diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f97572e..7c427be 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
-members = ["crates/cli", "crates/server", "crates/config", "crates/git"]
+members = [
+  "crates/cli",
+  "crates/server",
+  "crates/config",
+  "crates/git",
+  "crates/gitforge",
+  "crates/repo-actor",
+]
 
 [workspace.package]
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -16,6 +23,8 @@ expect_used = "warn"
 git-next-server = { path = "crates/server" }
 git-next-config = { path = "crates/config" }
 git-next-git = { path = "crates/git" }
+git-next-gitforge = { path = "crates/gitforge" }
+git-next-repo-actor = { path = "crates/repo-actor" }
 
 # CLI parsing
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bde3241..de3ea25 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,9 +190,22 @@ The following diagram shows the dependency between the crates that make up `git-
 stateDiagram-v2
     cli --> server
     cli --> git
+
     server --> config
     server --> git
+    server --> gitforge
+    server --> repo_actor
+
     git --> config
+
+    gitforge --> config
+    gitforge --> git
+
+    repo_actor --> config
+    repo_actor --> git
+    repo_actor --> gitforge
+
+
 ```
 
 ## License
diff --git a/crates/config/Cargo.toml b/crates/config/Cargo.toml
index 53f7463..30d5810 100644
--- a/crates/config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/config/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ forgejo = []
 github = []
 
 [dependencies]
-# # logging
+# logging
 # console-subscriber = { workspace = true }
-# tracing = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
 # tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
 
 # # base64 decoding
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ github = []
 # # gix = { workspace = true }
 # gix = { workspace = true }
 # async-trait = { workspace = true }
-#
-# # fs/network
-# kxio = { workspace = true }
+
+# fs/network
+kxio = { workspace = true }
 
 # TOML parsing
 serde = { workspace = true }
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ derive-with = { workspace = true }
 #
 # # file watcher
 # inotify = { workspace = true }
-#
-# # Actors
-# actix = { workspace = true }
+
+# Actors
+actix = { workspace = true }
 # actix-rt = { workspace = true }
 # tokio = { workspace = true }
-#
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 # # Testing
 assert2 = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/common.rs b/crates/config/src/common.rs
similarity index 63%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/common.rs
rename to crates/config/src/common.rs
index 8354708..82375f3 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/common.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/common.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-use git_next_config::{
-    ApiToken, BranchName, ForgeDetails, ForgeName, ForgeType, GitDir, Hostname, RepoAlias,
-    RepoBranches, RepoConfig, RepoConfigSource, RepoPath, User,
+use crate::{
+    ApiToken, BranchName, ForgeDetails, ForgeName, ForgeType, Hostname, RepoAlias, RepoBranches,
+    RepoConfig, RepoConfigSource, RepoPath, User,
 };
 
-use git_next_git::{Generation, RepoDetails};
-
 pub fn forge_details(n: u32, forge_type: ForgeType) -> ForgeDetails {
     ForgeDetails::new(
         forge_name(n),
@@ -30,23 +28,6 @@ pub fn hostname(n: u32) -> Hostname {
 pub fn forge_name(n: u32) -> ForgeName {
     ForgeName::new(format!("forge-name-{}", n))
 }
-pub fn repo_details(
-    n: u32,
-    generation: Generation,
-    forge: ForgeDetails,
-    repo_config: Option<RepoConfig>,
-    gitdir: GitDir,
-) -> RepoDetails {
-    RepoDetails {
-        generation,
-        repo_alias: repo_alias(n),
-        repo_path: repo_path(n),
-        gitdir,
-        branch: branch_name(n),
-        forge,
-        repo_config,
-    }
-}
 
 pub fn branch_name(n: u32) -> BranchName {
     BranchName::new(format!("branch-name-{}", n))
diff --git a/crates/config/src/lib.rs b/crates/config/src/lib.rs
index bda164a..133bcda 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //
 mod api_token;
 mod branch_name;
+pub mod common;
 mod forge_config;
 mod forge_details;
 mod forge_name;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ mod repo_branches;
 mod repo_config;
 mod repo_config_source;
 mod repo_path;
+pub mod server;
 mod server_repo_config;
 mod user;
 
diff --git a/crates/config/src/server.rs b/crates/config/src/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3e3394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/config/src/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+//
+
+use actix::prelude::*;
+
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    net::SocketAddr,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    str::FromStr,
+};
+
+use kxio::fs::FileSystem;
+use tracing::info;
+
+use crate::{ForgeConfig, ForgeName};
+
+#[derive(Debug, derive_more::From, derive_more::Display)]
+pub enum Error {
+    Io(std::io::Error),
+    KxIoFs(kxio::fs::Error),
+    TomlDe(toml::de::Error),
+    AddressParse(std::net::AddrParseError),
+}
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
+type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+/// Mapped from the `git-next-server.toml` file
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, Message, derive_more::Constructor)]
+#[rtype(result = "()")]
+pub struct ServerConfig {
+    http: Http,
+    webhook: Webhook,
+    storage: ServerStorage,
+    pub forge: HashMap<String, ForgeConfig>,
+}
+impl ServerConfig {
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
+    pub fn load(fs: &FileSystem) -> Result<Self> {
+        let file = fs.base().join("git-next-server.toml");
+        info!(?file, "");
+        let str = fs.file_read_to_string(&file)?;
+        toml::from_str(&str).map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    pub fn forges(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (ForgeName, &ForgeConfig)> {
+        self.forge
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(name, forge)| (ForgeName::new(name.clone()), forge))
+    }
+
+    pub const fn storage(&self) -> &ServerStorage {
+        &self.storage
+    }
+
+    pub const fn webhook(&self) -> &Webhook {
+        &self.webhook
+    }
+
+    pub fn http(&self) -> Result<SocketAddr> {
+        self.http.socket_addr()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Defines the port the server will listen to for incoming webhooks messages
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, derive_more::Constructor)]
+pub struct Http {
+    addr: String,
+    port: u16,
+}
+impl Http {
+    fn socket_addr(&self) -> Result<SocketAddr> {
+        Ok(SocketAddr::from_str(&format!(
+            "{}:{}",
+            self.addr, self.port
+        ))?)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Defines the Webhook Forges should send updates to
+/// Must be an address that is accessible from the remote forge
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, derive_more::Constructor)]
+pub struct Webhook {
+    url: String,
+}
+impl Webhook {
+    pub fn url(&self) -> WebhookUrl {
+        WebhookUrl(self.url.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+/// The URL for the webhook where forges should send their updates
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, derive_more::AsRef)]
+pub struct WebhookUrl(String);
+
+/// The directory to store server data, such as cloned repos
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, derive_more::Constructor)]
+pub struct ServerStorage {
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
+impl ServerStorage {
+    pub fn path(&self) -> &Path {
+        self.path.as_path()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/config/src/tests.rs b/crates/config/src/tests/mod.rs
similarity index 75%
rename from crates/config/src/tests.rs
rename to crates/config/src/tests/mod.rs
index aeef277..263dd16 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-type TestResult = Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
+//
+
+type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
+type TestResult = Result<()>;
 
 mod server_repo_config {
     use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -452,3 +455,123 @@ mod repo_branches {
