diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33bf5c8..120d850 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ All configuration is performed through environment variables. Flags are consider
 | MIRROR_ISSUES               | no       | bool   | FALSE   | If set to `true` the issues of your GitHub repositories will be mirrored to Gitea. Requires `GITHUB_TOKEN`.                                                                                           |
 | MIRROR_STARRED              | no       | bool   | FALSE   | If set to `true` repositories you've starred on GitHub will be mirrored to Gitea. Requires `GITHUB_TOKEN`.                                                                                             |
 | MIRROR_ORGANIZATIONS        | no       | bool   | FALSE   | If set to `true` repositories from organizations you belong to will be mirrored to Gitea. Requires `GITHUB_TOKEN`.                                                                                     |
+| USE_SPECIFIC_USER           | no       | bool   | FALSE   | If set to `true`, the tool will use public API endpoints to fetch starred repositories and organizations for the specified `GITHUB_USERNAME` instead of the authenticated user.                        |
 | INCLUDE_ORGS                | no       | string | ""      | Comma-separated list of GitHub organization names to include when mirroring organizations. If not specified, all organizations will be included.                                                        |
 | EXCLUDE_ORGS                | no       | string | ""      | Comma-separated list of GitHub organization names to exclude when mirroring organizations. Takes precedence over `INCLUDE_ORGS`.                                                                       |
 | PRESERVE_ORG_STRUCTURE      | no       | bool   | FALSE   | If set to `true`, each GitHub organization will be mirrored to a Gitea organization with the same name. If the organization doesn't exist, it will be created.                                         |
diff --git a/debug.sh b/debug.sh
index e79dc70..2f199de 100755
--- a/debug.sh
+++ b/debug.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo -e "\nTesting GitHub organization access:"
-echo "Method 1 - Using /user/orgs endpoint:"
+echo "Method 1 - Using /user/orgs endpoint (authenticated user):"
 ORG_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/user/orgs")
 ORG_COUNT=$(echo "$ORG_RESPONSE" | jq '. | length')
 if [ "$ORG_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -41,7 +41,17 @@ else
     echo "$ORG_RESPONSE" | jq '.[].login'
 fi
 
-echo "Method 2 - Looking for specific organizations:"
+echo -e "\nMethod 2 - Using /users/{username}/orgs endpoint (specific user):"
+PUBLIC_USER_ORGS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" "https://api.github.com/users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/orgs")
+PUBLIC_ORG_COUNT=$(echo "$PUBLIC_USER_ORGS" | jq '. | length')
+if [ "$PUBLIC_ORG_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "No public organizations found for $GITHUB_USERNAME via /users/{username}/orgs endpoint."
+else
+    echo "Public organizations found for $GITHUB_USERNAME:"
+    echo "$PUBLIC_USER_ORGS" | jq '.[].login'
+fi
+
+echo "Method 3 - Looking for specific organizations:"
 for org in "Gameplex-labs" "Neucruit" "uiastra"; do
     ORG_DETAILS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/orgs/$org")
     if [[ $(echo "$ORG_DETAILS" | jq 'has("login")') == "true" ]]; then
@@ -62,6 +72,7 @@ for org in "Gameplex-labs" "Neucruit" "uiastra"; do
 done
 
 echo -e "\nTesting GitHub starred repos access:"
+echo "Method 1 - Using /user/starred endpoint (authenticated user):"
 STARRED_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/user/starred?per_page=1")
 STARRED_COUNT=$(echo "$STARRED_RESPONSE" | jq '. | length')
 if [ "$STARRED_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -71,6 +82,60 @@ else
     echo "Total starred repositories accessible: $(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -I "https://api.github.com/user/starred" | grep -i "^link:" | grep -o "page=[0-9]*" | sort -r | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 || echo "Unknown")"
 fi
 
