diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index 2c79bb0..5b0aa2d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -5,29 +5,19 @@ on:
     branches:
       - dev
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      skip_health_check:
-        description: 'Skip health check?'
-        required: false
-        default: 'false'
-      run_migrations:
-        description: 'Run database migrations?'
-        required: false
-        default: 'true'
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
-    
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         shell: sh
         run: |
-          git clone $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git /workspace/repo || true
+          git clone $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git /workspace/repo
           cd /workspace/repo
-          git fetch origin $GITHUB_REF_NAME
           git checkout $GITHUB_REF_NAME
           git pull origin $GITHUB_REF_NAME
 
@@ -38,46 +28,64 @@ jobs:
           docker build -t merchbay_admin:dev .
           docker save merchbay_admin:dev | gzip > merchbay_admin_dev.tar.gz
 
-      - name: Setup SSH and Deploy
+      - name: Setup SSH
         shell: sh
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
           chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-          echo "$DEPLOY_SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/deploy_key
-          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/deploy_key
-          ssh-keygen -y -f ~/.ssh/deploy_key > /dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Error: Invalid SSH key format"; exit 1; }
-          
+
+          echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+
+          ssh-keyscan -H ${DEPLOY_HOST} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          DEPLOY_HOST: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}
+
+      - name: Deploy to Server
+        shell: sh
+        run: |
           cd /workspace/repo
-          scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key merchbay_admin_dev.tar.gz docker-compose.yml "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:/tmp/"
-          
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST" "
-            DEPLOY_DIR='/var/www/merchbay_admin_dev'
-            mkdir -p \$DEPLOY_DIR
+
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 \
+            merchbay_admin_dev.tar.gz docker-compose.yml \
+            ${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST}:/tmp/
+
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST} << 'EOF'
+            set -e
+
+            DEPLOY_DIR="/var/www/merchbay_admin_dev"
+
+            mkdir -p $DEPLOY_DIR
             cd /tmp
+
             docker load < merchbay_admin_dev.tar.gz
-            cp docker-compose.yml \$DEPLOY_DIR/
-            cd \$DEPLOY_DIR
-            
-            # .env file should already exist on server with all secrets
-            # If it doesn't exist, deployment will fail (this is intentional for security)
-            
+            cp docker-compose.yml $DEPLOY_DIR/
+
+            cd $DEPLOY_DIR
+
             docker compose down || true
             docker image prune -f
-            docker network inspect traefik-public >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker network create traefik-public
+
+            docker network inspect traefik-public >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+              docker network create traefik-public
+
             export DOMAIN=dev-admin.merchbay.app
             export APP_URL=https://dev-admin.merchbay.app
+
             docker compose up -d
+
             sleep 10
             docker compose exec -T app php artisan migrate --force
             docker compose exec -T app php artisan config:cache
             docker compose exec -T app php artisan route:cache
             docker compose exec -T app php artisan view:cache
+
             rm -f /tmp/merchbay_admin_dev.tar.gz /tmp/docker-compose.yml
-            echo 'Development deployment completed successfully!'
-            echo 'Application available at: https://dev-admin.merchbay.app'
-          "
+
+            echo "✅ Development deployment completed"
+          EOF
         env:
-          DEPLOY_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}
           DEPLOY_USER: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}
           DEPLOY_HOST: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}
 
@@ -85,4 +93,4 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         run: |
           sleep 10
-          curl -f https://dev-admin.merchbay.app || exit 1
+          curl -f https://dev-admin.merchbay.app