         assert_eq!(repo_branches.dev(), BranchName::new("dev"));
     }
 }
+mod server {
+    mod load {
+        //
+
+        use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
+
+        use assert2::let_assert;
+
+        use crate::{
+            server::{Http, ServerConfig, ServerStorage, Webhook},
+            tests::TestResult,
+            ForgeConfig, ForgeType, RepoBranches, RepoConfig, RepoConfigSource, ServerRepoConfig,
+        };
+
+        #[test]
+        fn load_should_parse_server_config() -> TestResult {
+            let fs = kxio::fs::temp()?;
+            fs.file_write(
+            &fs.base().join("git-next-server.toml"),
+            r#"
+            [http]
+            addr = "0.0.0.0"
+            port = 8080
+
+            [webhook]
+            url = "http://localhost:9909/webhook"
+
+            [storage]
+            path = "/opt/git-next/data"
+
+            [forge.default]
+            forge_type = "MockForge"
+            hostname = "git.example.net"
+            user = "Bob"
+            token = "API-Token"
+
+            [forge.default.repos]
+            hello = { repo = "user/hello", branch = "main", gitdir = "/opt/git/user/hello.git" }
+            world = { repo = "user/world", branch = "master", main = "main", next = "next", dev = "dev" }
+
+            [forge.default.repos.sam]
+            repo = "user/sam"
+            branch = "main"
+            main = "master"
+            next = "upcoming"
+            dev = "sam-dev"
+        "#,
+        )
+    ?;
+            let_assert!(Ok(config) = ServerConfig::load(&fs));
+            let expected = ServerConfig::new(
+                Http::new("0.0.0.0".to_string(), 8080),
+                Webhook::new("http://localhost:9909/webhook".to_string()),
+                ServerStorage::new("/opt/git-next/data".into()),
+                HashMap::from([(
+                    "default".to_string(),
+                    ForgeConfig::new(
+                        ForgeType::MockForge,
+                        "git.example.net".to_string(),
+                        "Bob".to_string(),
+                        "API-Token".to_string(),
+                        BTreeMap::from([
+                            (
+                                "hello".to_string(),
+                                ServerRepoConfig::new(
+                                    "user/hello".to_string(),
+                                    "main".to_string(),
+                                    Some("/opt/git/user/hello.git".into()),
+                                    None,
+                                    None,
+                                    None,
+                                ),
+                            ),
+                            (
+                                "world".to_string(),
+                                ServerRepoConfig::new(
+                                    "user/world".to_string(),
+                                    "master".to_string(),
+                                    None,
+                                    Some("main".to_string()),
+                                    Some("next".to_string()),
+                                    Some("dev".to_string()),
+                                ),
+                            ),
+                            (
+                                "sam".to_string(),
+                                ServerRepoConfig::new(
+                                    "user/sam".to_string(),
+                                    "main".to_string(),
+                                    None,
+                                    Some("master".to_string()),
+                                    Some("upcoming".to_string()),
+                                    Some("sam-dev".to_string()),
+                                ),
+                            ),
+                        ]),
+                    ),
+                )]),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(config, expected, "ServerConfig");
+
+            if let Some(forge) = config.forge.get("world") {
+                if let Some(repo) = forge.get_repo("sam") {
+                    let repo_config = repo.repo_config();
+                    let expected = Some(RepoConfig::new(
+                        RepoBranches::new(
+                            "master".to_string(),
+                            "upcoming".to_string(),
+                            "sam-dev".to_string(),
+                        ),
+                        RepoConfigSource::Server,
+                    ));
+                    assert_eq!(repo_config, expected, "RepoConfig");
+                }
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/git/src/common.rs b/crates/git/src/common.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57fd59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/git/src/common.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//
+
+use git_next_config::{
+    common::{branch_name, repo_alias, repo_path},
+    ForgeDetails, GitDir, RepoConfig,
+};
+
+use crate::{Generation, RepoDetails};
+
+pub fn repo_details(
+    n: u32,
+    generation: Generation,
+    forge: ForgeDetails,
+    repo_config: Option<RepoConfig>,
+    gitdir: GitDir,
+) -> RepoDetails {
+    RepoDetails {
+        generation,
+        repo_alias: repo_alias(n),
+        repo_path: repo_path(n),
+        gitdir,
+        branch: branch_name(n),
+        forge,
+        repo_config,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/git/src/lib.rs b/crates/git/src/lib.rs
index e8f61fa..f6f1861 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //
 pub mod commit;
+pub mod common;
 pub mod fetch;
 mod generation;
 mod git_ref;
diff --git a/crates/gitforge/Cargo.toml b/crates/gitforge/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..941c768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/gitforge/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+[package]
+name = "git-next-gitforge"
+version = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+
+[features]
+default = ["forgejo"]
+forgejo = []
+github = []
+
+[dependencies]
+git-next-config = { workspace = true }
+git-next-git = { workspace = true }
+
+# logging
+console-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+
+# base64 decoding
+base64 = { workspace = true }
+
+# git
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
+
+# fs/network
+kxio = { workspace = true }
+
+# TOML parsing
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+toml = { workspace = true }
+
+# Secrets and Password
+secrecy = { workspace = true }
+
+# Conventional Commit check
+git-conventional = { workspace = true }
+
+# Webhooks
+bytes = { workspace = true }
+ulid = { workspace = true }
+warp = { workspace = true }
+
+# boilerplate
+derive_more = { workspace = true }
+
+# file watcher
+inotify = { workspace = true }
+
+# # Actors
+# actix = { workspace = true }
+# actix-rt = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+# Testing
+assert2 = { workspace = true }
+
+[lints.clippy]
+nursery = { level = "warn", priority = -1 }
+# pedantic = "warn"
+unwrap_used = "warn"
+expect_used = "warn"
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/errors.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/errors.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/errors.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/errors.rs
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/get_all.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/get_all.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/get_all.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/get_all.rs
index 9fa9028..1ff449d 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/get_all.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/get_all.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use git_next_git::RepoDetails;
 use kxio::network::{self, Network};
 use tracing::error;
 
-use crate::gitforge::ForgeBranchError;
+use crate::ForgeBranchError;
 
 pub async fn get_all(
     repo_details: &RepoDetails,
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/mod.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/mod.rs
similarity index 70%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/mod.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/mod.rs