+echo -e "\nMethod 2 - Using /users/{username}/starred endpoint (specific user):"
+PUBLIC_STARRED_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" "https://api.github.com/users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/starred?per_page=1")
+PUBLIC_STARRED_COUNT=$(echo "$PUBLIC_STARRED_RESPONSE" | jq '. | length')
+if [ "$PUBLIC_STARRED_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "No public starred repositories found for $GITHUB_USERNAME."
+else
+    echo "First public starred repo for $GITHUB_USERNAME: $(echo "$PUBLIC_STARRED_RESPONSE" | jq '.[0].full_name')"
+    echo "Total public starred repositories for $GITHUB_USERNAME: $(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" -I "https://api.github.com/users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/starred" | grep -i "^link:" | grep -o "page=[0-9]*" | sort -r | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 || echo "Unknown")"
+fi
+
+echo -e "\nTesting GitHub issues access:"
+echo "Checking for issues in your repositories..."
+
+# Get a list of repositories to check for issues
+USER_REPOS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/user/repos?per_page=5&sort=updated")
+REPO_COUNT=$(echo "$USER_REPOS" | jq '. | length')
+
+echo "Found $REPO_COUNT recently updated repositories to check for issues"
+
+# Check each repository for issues
+for i in $(seq 0 $(($REPO_COUNT - 1))); do
+    REPO=$(echo "$USER_REPOS" | jq -r ".[$i].full_name")
+    REPO_HAS_ISSUES=$(echo "$USER_REPOS" | jq -r ".[$i].has_issues")
+    
+    if [ "$REPO_HAS_ISSUES" = "true" ]; then
+        ISSUES_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/issues?state=all&per_page=1")
+        ISSUES_COUNT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -I "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/issues?state=all" | grep -i "^link:" | grep -o "page=[0-9]*" | sort -r | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 || echo "0")
+        
+        if [ -z "$ISSUES_COUNT" ]; then
+            # If we couldn't get the count from Link header, count the array length
+            ISSUES_COUNT=$(echo "$ISSUES_RESPONSE" | jq '. | length')
+        fi
+        
+        if [ "$ISSUES_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "Repository $REPO has approximately $ISSUES_COUNT issues"
+            echo "Latest issue: $(echo "$ISSUES_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.[0].title // "No title"')"
+        else
+            echo "Repository $REPO has issues enabled but no issues were found"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Repository $REPO has issues disabled"
+    fi
+done
+
+echo -e "\nVerifying GitHub token scopes for issues access:"
+SCOPES=$(curl -s -I -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/user" | grep -i "^x-oauth-scopes:" | cut -d ":" -f 2- | tr -d '\r' || echo "None found")
+
+if [[ "$SCOPES" == *"repo"* ]]; then
+    echo "Your token has the 'repo' scope, which is required for issues access"
+else
+    echo "WARNING: Your token may not have the 'repo' scope, which is required for full issues access"
+    echo "Testing issues access directly: $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_USERNAME/$(echo "$USER_REPOS" | jq -r '.[0].name')/issues")"
+fi
+
 echo -e "\nVerifying GitHub token scopes:"
 SCOPES=$(curl -s -I -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/user" | grep -i "^x-oauth-scopes:" | cut -d ":" -f 2- | tr -d '\r' || echo "None found")
 if [ -z "$SCOPES" ] || [ "$SCOPES" = "None found" ]; then
@@ -89,5 +154,13 @@ echo "- repo (for repositories and issues)"
 echo "- read:org (for organization access)"
 echo "- user (for starred repositories)"
 
