveIndexAndSearch(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
 	idx := bleve.NewIndexer(dir)
-	_, err := idx.Init(context.Background())
-	if err != nil {
-		if idx != nil {
-			idx.Close()
-		}
-		assert.FailNow(t, "Unable to create bleve indexer Error: %v", err)
-	}
 	defer idx.Close()
 
+	_, err := idx.Init(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	testIndexer("beleve", t, idx)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/queue/manager.go b/modules/queue/manager.go
index 8b964c0c28252..079e2bee7a7b9 100644
--- a/modules/queue/manager.go
+++ b/modules/queue/manager.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package queue
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type ManagedWorkerPoolQueue interface {
 
 	// FlushWithContext tries to make the handler process all items in the queue synchronously.
 	// It is for testing purpose only. It's not designed to be used in a cluster.
+	// Negative timeout means discarding all items in the queue.
 	FlushWithContext(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration) error
 
 	// RemoveAllItems removes all items in the base queue (on-the-fly items are not affected)
@@ -76,15 +78,16 @@ func (m *Manager) ManagedQueues() map[int64]ManagedWorkerPoolQueue {
 
 // FlushAll tries to make all managed queues process all items synchronously, until timeout or the queue is empty.
 // It is for testing purpose only. It's not designed to be used in a cluster.
+// Negative timeout means discarding all items in the queue.
 func (m *Manager) FlushAll(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	var finalErr error
+	var finalErrors []error
 	qs := m.ManagedQueues()
 	for _, q := range qs {
 		if err := q.FlushWithContext(ctx, timeout); err != nil {
-			finalErr = err // TODO: in Go 1.20: errors.Join
+			finalErrors = append(finalErrors, err)
 		}
 	}
-	return finalErr
+	return errors.Join(finalErrors...)
 }
 
 // CreateSimpleQueue creates a simple queue from global setting config provider by name
diff --git a/modules/queue/workergroup.go b/modules/queue/workergroup.go
index 153123f883c73..5859b64c0db35 100644
--- a/modules/queue/workergroup.go
+++ b/modules/queue/workergroup.go
@@ -197,15 +197,30 @@ func (q *WorkerPoolQueue[T]) doFlush(wg *workerGroup[T], flush flushType) {
 	defer log.Debug("Queue %q finishes flushing", q.GetName())
 
 	// stop all workers, and prepare a new worker context to start new workers
-
 	wg.ctxWorkerCancel()
 	wg.wg.Wait()
 
 	defer func() {
-		close(flush)
+		close(flush.c)
 		wg.doPrepareWorkerContext()
 	}()
 
+	if flush.timeout < 0 {
+		// discard everything
+		wg.batchBuffer = nil
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-wg.popItemChan:
+			case <-wg.popItemErr:
+			case <-q.batchChan:
+			case <-q.ctxRun.Done():
+				return
+			default:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// drain the batch channel first
 loop:
 	for {
diff --git a/modules/queue/workerqueue.go b/modules/queue/workerqueue.go
index b28fd880270ab..f35ed93239a16 100644
--- a/modules/queue/workerqueue.go
+++ b/modules/queue/workerqueue.go
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ type WorkerPoolQueue[T any] struct {
 	workerNumMu     sync.Mutex
 }
 
-type flushType chan struct{}
+type flushType struct {
+	timeout time.Duration
+	c       chan struct{}
+}
 
 var _ ManagedWorkerPoolQueue = (*WorkerPoolQueue[any])(nil)
 
@@ -104,12 +107,12 @@ func (q *WorkerPoolQueue[T]) FlushWithContext(ctx context.Context, timeout time.
 	if timeout > 0 {
 		after = time.After(timeout)
 	}
-	c := make(flushType)
+	flush := flushType{timeout: timeout, c: make(chan struct{})}
 
 	// send flush request
 	// if it blocks, it means that there is a flush in progress or the queue hasn't been started yet
 	select {
-	case q.flushChan <- c:
+	case q.flushChan <- flush:
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return ctx.Err()
 	case <-q.ctxRun.Done():
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ func (q *WorkerPoolQueue[T]) FlushWithContext(ctx context.Context, timeout time.
 