index 2216286..0685d50 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/mod.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ mod validate_positions;
 pub use get_all::get_all;
 
 pub use validate_positions::validate_positions;
-pub use validate_positions::ValidatedPositions;
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
similarity index 80%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
index 9facb33..ae8cde0 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
@@ -3,34 +3,13 @@ use git_next_git::{self as git, RepoDetails};
 use kxio::network;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
-use crate::gitforge::{self, ForgeLike};
-
-#[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display)]
-pub enum Error {
-    Network(Box<kxio::network::NetworkError>),
-    #[display("Failed to Reset Branch {branch} to {commit}")]
-    FailedToResetBranch {
-        branch: BranchName,
-        commit: git::Commit,
-    },
-    BranchReset(BranchName),
-    BranchHasNoCommits(BranchName),
-    DevBranchNotBasedOn(BranchName),
-}
-impl std::error::Error for Error {}
-
-pub struct ValidatedPositions {
-    pub main: git::Commit,
-    pub next: git::Commit,
-    pub dev: git::Commit,
-    pub dev_commit_history: Vec<git::Commit>,
-}
+use crate::{forgejo::ForgeJoEnv, validation, CommitHistories, ForgeLike as _};
 
 pub async fn validate_positions(
-    forge: &gitforge::forgejo::ForgeJoEnv,
+    forge: &ForgeJoEnv,
     repository: &git::OpenRepository,
     repo_config: RepoConfig,
-) -> Result<ValidatedPositions, Error> {
+) -> validation::Result {
     let repo_details = &forge.repo_details;
     // Collect Commit Histories for `main`, `next` and `dev` branches
     let commit_histories = get_commit_histories(repo_details, &repo_config, &forge.net).await;
@@ -38,7 +17,7 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
         Ok(commit_histories) => commit_histories,
         Err(err) => {
             error!(?err, "Failed to get commit histories");
-            return Err(Error::Network(Box::new(err)));
+            return Err(validation::Error::Network(Box::new(err)));
         }
     };
 
@@ -48,7 +27,9 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             "No commits on main branch '{}'",
             repo_config.branches().main()
         );
-        return Err(Error::BranchHasNoCommits(repo_config.branches().main()));
+        return Err(validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().main(),
+        ));
     };
     // Dev must be on main branch, or user must rebase it
     let dev_has_main = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|commit| commit == &main);
@@ -59,7 +40,9 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             repo_config.branches().main(),
             repo_config.branches().main(),
         );
-        return Err(Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(repo_config.branches().main()));
+        return Err(validation::Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(
+            repo_config.branches().main(),
+        ));
     }
     // verify that next is an ancestor of dev, and force update to it main if it isn't
     let Some(next) = commit_histories.next.first().cloned() else {
@@ -67,7 +50,9 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             "No commits on next branch '{}",
             repo_config.branches().next()
         );
-        return Err(Error::BranchHasNoCommits(repo_config.branches().next()));
+        return Err(validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
     };
     let next_is_ancestor_of_dev = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|dev| dev == &next);
     if !next_is_ancestor_of_dev {
@@ -80,12 +65,14 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             git::push::Force::From(next.clone().into()),
         ) {
             warn!(?err, "Failed to reset next to main");
-            return Err(Error::FailedToResetBranch {
+            return Err(validation::Error::FailedToResetBranch {
                 branch: repo_config.branches().next(),
                 commit: next,
             });
         }
-        return Err(Error::BranchReset(repo_config.branches().next()));
+        return Err(validation::Error::BranchReset(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
     }
 
     let next_commits = commit_histories
@@ -106,19 +93,23 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             git::push::Force::From(next.clone().into()),
         ) {
             warn!(?err, "Failed to reset next to main");
-            return Err(Error::FailedToResetBranch {
+            return Err(validation::Error::FailedToResetBranch {
                 branch: repo_config.branches().next(),
                 commit: next,
             });
         }
-        return Err(Error::BranchReset(repo_config.branches().next()));
+        return Err(validation::Error::BranchReset(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
     }
     let Some(next) = next_commits.first().cloned() else {
         warn!(
             "No commits on next branch '{}'",
             repo_config.branches().next()
         );
-        return Err(Error::BranchHasNoCommits(repo_config.branches().next()));
+        return Err(validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
     };
     let dev_has_next = commit_histories
         .dev
@@ -130,7 +121,9 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             repo_config.branches().dev(),
             repo_config.branches().next()
         );
-        return Err(Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(repo_config.branches().next())); // dev is not based on next
+        return Err(validation::Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        )); // dev is not based on next
     }
 
     let Some(dev) = commit_histories.dev.first().cloned() else {
@@ -138,10 +131,12 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
             "No commits on dev branch '{}'",
             repo_config.branches().dev()
         );
-        return Err(Error::BranchHasNoCommits(repo_config.branches().dev()));
+        return Err(validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().dev(),
+        ));
     };
 
-    Ok(ValidatedPositions {
+    Ok(validation::Positions {
         main,
         next,
         dev,
@@ -153,7 +148,7 @@ async fn get_commit_histories(
     repo_details: &RepoDetails,
     repo_config: &RepoConfig,
     net: &network::Network,
-) -> Result<gitforge::CommitHistories, network::NetworkError> {
+) -> Result<CommitHistories, network::NetworkError> {
     let main =
         (get_commit_history(repo_details, &repo_config.branches().main(), vec![], net).await)?;
     let main_head = main[0].clone();
@@ -178,7 +173,7 @@ async fn get_commit_histories(
         dev = dev.len(),
         "Commit histories"
     );
-    let histories = gitforge::CommitHistories { main, next, dev };
+    let histories = CommitHistories { main, next, dev };
     Ok(histories)
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/file/mod.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/file.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/file/mod.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/file.rs
index 874dbf5..a199a82 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/file/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/file.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use git_next_git::RepoDetails;
 use kxio::network::{self, Network};
 use tracing::{error, warn};
 
-use crate::gitforge::ForgeFileError;
+use crate::ForgeFileError;
 
 pub(super) async fn contents_get(
     repo_details: &RepoDetails,
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/mod.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/mod.rs
similarity index 69%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/mod.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/mod.rs
index 5d1de71..b0e4dc5 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/forgejo/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/mod.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 pub mod branch;
 mod file;
 
-use std::time::Duration;
-
