diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 3a9e833..7f7d4b5 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ GITEA_ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_USER=false
 GITEA_ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_ORG=false
 GITEA_LFS_START_SERVER=false
 GITEA_MAX_CREATION_LIMIT=-1
+GITEA_SESSION_PROVIDER=db
 
 GITEA_REPO_UPLOAD_ENABLED=true
 GITEA_REPO_UPLOAD_ALLOWED_TYPES=*/*
diff --git a/abra.sh b/abra.sh
index bb62ece..cf7461f 100644
--- a/abra.sh
+++ b/abra.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export APP_INI_VERSION=v25
+export APP_INI_VERSION=v26
 export DOCKER_SETUP_SH_VERSION=v1
 export PG_BACKUP_VERSION=v1
 
diff --git a/app.ini.tmpl b/app.ini.tmpl
index e260c79..3b60422 100644
--- a/app.ini.tmpl
+++ b/app.ini.tmpl
@@ -126,3 +126,6 @@ MODE=console
 LEVEL=WARN
 STACKTRACE_LEVEL=None
 ENABLE_XORM_LOG=false
+
+[session]
+PROVIDER = {{ env "GITEA_SESSION_PROVIDER" }}