 	// wait for flush to finish
 	select {
-	case <-c:
+	case <-flush.c:
 		return nil
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return ctx.Err()
diff --git a/modules/repository/create_test.go b/modules/repository/create_test.go
index 6a2f4deaff063..a9151482b461d 100644
--- a/modules/repository/create_test.go
+++ b/modules/repository/create_test.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func TestGetDirectorySize(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(db.DefaultContext, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
 	size, err := getDirectorySize(repo.RepoPath())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, size, repo.Size)
+	repo.Size = 8165 // real size on the disk
+	assert.EqualValues(t, repo.Size, size)
 }
diff --git a/modules/setting/attachment.go b/modules/setting/attachment.go
index 0fdabb5032020..c11b0c478ae56 100644
--- a/modules/setting/attachment.go
+++ b/modules/setting/attachment.go
@@ -3,33 +3,33 @@
 
 package setting
 
-// Attachment settings
-var Attachment = struct {
+type AttachmentSettingType struct {
 	Storage      *Storage
 	AllowedTypes string
 	MaxSize      int64
 	MaxFiles     int
 	Enabled      bool
-}{
-	Storage:      &Storage{},
-	AllowedTypes: ".cpuprofile,.csv,.dmp,.docx,.fodg,.fodp,.fods,.fodt,.gif,.gz,.jpeg,.jpg,.json,.jsonc,.log,.md,.mov,.mp4,.odf,.odg,.odp,.ods,.odt,.patch,.pdf,.png,.pptx,.svg,.tgz,.txt,.webm,.xls,.xlsx,.zip",
-	MaxSize:      2048,
-	MaxFiles:     5,
-	Enabled:      true,
 }
 
+var Attachment AttachmentSettingType
+
 func loadAttachmentFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) (err error) {
+	Attachment = AttachmentSettingType{
+		AllowedTypes: ".avif,.cpuprofile,.csv,.dmp,.docx,.fodg,.fodp,.fods,.fodt,.gif,.gz,.jpeg,.jpg,.json,.jsonc,.log,.md,.mov,.mp4,.odf,.odg,.odp,.ods,.odt,.patch,.pdf,.png,.pptx,.svg,.tgz,.txt,.webm,.webp,.xls,.xlsx,.zip",
+		MaxSize:      2048,
+		MaxFiles:     5,
+		Enabled:      true,
+	}
 	sec, _ := rootCfg.GetSection("attachment")
 	if sec == nil {
 		Attachment.Storage, err = getStorage(rootCfg, "attachments", "", nil)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	Attachment.AllowedTypes = sec.Key("ALLOWED_TYPES").MustString(".cpuprofile,.csv,.dmp,.docx,.fodg,.fodp,.fods,.fodt,.gif,.gz,.jpeg,.jpg,.json,.jsonc,.log,.md,.mov,.mp4,.odf,.odg,.odp,.ods,.odt,.patch,.pdf,.png,.pptx,.svg,.tgz,.txt,.webm,.xls,.xlsx,.zip")
-	Attachment.MaxSize = sec.Key("MAX_SIZE").MustInt64(2048)
-	Attachment.MaxFiles = sec.Key("MAX_FILES").MustInt(5)
-	Attachment.Enabled = sec.Key("ENABLED").MustBool(true)
-
+	Attachment.AllowedTypes = sec.Key("ALLOWED_TYPES").MustString(Attachment.AllowedTypes)
+	Attachment.MaxSize = sec.Key("MAX_SIZE").MustInt64(Attachment.MaxSize)
+	Attachment.MaxFiles = sec.Key("MAX_FILES").MustInt(Attachment.MaxFiles)
+	Attachment.Enabled = sec.Key("ENABLED").MustBool(Attachment.Enabled)
 	Attachment.Storage, err = getStorage(rootCfg, "attachments", "", sec)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/modules/testlogger/testlogger.go b/modules/testlogger/testlogger.go
index 9a54d63f20427..2bc3984ed612e 100644
--- a/modules/testlogger/testlogger.go
+++ b/modules/testlogger/testlogger.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func PrintCurrentTest(t testing.TB, skip ...int) func() {
 				_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "+++ %s ... still flushing after %v ...\n", t.Name(), SlowFlush)
 			}
 		})
-		if err := queue.GetManager().FlushAll(context.Background(), time.Minute); err != nil {
+		if err := queue.GetManager().FlushAll(context.Background(), -1); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Flushing queues failed with error %v", err)
 		}
 		timer.Stop()
diff --git a/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer.go b/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer.go
index 6aec5c285e2d5..8cb3d278ce4aa 100644
--- a/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer.go
+++ b/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer.go
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ package typesniffer
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
@@ -18,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 const sniffLen = 1024
 