-use actix::prelude::*;
-
 use git::OpenRepository;
 use git_next_config::{BranchName, GitDir, RepoConfig};
 use git_next_git::{self as git, GitRef, RepoDetails, Repository};
 use kxio::network::{self, Network};
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
-use crate::{
-    actors::repo::{RepoActor, StartMonitoring, ValidateRepo},
-    gitforge,
-};
+use crate::{validation, CommitStatus, ForgeBranchError, ForgeFileError};
 
 struct ForgeJo;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -38,7 +31,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for ForgeJoEnv {
         "forgejo".to_string()
     }
 
-    async fn branches_get_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<BranchName>, gitforge::ForgeBranchError> {
+    async fn branches_get_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<BranchName>, ForgeBranchError> {
         branch::get_all(&self.repo_details, &self.net).await
     }
 
@@ -46,7 +39,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for ForgeJoEnv {
         &self,
         branch: &BranchName,
         file_path: &str,
-    ) -> Result<String, gitforge::ForgeFileError> {
+    ) -> Result<String, ForgeFileError> {
         file::contents_get(&self.repo_details, &self.net, branch, file_path).await
     }
 
@@ -54,24 +47,8 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for ForgeJoEnv {
         &self,
         repository: git::OpenRepository,
         repo_config: RepoConfig,
-        addr: Addr<RepoActor>,
-        message_token: gitforge::MessageToken,
-    ) {
-        match branch::validate_positions(self, &repository, repo_config).await {
-            Ok(branch::ValidatedPositions {
-                main,
-                next,
-                dev,
-                dev_commit_history,
-            }) => {
-                addr.do_send(StartMonitoring::new(main, next, dev, dev_commit_history));
-            }
-            Err(err) => {
-                warn!("{:?}", err);
-                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
-                addr.do_send(ValidateRepo::new(message_token));
-            }
-        }
+    ) -> validation::Result {
+        branch::validate_positions(self, &repository, repo_config).await
     }
 
     fn branch_reset(
@@ -85,7 +62,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for ForgeJoEnv {
         repository.push(&self.repo_details, branch_name, to_commit, force)
     }
 
-    async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> gitforge::CommitStatus {
+    async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> CommitStatus {
         let repo_details = &self.repo_details;
         let hostname = &repo_details.forge.hostname();
         let repo_path = &repo_details.repo_path;
@@ -110,21 +87,21 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for ForgeJoEnv {
             Ok(response) => {
                 match response.response_body() {
                     Some(status) => match status.state {
-                        CommitStatusState::Success => gitforge::CommitStatus::Pass,
-                        CommitStatusState::Pending => gitforge::CommitStatus::Pending,
-                        CommitStatusState::Failure => gitforge::CommitStatus::Fail,
-                        CommitStatusState::Error => gitforge::CommitStatus::Fail,
-                        CommitStatusState::Blank => gitforge::CommitStatus::Pending,
+                        CommitStatusState::Success => CommitStatus::Pass,
+                        CommitStatusState::Pending => CommitStatus::Pending,
+                        CommitStatusState::Failure => CommitStatus::Fail,
+                        CommitStatusState::Error => CommitStatus::Fail,
+                        CommitStatusState::Blank => CommitStatus::Pending,
                     },
                     None => {
                         warn!("No status found for commit");
-                        gitforge::CommitStatus::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
+                        CommitStatus::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
                     }
                 }
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(?e, "Failed to get commit status");
-                gitforge::CommitStatus::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
+                CommitStatus::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/github.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/github.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/github.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/github.rs
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/mod.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/lib.rs
similarity index 76%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/mod.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/lib.rs
index 3786e3f..343fa88 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ pub trait ForgeLike {
         &self,
         repository: OpenRepository,
         repo_config: RepoConfig,
-        addr: actix::prelude::Addr<super::actors::repo::RepoActor>,
-        message_token: MessageToken,
-    );
+    ) -> validation::Result;
 
     /// Moves a branch to a new commit.
     fn branch_reset(
@@ -98,5 +96,33 @@ impl std::ops::Deref for Forge {
     }
 }
 
+pub mod validation {
+    use git_next_config::BranchName;
+    use git_next_git as git;
+
+    pub type Result = core::result::Result<Positions, Error>;
+
+    pub struct Positions {
+        pub main: git::Commit,
+        pub next: git::Commit,
+        pub dev: git::Commit,
+        pub dev_commit_history: Vec<git::Commit>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display)]
+    pub enum Error {
+        Network(Box<kxio::network::NetworkError>),
+        #[display("Failed to Reset Branch {branch} to {commit}")]
+        FailedToResetBranch {
+            branch: BranchName,
+            commit: git::Commit,
+        },
+        BranchReset(BranchName),
+        BranchHasNoCommits(BranchName),
+        DevBranchNotBasedOn(BranchName),
+    }
+    impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests;
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/mock_forge.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/mock_forge.rs
similarity index 78%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/mock_forge.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/mock_forge.rs
index d9f6668..31455d8 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/mock_forge.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/mock_forge.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use git::OpenRepository;
 use git_next_config::{BranchName, GitDir, RepoConfig};
 use git_next_git::{self as git, GitRef};
 
-use crate::{actors::repo::RepoActor, gitforge};
+use crate::{validation, CommitStatus, ForgeBranchError, ForgeFileError};
 
 struct MockForge;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for MockForgeEnv {
         "mock".to_string()
     }
 
-    async fn branches_get_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<BranchName>, gitforge::ForgeBranchError> {
+    async fn branches_get_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<BranchName>, ForgeBranchError> {
         todo!()
     }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for MockForgeEnv {
         &self,
         _branch: &BranchName,
         _file_path: &str,
-    ) -> Result<String, gitforge::ForgeFileError> {
+    ) -> Result<String, ForgeFileError> {
         todo!()
     }
 
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for MockForgeEnv {
         &self,
         _repository: OpenRepository,
         _repo_config: RepoConfig,
-        _addr: actix::prelude::Addr<RepoActor>,
-        _message_token: gitforge::MessageToken,
-    ) {
+    ) -> validation::Result {
         todo!()
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for MockForgeEnv {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    async fn commit_status(&self, _commit: &git::Commit) -> gitforge::CommitStatus {
+    async fn commit_status(&self, _commit: &git::Commit) -> CommitStatus {
         todo!()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/data-forgejo-branches-get.json b/crates/gitforge/src/tests/data-forgejo-branches-get.json
