diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 5bf916b..796b9d7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: test
+name: Deploy Hugo Site
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - deploy
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  build-and-deploy:
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     container:
       image: klakegg/hugo:ext
@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          submodules: recursive  # Important if you're using Hugo modules or themes as submodules
 
-      - name: Environment Info
-        run: |
-          hugo version
-          pwd
-          ls -la
+      - name: Show Hugo version
+        run: hugo version
 
-      - name: Build site
+      - name: Build site with Hugo
         run: |
-          hugo --minify --debug
-          echo "Build completed, checking output:"
+          hugo --minify --gc --cleanDestinationDir
+          echo "Build completed. Public directory contents:"
           ls -la public/
         env:
           HUGO_ENV: production
@@ -35,18 +33,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '18'
 
-      - name: Install and Deploy with Surfer
+      - name: Install Surfer
         run: |
-          echo "Node version: $(node --version)"
-          echo "NPM version: $(npm --version)"
           npm install -g cloudron-surfer
-          echo "Deploying to server: ${{ secrets.SURFER_SERVER }}"
-          echo "Files to deploy:"
-          ls -la public/
-          if ! surfer put --token ${{ secrets.SURFER_TOKEN }} --server ${{ secrets.SURFER_SERVER }} public/* /; then
-            echo "Deployment failed with status $?"
-            echo "Current directory contents:"
-            ls -la
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          surfer --version
+
+      - name: Deploy to Surfer
+        run: |
+          echo "Deploying to: ${{ secrets.SURFER_SERVER }}"
+          # Create a tar archive for more reliable transfer
+          tar -czf deploy.tar.gz -C public .
+          
+          # Deploy using Surfer
+          surfer put --token ${{ secrets.SURFER_TOKEN }} \
+                    --server ${{ secrets.SURFER_SERVER }} \
+                    deploy.tar.gz /tmp/deploy.tar.gz
+          
+          # Extract on remote server
+          surfer exec --token ${{ secrets.SURFER_TOKEN }} \
+                     --server ${{ secrets.SURFER_SERVER }} \
+                     "tar -xzf /tmp/deploy.tar.gz -C / && rm /tmp/deploy.tar.gz"
+          
           echo "Deployment completed successfully"
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