 const (
-	// SvgMimeType MIME type of SVG images.
-	SvgMimeType = "image/svg+xml"
-	// ApplicationOctetStream MIME type of binary files.
-	ApplicationOctetStream = "application/octet-stream"
+	MimeTypeImageSvg  = "image/svg+xml"
+	MimeTypeImageAvif = "image/avif"
+
+	MimeTypeApplicationOctetStream = "application/octet-stream"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ func (ct SniffedType) IsImage() bool {
 
 // IsSvgImage detects if data is an SVG image format
 func (ct SniffedType) IsSvgImage() bool {
-	return strings.Contains(ct.contentType, SvgMimeType)
+	return strings.Contains(ct.contentType, MimeTypeImageSvg)
 }
 
 // IsPDF detects if data is a PDF format
@@ -81,6 +83,26 @@ func (ct SniffedType) GetMimeType() string {
 	return strings.SplitN(ct.contentType, ";", 2)[0]
 }
 
+// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_base_media_file_format#File_type_box
+func detectFileTypeBox(data []byte) (brands []string, found bool) {
+	if len(data) < 12 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	boxSize := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(data[:4]))
+	if boxSize < 12 || boxSize > len(data) {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	tag := string(data[4:8])
+	if tag != "ftyp" {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	brands = append(brands, string(data[8:12]))
+	for i := 16; i+4 <= boxSize; i += 4 {
+		brands = append(brands, string(data[i:i+4]))
+	}
+	return brands, true
+}
+
 // DetectContentType extends http.DetectContentType with more content types. Defaults to text/unknown if input is empty.
 func DetectContentType(data []byte) SniffedType {
 	if len(data) == 0 {
@@ -94,7 +116,6 @@ func DetectContentType(data []byte) SniffedType {
 	}
 
 	// SVG is unsupported by http.DetectContentType, https://github.com/golang/go/issues/15888
-
 	detectByHTML := strings.Contains(ct, "text/plain") || strings.Contains(ct, "text/html")
 	detectByXML := strings.Contains(ct, "text/xml")
 	if detectByHTML || detectByXML {
@@ -102,7 +123,7 @@ func DetectContentType(data []byte) SniffedType {
 		dataProcessed = bytes.TrimSpace(dataProcessed)
 		if detectByHTML && svgTagRegex.Match(dataProcessed) ||
 			detectByXML && svgTagInXMLRegex.Match(dataProcessed) {
-			ct = SvgMimeType
+			ct = MimeTypeImageSvg
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -116,6 +137,11 @@ func DetectContentType(data []byte) SniffedType {
 		}
 	}
 
