diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32c3f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# This workflow builds and deploys Dostalgia whenever code is pushed to main.
+# Requires a Gitea Actions runner registered on the host with Docker socket access.
+# See: https://docs.gitea.com/usage/actions
+
+name: Build & Deploy
+run-name: Build ${{ gitea.sha.substring(0, 7) }}
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+env:
+  IMAGE_NAME: dostalgia
+  CONTAINER_NAME: dostalgia
+  HOST_PORT: 8765
+  DATA_VOLUME: /opt/data/workspace/dostalgia/data
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: |
+          docker build -t ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ gitea.sha }} .
+          docker tag ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ gitea.sha }} ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
+
+      - name: Stop and remove old container
+        run: |
+          docker stop ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} 2>/dev/null || true
+          docker rm ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: Start new container
+        run: |
+          docker run -d \
+            --name ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} \
+            --restart unless-stopped \
+            -p ${{ env.HOST_PORT }}:8765 \
+            -v ${{ env.DATA_VOLUME }}:/data \
+            -e TWITCH_CLIENT_ID='${{ secrets.TWITCH_CLIENT_ID }}' \
+            -e TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET='${{ secrets.TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET }}' \
+            ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
+
+      - name: Wait for health check
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if curl -sf http://localhost:${{ env.HOST_PORT }}/api/health >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "✅ Dostalgia is running!"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+          echo "❌ Health check failed"
+          docker logs ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} --tail 20
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Clean up old images
+        run: docker image prune -f --filter "until=24h"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index dbdcdba..f5a3e71 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./data:/data
     environment:
-      - DOSTALGIA_DATA=/data
-      # IGDB credentials (optional):
+      - DOSTALGIA_DATA_DIR=/data
+      # IGDB credentials — set these for auto-scrape to work:
       # - TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
       # - TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
     restart: unless-stopped