diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8e57f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+name: Deploy to route.crispygoat.com
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    # Self-hosted Gitea runner (matches build.yml). The Gitea Actions runner
+    # is registered with the [self-hosted, linux, ubuntu-latest] labels.
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, ubuntu-latest]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - name: Start Docker stack
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER }}
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
+          POSTGRES_DB: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_DB }}
+          MINIO_ROOT_USER: ${{ secrets.MINIO_ROOT_USER }}
+          MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
+          POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET }}
+        run: |
+          APP_DIR=/home/tyler/route-commerce
+          mkdir -p $APP_DIR
+
+          # Free the dev-stack port (3001) and the port the previous deploy used
+          # (so a new deploy can pick it back up if it's the lowest free port)
+          PREV_PORT=$(cat .postgrest-port 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          for port in 3001 $PREV_PORT; do
+            if [ -n "$port" ] && ss -tln 2>/dev/null | grep -qE "[[:space:]]127\.0\.0\.1:${port}[[:space:]]"; then
+              echo "Port $port in use, freeing..."
+              fuser -k -9 $port/tcp 2>/dev/null || true
+              docker ps -aq --filter "publish=$port" 2>/dev/null | xargs -r docker rm -f 2>/dev/null || true
+            fi
+          done
+
+          # Hard-stop the previous stack. Errors are NOT swallowed: if down
+          # fails, picking a port against a half-torn-down stack is exactly
+          # what produces the TOCTOU "address already in use" we keep hitting.
+          docker compose -f $APP_DIR/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans
+          # Belt-and-braces: anything with the postgrest name that survived.
+          docker ps -aq --filter "name=route_commerce_postgrest" | xargs -r docker rm -f >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          # docker-proxy sometimes leaves a listener behind for the published port.
+          pkill -9 -f 'docker-proxy.*3011' 2>/dev/null || true
+          pkill -9 -f 'docker-proxy.*3012' 2>/dev/null || true
+          pkill -9 -f 'docker-proxy.*3013' 2>/dev/null || true
+          sleep 3
+
+          # Verify the postgrest container is actually gone before we pick a port.
+          if docker ps -aq --filter "name=route_commerce_postgrest" | grep -q .; then
+            echo "ERROR: route_commerce_postgrest still running after down"
+            docker ps --filter "name=route_commerce_postgrest"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Find the first free host port starting from 3011. Persist the choice
+          # so the Build and Deploy steps below can use the same URL.
+          POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=3011
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; do
+            if ! ss -tln 2>/dev/null | grep -qE "[[:space:]]127\.0\.0\.1:${POSTGREST_HOST_PORT}[[:space:]]"; then
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Port $POSTGREST_HOST_PORT in use, trying next... (attempt $attempt)"
+            POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=$((POSTGREST_HOST_PORT + 1))
+            if [ $POSTGREST_HOST_PORT -gt 30200 ]; then
+              echo "ERROR: no free port in 3011-30200 range"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            sleep 1
+          done
+          echo "Using PostgREST host port: $POSTGREST_HOST_PORT"
+          echo "$POSTGREST_HOST_PORT" > .postgrest-port
+          export NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://localhost:$POSTGREST_HOST_PORT"
+          export POSTGREST_HOST_PORT
+
+          # Seed config files into APP_DIR if missing (they live in the repo, not in APP_DIR)
+          [ -f $APP_DIR/.env.example ] || cp .env.example $APP_DIR/.env.example
+          [ -f $APP_DIR/docker-compose.yml ] || cp docker-compose.yml $APP_DIR/docker-compose.yml
+          cd $APP_DIR
+          [ -f .env ] || cp .env.example .env
+          # Append production secrets to .env (overriding .env.example defaults)
+          {
+            echo "POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}"
+            echo "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
+            echo "POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}"
+            echo "MINIO_ROOT_USER=${MINIO_ROOT_USER}"
+            echo "MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD}"
+            echo "POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET=${POSTGRES_JWT_SECRET}"
+            echo "POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=$POSTGREST_HOST_PORT"
+            echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=$NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL"
+          } >> .env
+          # Bring the stack up fresh — --force-recreate ensures no stale
+          # network/container references from prior failed attempts
+          docker compose up -d --force-recreate db postgrest minio minio_init
+          # Wait for Postgres healthcheck
+          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if docker compose exec -T db pg_isready -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "Postgres is ready"
+              break
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+