+	fileTypeBrands, found := detectFileTypeBox(data)
+	if found && slices.Contains(fileTypeBrands, "avif") {
+		ct = MimeTypeImageAvif
+	}
+
 	if ct == "application/ogg" {
 		dataHead := data
 		if len(dataHead) > 256 {
diff --git a/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer_test.go b/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer_test.go
index 731fac11e714a..3e5db3308b5a4 100644
--- a/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer_test.go
+++ b/modules/typesniffer/typesniffer_test.go
@@ -134,3 +134,33 @@ func TestDetectContentTypeOgg(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, st.IsVideo())
 }
+
+func TestDetectFileTypeBox(t *testing.T) {
+	_, found := detectFileTypeBox([]byte("\x00\x00\xff\xffftypAAAA...."))
+	assert.False(t, found)
+
+	brands, found := detectFileTypeBox([]byte("\x00\x00\x00\x0cftypAAAA"))
+	assert.True(t, found)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"AAAA"}, brands)
+
+	brands, found = detectFileTypeBox([]byte("\x00\x00\x00\x10ftypAAAA....BBBB"))
+	assert.True(t, found)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"AAAA"}, brands)
+
+	brands, found = detectFileTypeBox([]byte("\x00\x00\x00\x14ftypAAAA....BBBB"))
+	assert.True(t, found)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"AAAA", "BBBB"}, brands)
+
+	_, found = detectFileTypeBox([]byte("\x00\x00\x00\x14ftypAAAA....BBB"))
+	assert.False(t, found)
+
+	brands, found = detectFileTypeBox([]byte("\x00\x00\x00\x13ftypAAAA....BBB"))
+	assert.True(t, found)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"AAAA"}, brands)
+}
+
+func TestDetectContentTypeAvif(t *testing.T) {
+	buf := []byte("\x00\x00\x00\x20ftypavif.......................")
+	st := DetectContentType(buf)
+	assert.Equal(t, MimeTypeImageAvif, st.contentType)
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/auth/oauth.go b/routers/web/auth/oauth.go
index 730d68051be38..75f94de0edad7 100644
--- a/routers/web/auth/oauth.go
+++ b/routers/web/auth/oauth.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func SignInOAuthCallback(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		if err, ok := err.(*go_oauth2.RetrieveError); ok {
 			ctx.Flash.Error("OAuth2 RetrieveError: "+err.Error(), true)
+			ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/user/login")
+			return
 		}
 		ctx.ServerError("UserSignIn", err)
 		return
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/testdata/academic-module/description b/services/gitdiff/testdata/academic-module/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/services/gitdiff/testdata/academic-module/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/testdata/academic-module/info/exclude b/services/gitdiff/testdata/academic-module/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/services/gitdiff/testdata/academic-module/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/services/oauth2_provider/access_token.go b/services/oauth2_provider/access_token.go
index 00c960caf2ee7..f79afa4b301ba 100644
--- a/services/oauth2_provider/access_token.go
+++ b/services/oauth2_provider/access_token.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	auth "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	org_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/organization"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
@@ -192,7 +193,10 @@ func NewAccessTokenResponse(ctx context.Context, grant *auth.OAuth2Grant, server
 // returns a list of "org" and "org:team" strings,
 // that the given user is a part of.
 func GetOAuthGroupsForUser(ctx context.Context, user *user_model.User) ([]string, error) {
-	orgs, err := org_model.GetUserOrgsList(ctx, user)
+	orgs, err := db.Find[org_model.Organization](ctx, org_model.FindOrgOptions{
+		UserID:         user.ID,
+		IncludePrivate: true,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetUserOrgList: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/services/release/release.go b/services/release/release.go
index 5c021404b8fdc..980a5e98e7fa1 100644
--- a/services/release/release.go
+++ b/services/release/release.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func CreateRelease(gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *repo_model.Release, attachmentU
 		return err
 	}
 
