diff --git a/scripts/auto-deploy.sh b/scripts/auto-deploy.sh
index e6d3b31..19e2313 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-deploy.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ warning() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 }
 
-# Check if running as root
-if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-   error "This script should not be run as root"
+# Check if running as root (skip in CI environments)
+if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] && [[ -z "$CI" ]]; then
+   error "This script should not be run as root (use CI=true to override)"
    exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 0e3221e..cde6d1c 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ warning() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"
 }
 
-# Check if running as root
-if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-   error "This script should not be run as root"
+# Check if running as root (skip in CI environments)
+if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] && [[ -z "$CI" ]]; then
+   error "This script should not be run as root (use CI=true to override)"
    exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/gitea-deploy-simple.sh b/scripts/gitea-deploy-simple.sh
index a8577d6..f160bdb 100755
--- a/scripts/gitea-deploy-simple.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitea-deploy-simple.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ warning() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 }
 
-# Check if running as root
-if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-   error "This script should not be run as root"
+# Check if running as root (skip in CI environments)
+if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] && [[ -z "$CI" ]]; then
+   error "This script should not be run as root (use CI=true to override)"
    exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/gitea-deploy.sh b/scripts/gitea-deploy.sh
index 2db54e6..9aac747 100755
--- a/scripts/gitea-deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitea-deploy.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ warning() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 }
 
-# Check if running as root
-if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-   error "This script should not be run as root"
+# Check if running as root (skip in CI environments)
+if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] && [[ -z "$CI" ]]; then
+   error "This script should not be run as root (use CI=true to override)"
    exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/setup-gitea-runner.sh b/scripts/setup-gitea-runner.sh
index 37148e0..418655d 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-gitea-runner.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-gitea-runner.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ warning() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"
 }
 
-# Check if running as root
-if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-   error "This script should not be run as root"
+# Check if running as root (skip in CI environments)
+if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] && [[ -z "$CI" ]]; then
+   error "This script should not be run as root (use CI=true to override)"
    exit 1
 fi