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/data-forgejo-branches-get.json
rename to crates/gitforge/src/tests/data-forgejo-branches-get.json
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/forgejo.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/tests/forgejo.rs
similarity index 68%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/forgejo.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/tests/forgejo.rs
index 3edf231..58fc720 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/forgejo.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/tests/forgejo.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+//
 use assert2::let_assert;
 
-use git_next_config::{ForgeType, RepoConfigSource};
+use git_next_config::{self as config, ForgeType, RepoConfigSource};
 use kxio::network::{MockNetwork, StatusCode};
 
-use git_next_git::Generation;
+use git_next_git::{self as git, Generation};
 
 use super::*;
 
@@ -14,11 +15,11 @@ fn test_name() {
     };
     let net = Network::new_mock();
     let (repo, _reality) = git::repository::mock();
-    let repo_details = common::repo_details(
+    let repo_details = git::common::repo_details(
         1,
         Generation::new(),
-        common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
-        Some(common::repo_config(1, RepoConfigSource::Repo)),
+        config::common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
+        Some(config::common::repo_config(1, RepoConfigSource::Repo)),
         GitDir::new(fs.base()),
     );
     let forge = Forge::new_forgejo(repo_details, net, repo);
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ async fn test_branches_get() {
         panic!("fs")
     };
     let mut net = MockNetwork::new();
-    let hostname = common::hostname(1);
-    let path = common::repo_path(1);
-    let api_token = common::api_token(1);
+    let hostname = config::common::hostname(1);
+    let path = config::common::repo_path(1);
+    let api_token = config::common::api_token(1);
     use secrecy::ExposeSecret;
     let token = api_token.expose_secret();
     let url = format!("https://{hostname}/api/v1/repos/{path}/branches?token={token}");
@@ -42,11 +43,11 @@ async fn test_branches_get() {
     let net = Network::from(net);
     let (repo, _reality) = git::repository::mock();
 
-    let repo_details = common::repo_details(
+    let repo_details = git::common::repo_details(
         1,
         Generation::new(),
-        common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
-        Some(common::repo_config(1, RepoConfigSource::Repo)),
+        config::common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
+        Some(config::common::repo_config(1, RepoConfigSource::Repo)),
         GitDir::new(fs.base()),
     );
 
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/github.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/tests/github.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/github.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/tests/github.rs
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/mod.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/tests/mod.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/mod.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/tests/mod.rs
index eb07eca..52985a7 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/gitforge/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
 
-pub mod common;
-
 #[cfg(feature = "forgejo")]
 mod forgejo;
 
diff --git a/crates/server/src/gitforge/types.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/types.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server/src/gitforge/types.rs
rename to crates/gitforge/src/types.rs
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/Cargo.toml b/crates/repo-actor/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..304dcbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+[package]
+name = "git-next-repo-actor"
+version = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+
+[features]
+default = ["forgejo"]
+forgejo = []
+github = []
+
+[dependencies]
+git-next-config = { workspace = true }
+git-next-git = { workspace = true }
+git-next-gitforge = { workspace = true }
+
+# logging
+console-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+
+# base64 decoding
+base64 = { workspace = true }
+
+# git
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
+
+# fs/network
+kxio = { workspace = true }
+
+# TOML parsing
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+toml = { workspace = true }
+
+# Secrets and Password
+secrecy = { workspace = true }
+
+# Conventional Commit check
+git-conventional = { workspace = true }
+
+# Webhooks
+bytes = { workspace = true }
+ulid = { workspace = true }
+warp = { workspace = true }
+
+# boilerplate
+derive_more = { workspace = true }
+
+# file watcher
+inotify = { workspace = true }
+
+# Actors
+actix = { workspace = true }
+actix-rt = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+# Testing
+assert2 = { workspace = true }
+
+[lints.clippy]
+nursery = { level = "warn", priority = -1 }
+# pedantic = "warn"
+unwrap_used = "warn"
+expect_used = "warn"
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/branch.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
similarity index 82%
rename from crates/server/src/actors/repo/branch.rs
rename to crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
index b7e01d8..eaf561f 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/branch.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
-use git_next_config::{RepoConfig, RepoConfigSource};
+use git_next_config::RepoConfig;
 use git_next_git as git;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-use crate::{
-    actors::repo::{LoadConfigFromRepo, RepoActor, ValidateRepo},
-    gitforge,
-};
+use crate::{gitforge, ValidateRepo};
 
 // advance next to the next commit towards the head of the dev branch
 #[tracing::instrument(fields(next), skip_all)]
@@ -80,23 +77,17 @@ pub fn find_next_commit_on_dev(
 #[tracing::instrument(fields(next), skip_all)]
 pub async fn advance_main(
     next: git::Commit,
-    repo_config: RepoConfig,
-    forge: gitforge::Forge,
-    repository: git::OpenRepository,
-    addr: Addr<RepoActor>,
-    message_token: gitforge::MessageToken,
+    repo_config: &RepoConfig,
+    forge: &gitforge::Forge,
+    repository: &git::OpenRepository,
 ) {
     info!("Advancing main to next");
     if let Err(err) = forge.branch_reset(
-        &repository,
+        repository,
         repo_config.branches().main(),
         next.into(),
         git::push::Force::No,
     ) {
         warn!(?err, "Failed")
     };
-    match repo_config.source() {
-        RepoConfigSource::Repo => addr.do_send(LoadConfigFromRepo),
-        RepoConfigSource::Server => addr.do_send(ValidateRepo { message_token }),
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/config.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/config.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from crates/server/src/actors/repo/config.rs
rename to crates/repo-actor/src/config.rs
index 10dd68d..5017a50 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/config.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/config.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use actix::prelude::*;
 use git_next_git::RepoDetails;
 use tracing::{error, info};
 
-use crate::{config, gitforge};
+use crate::{gitforge, load};
 
 use super::{LoadedConfig, RepoActor};
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use super::{LoadedConfig, RepoActor};
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(branch = %repo_details.branch))]
 pub async fn load(repo_details: RepoDetails, addr: Addr<RepoActor>, forge: gitforge::Forge) {
     info!("Loading .git-next.toml from repo");
-    let repo_config = match config::load::load(&repo_details, &forge).await {
+    let repo_config = match load::load(&repo_details, &forge).await {
         Ok(repo_config) => repo_config,
         Err(err) => {
             error!(?err, "Failed to load config");
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/mod.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
similarity index 87%
rename from crates/server/src/actors/repo/mod.rs