+	rel.Title, _ = util.SplitStringAtByteN(rel.Title, 255)
 	rel.LowerTagName = strings.ToLower(rel.TagName)
 	if err = db.Insert(gitRepo.Ctx, rel); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/services/repository/adopt_test.go b/services/repository/adopt_test.go
index 38949c7602e2f..123cedc1f257b 100644
--- a/services/repository/adopt_test.go
+++ b/services/repository/adopt_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestListUnadoptedRepositories_ListOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAdoptRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.CopyDir(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, "user2", "repo1.git"), filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, "user2", "test-adopt.git")))
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.SyncDirs(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, "user2", "repo1.git"), filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, "user2", "test-adopt.git")))
 	user2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
 	_, err := AdoptRepository(db.DefaultContext, user2, user2, CreateRepoOptions{Name: "test-adopt"})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/templates/repo/projects/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/projects/new.tmpl
index e70f3bca87da8..67abfe24be8e6 100644
--- a/templates/repo/projects/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/projects/new.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{template "base/head" .}}
-<div role="main" aria-label="{{.Title}}" class="page-content repository projects edit-project new milestone">
+<div role="main" aria-label="{{.Title}}" class="page-content repository projects edit-project new">
 	{{template "repo/header" .}}
 	<div class="ui container">
 	{{template "projects/new" .}}
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/private_repo_on_limited_org.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/private_repo_on_limited_org.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/private_repo_on_limited_org.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/private_repo_on_limited_org.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/private_repo_on_limited_org.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/private_repo_on_limited_org.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/public_repo_on_limited_org.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/public_repo_on_limited_org.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/public_repo_on_limited_org.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/public_repo_on_limited_org.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/public_repo_on_limited_org.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/limited_org/public_repo_on_limited_org.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/migration/lfs-test.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/migration/lfs-test.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/migration/lfs-test.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_alpha.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_alpha.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_alpha.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_alpha.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_alpha.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_alpha.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_numeric.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_numeric.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_numeric.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_numeric.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_numeric.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org26/repo_external_tracker_numeric.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo3.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo3.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo3.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo3.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo3.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo3.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo5.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo5.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo5.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo5.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo5.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org3/repo5.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/objects/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/objects/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/refs/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org41/repo61.git/refs/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org42/search-by-path.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org42/search-by-path.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org42/search-by-path.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org42/search-by-path.git/refs/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/org42/search-by-path.git/refs/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/private_repo_on_private_org.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/private_repo_on_private_org.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/private_repo_on_private_org.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/private_repo_on_private_org.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/private_repo_on_private_org.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/private_repo_on_private_org.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/public_repo_on_private_org.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/public_repo_on_private_org.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/public_repo_on_private_org.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/public_repo_on_private_org.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/public_repo_on_private_org.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/privated_org/public_repo_on_private_org.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user12/repo10.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user12/repo10.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user12/repo10.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user12/repo10.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user12/repo10.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user12/repo10.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user13/repo11.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user13/repo11.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user13/repo11.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user13/repo11.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user13/repo11.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user13/repo11.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commits_search_test.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commits_search_test.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commits_search_test.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commits_search_test.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commits_search_test.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commits_search_test.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commitsonpr.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commitsonpr.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commitsonpr.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commitsonpr.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commitsonpr.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/commitsonpr.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/git_hooks_test.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/git_hooks_test.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/git_hooks_test.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/git_hooks_test.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/git_hooks_test.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/git_hooks_test.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/glob.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/glob.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/glob.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/glob.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/glob.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/glob.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/readme-test.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/readme-test.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/readme-test.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo-release.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo-release.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo-release.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo-release.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo-release.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo-release.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.wiki.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.wiki.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.wiki.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.wiki.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.wiki.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo1.wiki.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo15.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo15.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo15.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo15.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo15.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo15.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo16.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo16.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo16.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo16.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo16.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo16.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo2.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo2.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo2.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo2.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo2.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo2.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo20.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo20.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo20.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo20.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo20.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/repo20.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/test_commit_revert.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/test_commit_revert.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/test_commit_revert.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/test_commit_revert.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/test_commit_revert.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/test_commit_revert.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/utf8.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/utf8.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/utf8.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/utf8.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/utf8.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user2/utf8.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/repo49.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/repo49.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/repo49.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/repo49.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/repo49.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/repo49.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/template1.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/template1.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/template1.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/template1.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/template1.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user27/template1.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/empty.git/objects/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/empty.git/objects/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/empty.git/refs/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/empty.git/refs/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/renderer.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/renderer.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/renderer.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/renderer.git/refs/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user30/renderer.git/refs/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/objects/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/objects/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/refs/.keep b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user40/repo60.git/refs/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user5/repo4.git/description b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user5/repo4.git/description
deleted file mode 100644
index 498b267a8c781..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user5/repo4.git/description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository.
diff --git a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user5/repo4.git/info/exclude b/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user5/repo4.git/info/exclude
deleted file mode 100644
index a5196d1be8fb5..0000000000000
--- a/tests/gitea-repositories-meta/user5/repo4.git/info/exclude
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
-# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
-# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
-# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
-# *.[oa]
-# *~
diff --git a/tests/integration/integration_test.go b/tests/integration/integration_test.go
index f72ac5f51c357..a9db713f17366 100644
--- a/tests/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -400,8 +400,9 @@ func MakeRequest(t testing.TB, rw *RequestWrapper, expectedStatus int) *httptest
 	}
 	testWebRoutes.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)
 	if expectedStatus != NoExpectedStatus {
-		if !assert.EqualValues(t, expectedStatus, recorder.Code, "Request: %s %s", req.Method, req.URL.String()) {
+		if expectedStatus != recorder.Code {
 			logUnexpectedResponse(t, recorder)
+			require.Equal(t, expectedStatus, recorder.Code, "Request: %s %s", req.Method, req.URL.String())
 		}
 	}
 	return recorder
diff --git a/tests/integration/migration-test/migration_test.go b/tests/integration/migration-test/migration_test.go
index 40fcf95705887..9b61bdfe87d04 100644
--- a/tests/integration/migration-test/migration_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/migration-test/migration_test.go
@@ -64,28 +64,7 @@ func initMigrationTest(t *testing.T) func() {
 	unittest.InitSettings()
 
