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 # Deployment
 
-This project builds the Next.js static export in a Node container and serves the
-generated files from Nginx on port 80. The container joins the existing
-`caddy_proxy` Docker network under the `static-site` service name expected by
-Caddy.
+The Gitea Actions workflow in `.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml` verifies every pull
+request and every push to `main`. A successful push to `main` is then deployed
+over SSH. The server builds the exact Git archive tested by CI, starts the
+Compose service, and waits for its container health check.
 
-## Deploy or update
+Releases are stored in `<DEPLOY_PATH>/releases/<commit-sha>`. The `current`
+symlink is changed only after the new container is healthy. If startup fails,
+the deployment script automatically rebuilds and starts the previous release.
 
-From the project directory on the server, run:
+## Gitea repository secrets
+
+Add these secrets under the repository's **Settings > Actions > Secrets**:
+
+| Secret | Value |
+| --- | --- |
+| `DEPLOY_HOST` | Server hostname or IP address |
+| `DEPLOY_USER` | SSH user allowed to run Docker |
+| `DEPLOY_PORT` | SSH port; optional, defaults to `22` |
+| `DEPLOY_PATH` | Absolute server directory, for example `/srv/portfolio` |
+| `DEPLOY_SSH_KEY` | Private SSH key for the deployment user |
+| `DEPLOY_KNOWN_HOSTS` | Pinned SSH host-key line for the server |
+
+Generate the known-hosts value from a trusted machine and verify its fingerprint
+before saving it:
 
 ```sh
-docker compose up --build -d
+ssh-keyscan -p 22 your-server.example.com
 ```
 
-The external `caddy_proxy` network must already exist and Caddy must be attached
-to it. No host port is published because Caddy is the public entry point and
-terminates TLS for `amiirkhl.ir` and `www.amiirkhl.ir`.
+Do not copy an unverified key directly into the secret; doing so would remove
+the protection against a man-in-the-middle attack.
 
-If the previous `static-site` container was created from a different Compose
-project directory, remove that old stack once before the first deployment to
-avoid a Docker container-name conflict. Updates from this project then use only
-the command above.
+## One-time server setup
+
+The server needs Docker Engine with the Compose v2 plugin. The deployment user
+must be able to run `docker` without an interactive password prompt.
+
+Create the deployment root and the external network once:
+
+```sh
+sudo mkdir -p /srv/portfolio/releases
+sudo chown -R deploy:deploy /srv/portfolio
+docker network create caddy_proxy
+```
+
+Replace `deploy:deploy` and `/srv/portfolio` with the values used for
+`DEPLOY_USER` and `DEPLOY_PATH`. Add the public half of `DEPLOY_SSH_KEY` to the
+deployment user's `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`.
+
+The container joins `caddy_proxy` under the `static-site` service name. Caddy
+must also join that network and proxy to `static-site:80`. No host port is
+published by this project.
+
+## Manual deployment
+
+For an emergency manual deployment from a checkout on the server:
+
+```sh
+docker compose --project-name portfolio up --detach --build --remove-orphans
+```
+
+Old versioned release directories are deliberately retained for rollback. They
+can be removed manually after a newer release has been proven stable; keep the
+directory referenced by the `current` symlink.