rename to crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
index 68ba532..e8210f4 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 mod branch;
-mod config;
+pub mod config;
+mod load;
 pub mod status;
 pub mod webhook;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use actix::prelude::*;
 use git::OpenRepository;
-use git_next_config::{ForgeType, RepoConfig};
+use git_next_config::{server::Webhook, ForgeType, RepoConfig, RepoConfigSource};
 use git_next_git::{self as git, Generation, RepoDetails};
+use git_next_gitforge::{self as gitforge, validation};
 use kxio::network::Network;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn, Instrument};
 
-use crate::{actors::repo::webhook::WebhookAuth, config::Webhook, gitforge};
+// use crate::{actors::repo::webhook::WebhookAuth, config::Webhook, gitforge};
+
+use crate::webhook::WebhookAuth;
 
 use self::webhook::WebhookId;
 
@@ -181,9 +187,24 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
             let addr = ctx.address();
             let message_token = self.message_token;
             async move {
-                forge
-                    .branches_validate_positions(repository, repo_config, addr, message_token)
+                match forge
+                    .branches_validate_positions(repository, repo_config)
                     .await
+                {
+                    Ok(validation::Positions {
+                        main,
+                        next,
+                        dev,
+                        dev_commit_history,
+                    }) => {
+                        addr.do_send(StartMonitoring::new(main, next, dev, dev_commit_history));
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        warn!("{:?}", err);
+                        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+                        addr.do_send(ValidateRepo::new(message_token));
+                    }
+                }
             }
             .in_current_span()
             .into_actor(self)
@@ -271,14 +292,14 @@ impl Handler<AdvanceMainTo> for RepoActor {
         };
         let forge = self.forge.clone();
         let addr = ctx.address();
-        branch::advance_main(
-            msg.0,
-            repo_config,
-            forge,
-            repository,
-            addr,
-            self.message_token,
-        )
+        let message_token = self.message_token;
+        async move {
+            branch::advance_main(msg.0, &repo_config, &forge, &repository).await;
+            match repo_config.source() {
+                RepoConfigSource::Repo => addr.do_send(LoadConfigFromRepo),
+                RepoConfigSource::Server => addr.do_send(ValidateRepo { message_token }),
+            }
+        }
         .in_current_span()
         .into_actor(self)
         .wait(ctx);
diff --git a/crates/server/src/config/load.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/load.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from crates/server/src/config/load.rs
rename to crates/repo-actor/src/load.rs
index 68d0ea5..06ad479 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/config/load.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/load.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use git_next_config::{BranchName, RepoConfig};
+use git_next_config::{self as config, BranchName, RepoConfig};
 use git_next_git::RepoDetails;
 use tracing::error;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub async fn load(details: &RepoDetails, forge: &gitforge::Forge) -> Result<Repo
 #[derive(Debug, derive_more::From, derive_more::Display)]
 pub enum Error {
     File(ForgeFileError),
-    Config(crate::config::Error),
+    Config(config::server::Error),
     Toml(toml::de::Error),
     Forge(gitforge::ForgeBranchError),
     BranchNotFound(BranchName),
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/status.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/status.rs
similarity index 71%
rename from crates/server/src/actors/repo/status.rs
rename to crates/repo-actor/src/status.rs
index c143927..eec0269 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/status.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/status.rs
@@ -1,29 +1,32 @@
+//
 use actix::prelude::*;
+
 use git_next_git as git;
+use git_next_gitforge::{CommitStatus, Forge, MessageToken};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-use crate::{actors::repo::ValidateRepo, gitforge};
+use crate::ValidateRepo;
 
 use super::AdvanceMainTo;
 
 pub async fn check_next(
     next: git::Commit,
     addr: Addr<super::RepoActor>,
-    forge: gitforge::Forge,
-    message_token: gitforge::MessageToken,
+    forge: Forge,
+    message_token: MessageToken,
 ) {
     // get the status - pass, fail, pending (all others map to fail, e.g. error)
     let status = forge.commit_status(&next).await;
     info!(?status, "Checking next branch");
     match status {
-        gitforge::CommitStatus::Pass => {
+        CommitStatus::Pass => {
             addr.do_send(AdvanceMainTo(next));
         }
-        gitforge::CommitStatus::Pending => {
+        CommitStatus::Pending => {
             tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
             addr.do_send(ValidateRepo { message_token });
         }
-        gitforge::CommitStatus::Fail => {
+        CommitStatus::Fail => {
             warn!("Checks have failed");
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/tests.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/tests.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server/src/actors/repo/tests.rs
rename to crates/repo-actor/src/tests.rs
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/webhook.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/webhook.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from crates/server/src/actors/repo/webhook.rs
rename to crates/repo-actor/src/webhook.rs
index 659ad06..431a2a8 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/repo/webhook.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/webhook.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use actix::prelude::*;
-use git_next_config::{BranchName, RepoBranches};
+use git_next_config::{
+    server::{Webhook, WebhookUrl},
+    BranchName, RepoAlias, RepoBranches,
+};
 use git_next_git::{self as git, RepoDetails};
 use kxio::network::{self, json};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
@@ -7,13 +10,7 @@ use ulid::DecodeError;
 
 use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr};
 
-use crate::{
-    actors::{
-        repo::{RepoActor, ValidateRepo, WebhookRegistered},
-        webhook::WebhookMessage,
-    },
-    config::{Webhook, WebhookUrl},
-};
+use crate::{RepoActor, ValidateRepo, WebhookRegistered};
 
 #[derive(
     Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, derive_more::Constructor, derive_more::Deref, derive_more::Display,
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct WebhookId(String);
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, derive_more::Deref, derive_more::Display)]
 pub struct WebhookAuth(ulid::Ulid);
 impl WebhookAuth {
-    pub fn from_str(authorisation: &str) -> Result<Self, DecodeError> {
+    pub fn new(authorisation: &str) -> Result<Self, DecodeError> {
         let id = ulid::Ulid::from_str(authorisation)?;
         info!("Parse auth token: {}", id);
         Ok(Self(id))
@@ -307,3 +304,31 @@ pub enum Branch {
 struct HeadCommit {
     message: String,
 }
+
+#[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, derive_more::Constructor)]
+#[rtype(result = "()")]
+pub struct WebhookMessage {
+    // forge // TODO: (#58) differentiate between multiple forges
+    repo_alias: RepoAlias,
+    authorisation: WebhookAuth,
+    body: Body,
+}
+impl WebhookMessage {
+    pub const fn repo_alias(&self) -> &RepoAlias {
+        &self.repo_alias
+    }
+    pub const fn body(&self) -> &Body {
+        &self.body
+    }
+    pub const fn authorisation(&self) -> &WebhookAuth {
+        &self.authorisation
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, derive_more::Constructor)]
+pub struct Body(String);
+impl Body {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        self.0.as_str()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/server/Cargo.toml b/crates/server/Cargo.toml