 	assert.True(t, len(setting.RepoRootPath) != 0)
-	assert.NoError(t, util.RemoveAll(setting.RepoRootPath))
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.CopyDir(path.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath))
-	ownerDirs, err := os.ReadDir(setting.RepoRootPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-	}
-	for _, ownerDir := range ownerDirs {
-		if !ownerDir.Type().IsDir() {
-			continue
-		}
-		repoDirs, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name()))
-		if err != nil {
-			assert.NoError(t, err, "unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-		}
-		for _, repoDir := range repoDirs {
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "pack"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "info"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "heads"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "tag"), 0o755)
-		}
-	}
-
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.SyncDirs(path.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath))
 	assert.NoError(t, git.InitFull(context.Background()))
 	setting.LoadDBSetting()
 	setting.InitLoggersForTest()
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.go b/tests/test_utils.go
index 3503ca1975826..8df739689d212 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.go
+++ b/tests/test_utils.go
@@ -195,30 +195,7 @@ func PrepareGitRepoDirectory(t testing.TB) {
 	if !assert.NotEmpty(t, setting.RepoRootPath) {
 		return
 	}
-
-	assert.NoError(t, util.RemoveAll(setting.RepoRootPath))
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.CopyDir(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath))
-
-	ownerDirs, err := os.ReadDir(setting.RepoRootPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		assert.NoError(t, err, "unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-	}
-	for _, ownerDir := range ownerDirs {
-		if !ownerDir.Type().IsDir() {
-			continue
-		}
-		repoDirs, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name()))
-		if err != nil {
-			assert.NoError(t, err, "unable to read the new repo root: %v\n", err)
-		}
-		for _, repoDir := range repoDirs {
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "pack"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "objects", "info"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "heads"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "tag"), 0o755)
-			_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(setting.RepoRootPath, ownerDir.Name(), repoDir.Name(), "refs", "pull"), 0o755)
-		}
-	}
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.SyncDirs(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(setting.AppPath), "tests/gitea-repositories-meta"), setting.RepoRootPath))
 }
 
 func PrepareArtifactsStorage(t testing.TB) {
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.vue b/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.vue
index 986fcc11814e5..a6a8ccd2d11e1 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import {createApp, nextTick} from 'vue';
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {SvgIcon} from '../svg.ts';
 import {GET} from '../modules/fetch.ts';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 const {appSubUrl, assetUrlPrefix, pageData} = window.config;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const sfc = {
   mounted() {
     const el = document.querySelector('#dashboard-repo-list');
     this.changeReposFilter(this.reposFilter);
-    $(el).find('.dropdown').dropdown();
+    fomanticQuery(el.querySelector('.ui.dropdown')).dropdown();
     nextTick(() => {
       this.$refs.search.focus();
     });
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue b/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue
index d44d0cd22dd2e..f42278ef6b786 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue
+++ b/web_src/js/components/RepoContributors.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 import {chartJsColors} from '../utils/color.ts';
 import {sleep} from '../utils.ts';
 import 'chartjs-adapter-dayjs-4/dist/chartjs-adapter-dayjs-4.esm';
-import $ from 'jquery';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 const customEventListener = {
   id: 'customEventListener',
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default {
   mounted() {
     this.fetchGraphData();
 
