diff --git a/core/updater.py b/core/updater.py
index fc2e6a3..31a490b 100644
--- a/core/updater.py
+++ b/core/updater.py
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ def _version_newer(remote: str, local: str) -> bool:
     return _parse_version(remote) > _parse_version(local)
 
 
-def _gitea_api(endpoint: str) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Call Gitea API. Reads credentials from git remote 'sensey'."""
+_GITEA_API_BASE = "https://git.sensey24.ru/api/v1/repos/aibot777/server-manager"
+
+
+def _get_auth_headers() -> dict:
+    """Try to get Gitea auth headers from git remote. Returns empty dict on failure."""
     try:
         result = subprocess.run(
             ["git", "remote", "get-url", "sensey"],
@@ -71,42 +74,23 @@ def _gitea_api(endpoint: str) -> Optional[dict]:
             creationflags=_SUBPROCESS_FLAGS,
         )
         remote_url = result.stdout.strip()
+        m = re.match(r"https://([^:]+):([^@]+)@", remote_url)
+        if m:
+            user, password = m.groups()
+            return {
+                "Authorization": "Basic " + base64.b64encode(
+                    f"{user}:{password}".encode()
+                ).decode()
+            }
     except Exception:
-        # Frozen exe: no git available, try reading from embedded config
-        remote_url = ""
+        pass
+    return {}
 
-    if not remote_url:
-        # Fallback: try common remote names
-        for name in ["origin"]:
-            try:
-                result = subprocess.run(
-                    ["git", "remote", "get-url", name],
-                    capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=PROJECT_DIR,
-                    creationflags=_SUBPROCESS_FLAGS,
-                )
-                if result.returncode == 0:
-                    remote_url = result.stdout.strip()
-                    break
-            except Exception:
-                pass
 
-    if not remote_url:
-        return None
-
-    m = re.match(r"https://([^:]+):([^@]+)@([^/]+)/(.+?)(?:\.git)?$", remote_url)
-    if not m:
-        return None
-
-    user, password, host, repo_path = m.groups()
-    url = f"https://{host}/api/v1/repos/{repo_path}/{endpoint}"
-
-    headers = {
-        "Authorization": "Basic " + base64.b64encode(
-            f"{user}:{password}".encode()
-        ).decode(),
-    }
-
-    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers, method="GET")
+def _gitea_api(endpoint: str) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Call Gitea API. Tries git remote auth first, falls back to public API."""
+    url = f"{_GITEA_API_BASE}/{endpoint}"
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=_get_auth_headers(), method="GET")
     try:
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
             return json.loads(resp.read().decode())
@@ -219,21 +203,7 @@ class UpdateChecker:
     def download_update(self, url: str, progress_cb=None) -> Optional[str]:
         """Download update binary to temp dir. Returns path or None."""
         try:
-            # Get auth headers
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                ["git", "remote", "get-url", "sensey"],
-                capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=PROJECT_DIR,
-                creationflags=_SUBPROCESS_FLAGS,
-            )
-            remote_url = result.stdout.strip()
-            headers = {}
-            m = re.match(r"https://([^:]+):([^@]+)@", remote_url)
-            if m:
-                user, password = m.groups()
-                headers["Authorization"] = "Basic " + base64.b64encode(
-                    f"{user}:{password}".encode()
-                ).decode()
-
+            headers = _get_auth_headers()
             req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers, method="GET")
             resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=120)
 
diff --git a/releases/ServerManager-v1.8.79-win-x64.exe b/releases/ServerManager-v1.8.79-win-x64.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1704f24
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diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index b935d26..571f336 100755
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Version info for ServerManager."""
 
-__version__ = "1.8.78"
+__version__ = "1.8.79"
 __app_name__ = "ServerManager"
 __author__ = "aibot777"
 __description__ = "Desktop GUI for managing remote servers"