# 🚀 Auto-Deployment Status

## Current Setup

### GitHub Actions Workflow (`.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml`)

**Triggers on**: Push to `main` OR `production` branches

**What happens on `main` branch**:
- ✅ Runs tests
- ✅ Runs linting  
- ✅ Builds Docker image
- ✅ Pushes image to registry
- ❌ **Does NOT deploy to server**

**What happens on `production` branch**:
- ✅ Runs tests
- ✅ Runs linting
- ✅ Builds Docker image
- ✅ Pushes image to registry
- ✅ **Deploys to server automatically**

### Key Line in Workflow

```yaml
# Line 159 in .github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/production'
```

This means deployment **only** happens on `production` branch.

## Answer: Can you merge to main and auto-deploy?

**❌ NO** - Merging to `main` will:
- Build and test everything
- Create Docker image
- **But NOT deploy to your server**

**✅ YES** - Merging to `production` will:
- Build and test everything
- Create Docker image
- **AND deploy to your server automatically**

## Options

### Option 1: Use Production Branch (Current Setup)
```bash
# Merge dev → main (tests/build only)
git checkout main
git merge dev
git push origin main

# Then merge main → production (auto-deploys)
git checkout production
git merge main
git push origin production  # ← This triggers deployment
```

### Option 2: Enable Auto-Deploy on Main
If you want `main` to auto-deploy, I can update the workflow to deploy on `main` as well.

### Option 3: Manual Deployment
After merging to `main`, manually run:
```bash
./scripts/gitea-deploy.sh
# or
./scripts/auto-deploy.sh
```

## Recommendation

**Keep current setup** (deploy only on `production`):
- ✅ Safer: `main` is for testing builds
- ✅ `production` is explicitly for deployments
- ✅ Can test on `main` without deploying
- ✅ Clear separation of concerns

**Workflow**:
1. Merge `dev` → `main` (validates build works)
2. Test the built image if needed
3. Merge `main` → `production` (auto-deploys)

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**Current Status**: Auto-deployment is configured, but only for `production` branch.