-    $('#repo-contributors').dropdown({
+    fomanticQuery('#repo-contributors').dropdown({
       onChange: (val) => {
         this.xAxisMin = this.xAxisStart;
         this.xAxisMax = this.xAxisEnd;
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/citation.ts b/web_src/js/features/citation.ts
index ffab75c389819..c9b07efe77811 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/citation.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/citation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {getCurrentLocale} from '../utils.ts';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 const {pageData} = window.config;
 
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ export async function initCitationFileCopyContent() {
       dropdownBtn.classList.remove('is-loading');
     }
 
-    $('#cite-repo-modal').modal('show');
+    fomanticQuery('#cite-repo-modal').modal('show');
   });
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/common-form.ts b/web_src/js/features/common-form.ts
index 719a5170b4e04..1aca93169d52d 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/common-form.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/common-form.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
-import {initAreYouSure} from '../vendor/jquery.are-you-sure.ts';
+import {applyAreYouSure, initAreYouSure} from '../vendor/jquery.are-you-sure.ts';
 import {handleGlobalEnterQuickSubmit} from './comp/QuickSubmit.ts';
 
 export function initGlobalFormDirtyLeaveConfirm() {
   initAreYouSure(window.jQuery);
   // Warn users that try to leave a page after entering data into a form.
   // Except on sign-in pages, and for forms marked as 'ignore-dirty'.
-  if (!$('.user.signin').length) {
-    $('form:not(.ignore-dirty)').areYouSure();
+  if (!document.querySelector('.page-content.user.signin')) {
+    applyAreYouSure('form:not(.ignore-dirty)');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/comp/ConfirmModal.ts b/web_src/js/features/comp/ConfirmModal.ts
index 9541226a7d28c..93459ae1a0f9b 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/comp/ConfirmModal.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/comp/ConfirmModal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {svg} from '../../svg.ts';
 import {htmlEscape} from 'escape-goat';
 import {createElementFromHTML} from '../../utils/dom.ts';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 const {i18n} = window.config;
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function confirmModal(content, {confirmButtonColor = 'primary'} = {}) {
       </div>
     `);
     document.body.append(modal);
-    const $modal = $(modal);
+    const $modal = fomanticQuery(modal);
     $modal.modal({
       onApprove() {
         resolve(true);
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/comp/ReactionSelector.ts b/web_src/js/features/comp/ReactionSelector.ts
index e1dd84bb14ba4..f6381c2563296 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/comp/ReactionSelector.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/comp/ReactionSelector.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {POST} from '../../modules/fetch.ts';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 export function initCompReactionSelector() {
   for (const container of document.querySelectorAll('.issue-content, .diff-file-body')) {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function initCompReactionSelector() {
       if (data.html) {
         commentContainer.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', data.html);
         const bottomReactionsDropdowns = commentContainer.querySelectorAll('.bottom-reactions .dropdown.select-reaction');
-        $(bottomReactionsDropdowns).dropdown(); // re-init the dropdown
+        fomanticQuery(bottomReactionsDropdowns).dropdown(); // re-init the dropdown
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.ts b/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.ts
index ceb756b557beb..2e3b3f83beea8 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {htmlEscape} from 'escape-goat';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 const {appSubUrl} = window.config;
 const looksLikeEmailAddressCheck = /^\S+@\S+$/;
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function initCompSearchUserBox() {
 
   const allowEmailInput = searchUserBox.getAttribute('data-allow-email') === 'true';
   const allowEmailDescription = searchUserBox.getAttribute('data-allow-email-description') ?? undefined;
-  $(searchUserBox).search({
+  fomanticQuery(searchUserBox).search({
     minCharacters: 2,
     apiSettings: {
       url: `${appSubUrl}/user/search_candidates?q={query}`,
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-branch.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-branch.ts
index 3261bfe37e5dc..edf2f69638719 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-branch.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-branch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {toggleElem} from '../utils/dom.ts';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 export function initRepoBranchButton() {
   initRepoCreateBranchButton();
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function initRepoCreateBranchButton() {
       const fromSpanName = el.getAttribute('data-modal-from-span') || '#modal-create-branch-from-span';
       document.querySelector(fromSpanName).textContent = el.getAttribute('data-branch-from');
 