index 56187d4..a6baf18 100644
--- a/crates/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ github = []
 [dependencies]
 git-next-config = { workspace = true }
 git-next-git = { workspace = true }
+git-next-gitforge = { workspace = true }
+git-next-repo-actor = { workspace = true }
 
 # logging
 console-subscriber = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/mod.rs b/crates/server/src/actors/mod.rs
index 92309df..2fd2c6f 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/actors/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 pub mod file_watcher;
-pub mod repo;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod webhook;
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/server.rs b/crates/server/src/actors/server.rs
index eb6f926..9809ab0 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/server.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/actors/server.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
+//
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
-use git_next_config::{ForgeConfig, ForgeName, GitDir, RepoAlias, ServerRepoConfig};
+use config::server::{ServerConfig, ServerStorage, Webhook};
+use git_next_config::{
+    self as config, ForgeConfig, ForgeName, GitDir, RepoAlias, ServerRepoConfig,
+};
 use git_next_git::{Generation, RepoDetails, Repository};
+use git_next_repo_actor::{CloneRepo, RepoActor};
 use kxio::{fs::FileSystem, network::Network};
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
-use crate::{
-    actors::{
-        file_watcher::FileUpdated,
-        repo::{CloneRepo, RepoActor},
-        webhook::{AddWebhookRecipient, ShutdownWebhook, WebhookActor, WebhookRouter},
-    },
-    config::{ServerConfig, ServerStorage, Webhook},
+use crate::actors::{
+    file_watcher::FileUpdated,
+    webhook::{AddWebhookRecipient, ShutdownWebhook, WebhookActor, WebhookRouter},
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display, derive_more::From)]
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ pub enum Error {
         path: PathBuf,
     },
 
-    Config(crate::config::Error),
+    Config(config::server::Error),
 
     Io(std::io::Error),
 }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/message.rs b/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/message.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c90f6a..0000000
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/message.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-//
-use actix::prelude::*;
-use git_next_config::RepoAlias;
-
-use crate::actors::repo::webhook::WebhookAuth;
-
-#[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, derive_more::Constructor)]
-#[rtype(result = "()")]
-pub struct WebhookMessage {
-    // forge // TODO: (#58) differentiate between multiple forges
-    repo_alias: RepoAlias,
-    authorisation: WebhookAuth,
-    body: Body,
-}
-impl WebhookMessage {
-    pub const fn repo_alias(&self) -> &RepoAlias {
-        &self.repo_alias
-    }
-    pub const fn body(&self) -> &Body {
-        &self.body
-    }
-    pub const fn authorisation(&self) -> &WebhookAuth {
-        &self.authorisation
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, derive_more::Constructor)]
-pub struct Body(String);
-impl Body {
-    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
-        self.0.as_str()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/mod.rs b/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/mod.rs
index c9d42d8..885fc75 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // crate::server::actors::webhook
 
-mod message;
 mod router;
 mod server;
 
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
-pub use message::WebhookMessage;
+use git_next_repo_actor::webhook::WebhookMessage;
 pub use router::AddWebhookRecipient;
 pub use router::WebhookRouter;
 use tracing::Instrument;
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/router.rs b/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/router.rs
index e5a9210..84efbb6 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/router.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/router.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+//
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
 use git_next_config::RepoAlias;
+use git_next_repo_actor::webhook::WebhookMessage;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
-use crate::actors::webhook::message::WebhookMessage;
-
 pub struct WebhookRouter {
     span: tracing::Span,
     repos: HashMap<RepoAlias, Recipient<WebhookMessage>>,
diff --git a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/server.rs b/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/server.rs
index 4463ae5..927581b 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/server.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/actors/webhook/server.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
+//
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
 use git_next_config::RepoAlias;
+use git_next_repo_actor::webhook::{self, WebhookAuth, WebhookMessage};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 use warp::reject::Rejection;
 
-use crate::actors::{repo::webhook::WebhookAuth, webhook::message::WebhookMessage};
-
-use super::message;
-
-pub async fn start(
-    socket_addr: SocketAddr,
-    address: actix::prelude::Recipient<message::WebhookMessage>,
-) {
+pub async fn start(socket_addr: SocketAddr, address: actix::prelude::Recipient<WebhookMessage>) {
     // start webhook server
     use warp::Filter;
     // Define the Warp route to handle incoming HTTP requests
@@ -32,7 +27,7 @@ pub async fn start(
                 info!("POST received");
                 let repo_alias = RepoAlias::new(path);
                 let bytes = body.to_vec();
-                let body = message::Body::new(String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).to_string());
+                let body = webhook::Body::new(String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).to_string());
                 headers.get("Authorization").map_or_else(
                     || {
                         warn!("No Authorization header");
@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@ pub async fn start(
 }
 
 fn parse_auth(authorization_header: &warp::http::HeaderValue) -> Result<WebhookAuth, Rejection> {
-    WebhookAuth::from_str(
+    WebhookAuth::new(
         authorization_header
             .to_str()
             .map_err(|e| {
diff --git a/crates/server/src/config/mod.rs b/crates/server/src/config/mod.rs
index 83ef965..87c2771 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -1,107 +1,2 @@
-use actix::prelude::*;
-
-pub mod load;
-
-use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
-    net::SocketAddr,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    str::FromStr,
-};
-
-use git_next_config::{ForgeConfig, ForgeName};
-use kxio::fs::FileSystem;
-use tracing::info;
-
-#[derive(Debug, derive_more::From, derive_more::Display)]
-pub enum Error {
-    Io(std::io::Error),
-    KxIoFs(kxio::fs::Error),
-    TomlDe(toml::de::Error),
-    AddressParse(std::net::AddrParseError),
-}
-impl std::error::Error for Error {}
-
-type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
-
-/// Mapped from the `git-next-server.toml` file
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, Message)]
-#[rtype(result = "()")]
-pub struct ServerConfig {
-    http: Http,
-    webhook: Webhook,
-    storage: ServerStorage,
-    forge: HashMap<String, ForgeConfig>,
-}
-impl ServerConfig {
-    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
-    pub(crate) fn load(fs: &FileSystem) -> Result<Self> {
-        let file = fs.base().join("git-next-server.toml");
-        info!(?file, "");
-        let str = fs.file_read_to_string(&file)?;
-        toml::from_str(&str).map_err(Into::into)
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn forges(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (ForgeName, &ForgeConfig)> {
-        self.forge
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(name, forge)| (ForgeName::new(name.clone()), forge))
-    }
-
-    pub const fn storage(&self) -> &ServerStorage {
-        &self.storage
-    }
-
-    pub const fn webhook(&self) -> &Webhook {
-        &self.webhook
-    }