+echo -e "\nSpecific user mode tests (USE_SPECIFIC_USER=true):"
+echo "This mode uses the following endpoints:"
+echo "- GET /users/{username}/orgs"
+echo "- GET /users/{username}/starred"
+echo "These endpoints are working: $([ "$PUBLIC_ORG_COUNT" -ge 0 ] && [ "$PUBLIC_STARRED_COUNT" -ge 0 ] && echo "YES" || echo "NO")"
+
 echo -e "\nYour environment should now be ready for testing."
+echo "To test with the new USE_SPECIFIC_USER feature:"
+echo "export USE_SPECIFIC_USER=true"
 echo "Run ./run-local.sh to start the mirroring process."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/run-local.sh b/run-local.sh
index 1368c4e..29d97e1 100755
--- a/run-local.sh
+++ b/run-local.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ docker container run \
  -e MIRROR_ISSUES="true" \
  -e MIRROR_STARRED="true" \
  -e MIRROR_ORGANIZATIONS="true" \
+ -e USE_SPECIFIC_USER="$USE_SPECIFIC_USER" \
  -e INCLUDE_ORGS="$INCLUDE_ORGS" \
  -e EXCLUDE_ORGS="$EXCLUDE_ORGS" \
  -e PRESERVE_ORG_STRUCTURE="$PRESERVE_ORG_STRUCTURE" \
diff --git a/src/configuration.mjs b/src/configuration.mjs
index 5fc4ca6..39acd55 100644
--- a/src/configuration.mjs
+++ b/src/configuration.mjs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function configuration() {
 			mirrorIssues: readBoolean("MIRROR_ISSUES"),
 			mirrorStarred: readBoolean("MIRROR_STARRED"),
 			mirrorOrganizations: readBoolean("MIRROR_ORGANIZATIONS"),
+			useSpecificUser: readBoolean("USE_SPECIFIC_USER"),
 			singleRepo: readEnv("SINGLE_REPO"),
 			includeOrgs: (readEnv("INCLUDE_ORGS") || "")
 				.split(",")
diff --git a/src/get-github-repositories.mjs b/src/get-github-repositories.mjs
index f6c1137..d5fe1f9 100644
--- a/src/get-github-repositories.mjs
+++ b/src/get-github-repositories.mjs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ async function getRepositories(octokit, mirrorOptions) {
 		
 		// Fetch starred repos if the option is enabled
 		const starredRepos = mirrorOptions.mirrorStarred
-			? await fetchStarredRepositories(octokit)
+			? await fetchStarredRepositories(octokit, { 
+				username: mirrorOptions.useSpecificUser ? mirrorOptions.username : undefined 
+			})
 			: [];
 		
 		// Fetch organization repos if the option is enabled
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ async function getRepositories(octokit, mirrorOptions) {
 				octokit, 
 				mirrorOptions.includeOrgs, 
 				mirrorOptions.excludeOrgs,
-				mirrorOptions.preserveOrgStructure
+				mirrorOptions.preserveOrgStructure,
+				{ username: mirrorOptions.useSpecificUser ? mirrorOptions.username : undefined }
 			)
 			: [];
 		
@@ -98,16 +101,42 @@ async function fetchPrivateRepositories(octokit) {
 		.then(toRepositoryList);
 }
 
-async function fetchStarredRepositories(octokit) {
+async function fetchStarredRepositories(octokit, options = {}) {
+	// If a specific username is provided, use the user-specific endpoint
+	if (options.username) {
+		return octokit
+			.paginate("GET /users/{username}/starred", {
+				username: options.username,
+				headers: {
+					'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28'
+				}
+			})
+			.then(toRepositoryList);
+	}
+	
+	// Default: Get starred repos for the authenticated user (what was previously used)
 	return octokit
 		.paginate("GET /user/starred")
 		.then(toRepositoryList);
 }
 
-async function fetchOrganizationRepositories(octokit, includeOrgs = [], excludeOrgs = [], preserveOrgStructure = false) {
+async function fetchOrganizationRepositories(octokit, includeOrgs = [], excludeOrgs = [], preserveOrgStructure = false, options = {}) {
 	try {
-		// First get all organizations the user belongs to
-		const allOrgs = await octokit.paginate("GET /user/orgs");
+		// Get all organizations the user belongs to
+		let allOrgs;
+		
+		// If a specific username is provided, use the user-specific endpoint
+		if (options.username) {
+			allOrgs = await octokit.paginate("GET /users/{username}/orgs", {
+				username: options.username,
+				headers: {
+					'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28'
+				}
+			});
+		} else {
+			// Default: Get organizations for the authenticated user (what was previously used)
+			allOrgs = await octokit.paginate("GET /user/orgs");
+		}
 		
 		// Filter organizations based on include/exclude lists
 		let orgsToProcess = allOrgs;