-      $(el.getAttribute('data-modal')).modal('show');
+      fomanticQuery(el.getAttribute('data-modal')).modal('show');
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-graph.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-graph.ts
index ff64d0854bcb7..231a726653854 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-graph.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-graph.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {hideElem, showElem} from '../utils/dom.ts';
 import {GET} from '../modules/fetch.ts';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 export function initRepoGraphGit() {
   const graphContainer = document.querySelector('#git-graph-container');
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export function initRepoGraphGit() {
   }
 
   const flowSelectRefsDropdown = document.querySelector('#flow-select-refs-dropdown');
-  $(flowSelectRefsDropdown).dropdown('set selected', dropdownSelected);
-  $(flowSelectRefsDropdown).dropdown({
+  fomanticQuery(flowSelectRefsDropdown).dropdown('set selected', dropdownSelected);
+  fomanticQuery(flowSelectRefsDropdown).dropdown({
     clearable: true,
     fullTextSeach: 'exact',
     onRemove(toRemove) {
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-home.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-home.ts
index ed1415d286a8d..a65a1815d21fa 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-home.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-home.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {stripTags} from '../utils.ts';
 import {hideElem, queryElemChildren, showElem} from '../utils/dom.ts';
 import {POST} from '../modules/fetch.ts';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../modules/toast.ts';
+import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 
 const {appSubUrl} = window.config;
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function initRepoTopicBar() {
     }
   });
 
-  $(topicDropdown).dropdown({
+  fomanticQuery(topicDropdown).dropdown({
     allowAdditions: true,
     forceSelection: false,
     fullTextSearch: 'exact',
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export function initRepoTopicBar() {
     onLabelCreate(value) {
       value = value.toLowerCase().trim();
       this.attr('data-value', value).contents().first().replaceWith(value);
-      return $(this);
+      return fomanticQuery(this);
     },
     onAdd(addedValue, _addedText, $addedChoice) {
       addedValue = addedValue.toLowerCase().trim();
diff --git a/web_src/js/utils.test.ts b/web_src/js/utils.test.ts
index 647676bf20562..ac9d4fab91b23 100644
--- a/web_src/js/utils.test.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/utils.test.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test('encodeURLEncodedBase64, decodeURLEncodedBase64', () => {
 });
 
 test('file detection', () => {
-  for (const name of ['a.jpg', '/a.jpeg', '.file.png', '.webp', 'file.svg']) {
+  for (const name of ['a.avif', 'a.jpg', '/a.jpeg', '.file.png', '.webp', 'file.svg']) {
     expect(isImageFile({name})).toBeTruthy();
   }
   for (const name of ['', 'a.jpg.x', '/path.png/x', 'webp']) {
diff --git a/web_src/js/utils.ts b/web_src/js/utils.ts
index 4fed74e20f02e..bd872f094ca97 100644
--- a/web_src/js/utils.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/utils.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export function isImageFile({name, type}: {name: string, type?: string}): boolean {
-  return /\.(jpe?g|png|gif|webp|svg|heic)$/i.test(name || '') || type?.startsWith('image/');
+  return /\.(avif|jpe?g|png|gif|webp|svg|heic)$/i.test(name || '') || type?.startsWith('image/');
 }
 
 export function isVideoFile({name, type}: {name: string, type?: string}): boolean {
diff --git a/web_src/js/vendor/jquery.are-you-sure.ts b/web_src/js/vendor/jquery.are-you-sure.ts
index 858f9871b8b4d..bd621a145e47b 100644
--- a/web_src/js/vendor/jquery.are-you-sure.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/vendor/jquery.are-you-sure.ts
@@ -195,3 +195,7 @@ export function initAreYouSure($) {
     });
   };
 }
+
+export function applyAreYouSure(selector: string) {
+  $(selector).areYouSure();
+}