-
-    pub fn http(&self) -> Result<SocketAddr> {
-        self.http.socket_addr()
-    }
-}
-
-/// Defines the port the server will listen to for incoming webhooks messages
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize)]
-pub struct Http {
-    addr: String,
-    port: u16,
-}
-impl Http {
-    fn socket_addr(&self) -> Result<SocketAddr> {
-        Ok(SocketAddr::from_str(&format!(
-            "{}:{}",
-            self.addr, self.port
-        ))?)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Defines the Webhook Forges should send updates to
-/// Must be an address that is accessible from the remote forge
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize)]
-pub struct Webhook {
-    url: String,
-}
-impl Webhook {
-    pub fn url(&self) -> WebhookUrl {
-        WebhookUrl(self.url.clone())
-    }
-}
-
-/// The URL for the webhook where forges should send their updates
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, derive_more::AsRef)]
-pub struct WebhookUrl(String);
-
-/// The directory to store server data, such as cloned repos
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize)]
-pub struct ServerStorage {
-    path: PathBuf,
-}
-impl ServerStorage {
-    pub fn path(&self) -> &Path {
-        self.path.as_path()
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
diff --git a/crates/server/src/config/tests.rs b/crates/server/src/config/tests.rs
index c19a48e..5d82ea9 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/config/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/config/tests.rs
@@ -1,132 +1,14 @@
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-
+//
 use assert2::let_assert;
 use git::repository::Direction;
 use git_next_config::{
-    ForgeType, GitDir, Hostname, RepoBranches, RepoConfig, RepoConfigSource, RepoPath,
-    ServerRepoConfig,
+    self as config, ForgeType, GitDir, Hostname, RepoBranches, RepoConfig, RepoConfigSource,
+    RepoPath,
 };
 use git_next_git::{self as git, Generation, GitRemote};
-use kxio::fs;
-
-use crate::gitforge::tests::common;
-
-use super::*;
 
 type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
 
-#[test]
-fn load_should_parse_server_config() -> Result<()> {
-    let fs = fs::temp()?;
-    fs.file_write(
-            &fs.base().join("git-next-server.toml"),
-            r#"
-            [http]
-            addr = "0.0.0.0"
-            port = 8080
-
-            [webhook]
-            url = "http://localhost:9909/webhook"
-
-            [storage]
-            path = "/opt/git-next/data"
-
-            [forge.default]
-            forge_type = "MockForge"
-            hostname = "git.example.net"
-            user = "Bob"
-            token = "API-Token"
-
-            [forge.default.repos]
-            hello = { repo = "user/hello", branch = "main", gitdir = "/opt/git/user/hello.git" }
-            world = { repo = "user/world", branch = "master", main = "main", next = "next", dev = "dev" }
-
-            [forge.default.repos.sam]
-            repo = "user/sam"
-            branch = "main"
-            main = "master"
-            next = "upcoming"
-            dev = "sam-dev"
-        "#,
-        )
-    ?;
-    let_assert!(Ok(config) = ServerConfig::load(&fs));
-    let expected = ServerConfig {
-        http: Http {
-            addr: "0.0.0.0".to_string(),
-            port: 8080,
-        },
-        webhook: Webhook {
-            url: "http://localhost:9909/webhook".to_string(),
-        },
-        storage: ServerStorage {
-            path: "/opt/git-next/data".into(),
-        },
-        forge: HashMap::from([(
-            "default".to_string(),
-            ForgeConfig::new(
-                ForgeType::MockForge,
-                "git.example.net".to_string(),
-                "Bob".to_string(),
-                "API-Token".to_string(),
-                BTreeMap::from([
-                    (
-                        "hello".to_string(),
-                        ServerRepoConfig::new(
-                            "user/hello".to_string(),
-                            "main".to_string(),
-                            Some("/opt/git/user/hello.git".into()),
-                            None,
-                            None,
-                            None,
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "world".to_string(),
-                        ServerRepoConfig::new(
-                            "user/world".to_string(),
-                            "master".to_string(),
-                            None,
-                            Some("main".to_string()),
-                            Some("next".to_string()),
-                            Some("dev".to_string()),
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "sam".to_string(),
-                        ServerRepoConfig::new(
-                            "user/sam".to_string(),
-                            "main".to_string(),
-                            None,
-                            Some("master".to_string()),
-                            Some("upcoming".to_string()),
-                            Some("sam-dev".to_string()),
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                ]),
-            ),
-        )]),
-    };
-    assert_eq!(config, expected, "ServerConfig");
-
-    if let Some(forge) = config.forge.get("world") {
-        if let Some(repo) = forge.get_repo("sam") {
-            let repo_config = repo.repo_config();
-            let expected = Some(RepoConfig::new(
-                RepoBranches::new(
-                    "master".to_string(),
-                    "upcoming".to_string(),
-                    "sam-dev".to_string(),
-                ),
-                RepoConfigSource::Server,
-            ));
-            assert_eq!(repo_config, expected, "RepoConfig");
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_repo_config_load() -> Result<()> {
     let toml = r#"[branches]
@@ -166,10 +48,10 @@ fn gitdir_should_display_as_pathbuf() {
 fn repo_details_find_default_push_remote_finds_correct_remote() -> Result<()> {
     let cli_crate_dir = std::env::current_dir().map_err(git::validate::Error::Io)?;
     let_assert!(Some(Some(root)) = cli_crate_dir.parent().map(|p| p.parent()));
-    let mut repo_details = common::repo_details(
+    let mut repo_details = git::common::repo_details(
         1,
         Generation::new(),
-        common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
+        config::common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
         None,
         GitDir::new(root), // Server GitDir - should be ignored
     );
@@ -197,10 +79,10 @@ fn repo_details_find_default_push_remote_finds_correct_remote() -> Result<()> {
 fn gitdir_validate_should_pass_a_valid_git_repo() -> Result<()> {
     let cli_crate_dir = std::env::current_dir().map_err(git::validate::Error::Io)?;
     let_assert!(Some(Some(root)) = cli_crate_dir.parent().map(|p| p.parent()));
-    let mut repo_details = common::repo_details(
+    let mut repo_details = git::common::repo_details(
         1,
         Generation::new(),
-        common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
+        config::common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
         None,
         GitDir::new(root), // Server GitDir - should be ignored
     );
@@ -219,10 +101,10 @@ fn gitdir_validate_should_pass_a_valid_git_repo() -> Result<()> {
 fn gitdir_validate_should_fail_a_git_repo_with_wrong_remote() -> Result<()> {
     let_assert!(Ok(cli_crate_dir) = std::env::current_dir().map_err(git::validate::Error::Io));
     let_assert!(Some(Some(root)) = cli_crate_dir.parent().map(|p| p.parent()));
-    let mut repo_details = common::repo_details(
+    let mut repo_details = git::common::repo_details(
         1,
         Generation::new(),
-        common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
+        config::common::forge_details(1, ForgeType::MockForge),
         None,
         GitDir::new(root), // Server GitDir - should be ignored
     );
diff --git a/crates/server/src/lib.rs b/crates/server/src/lib.rs
index 8a71abb..e264869 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 mod actors;
 mod config;
-pub mod gitforge;
-
+//
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
 use git_next_git::Repository;