diff --git a/gitea/Containerfile b/gitea/Containerfile
index 57303f9..8c3126c 100644
--- a/gitea/Containerfile
+++ b/gitea/Containerfile
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ RUN cd /etc/gitea/ && \
 
 COPY assets/gitea.service /etc/systemd/system/
 
+# make alias for running admin commands from command line easily
+RUN echo "alias gitea='sudo -u gitea gitea --config /etc/gitea/app.ini'" >> /root/.bashrc
+
 ###
 ### Crontab
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