+      - name: Apply migrations
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER }}
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
+          POSTGRES_DB: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_DB }}
+        run: |
+          APP_DIR=/home/tyler/route-commerce
+          # Seed supabase/ into APP_DIR if missing (the deploy step copies it after, but
+          # we need it here for migrations)
+          [ -d $APP_DIR/supabase ] || cp -r supabase $APP_DIR/supabase
+          cd $APP_DIR
+          PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -f supabase/migrations/000_preflight_supabase_compat.sql || true
+          [ -f supabase/captured_schema.sql ] && PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -f supabase/captured_schema.sql || echo "captured_schema.sql not present, skipping"
+          for f in supabase/migrations/[0-9]*.sql; do
+            PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -q -f "$f" || echo "FAIL: $f"
+          done
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: production
+          DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
+
+          # ── Auth.js v5 (NextAuth) ────────────────────────────────────────
+          AUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AUTH_SECRET }}
+          AUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.AUTH_URL }}
+          NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_URL }}
+          GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
+          AUTH_GOOGLE_ID: ${{ secrets.AUTH_GOOGLE_ID }}
+          AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET }}
+          ALLOW_DEV_LOGIN: ${{ secrets.ALLOW_DEV_LOGIN }}
+
+          # ── Storage (MinIO / S3) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+          NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_BASE_URL }}
+          STORAGE_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_ENDPOINT }}
+          STORAGE_REGION: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_REGION }}
+          STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          STORAGE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_SECRET_KEY }}
+          STORAGE_BUCKET_PREFIX: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_BUCKET_PREFIX }}
+
+          # ── Stripe ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+          STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY }}
+          STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET }}
+          STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY }}
+
+          # ── Resend ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+          RESEND_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.RESEND_API_KEY }}
+          RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET: ${{ secrets.RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET }}
+
+          # ── AI providers (local code references these) ──────────────────
+          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+          GOOGLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
+          XAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.XAI_API_KEY }}
+
+          # ── Email sender ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+          FROM_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.FROM_EMAIL }}
+        run: |
+          POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=$(cat .postgrest-port)
+          export NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://localhost:$POSTGREST_HOST_PORT"
+          npm run build
+
+      - name: Deploy
+        env:
+          DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
+          POSTGRES_USER: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER }}
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
+          POSTGRES_DB: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_DB }}
+          MINIO_ROOT_USER: ${{ secrets.MINIO_ROOT_USER }}
+          MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
+          POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET }}
+
+          # Auth.js v5
+          AUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AUTH_SECRET }}
+          AUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.AUTH_URL }}
+          NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_URL }}
+          GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
+
+          # Storage
+          STORAGE_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_ENDPOINT }}
+          STORAGE_REGION: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_REGION }}
+          STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          STORAGE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_SECRET_KEY }}
+          STORAGE_BUCKET_PREFIX: ${{ secrets.STORAGE_BUCKET_PREFIX }}
+          NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_BASE_URL }}
+
+          # PostgREST
+          PGRST_SERVER_PORT: ${{ secrets.PGRST_SERVER_PORT }}
+          PGRST_DB_URI: ${{ secrets.PGRST_DB_URI }}
+          PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE: ${{ secrets.PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE }}
+          PGRST_JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET }}
+
+          # Stripe
+          STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY }}
+          STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET }}
+          STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY }}
+
+          # Resend
+          RESEND_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.RESEND_API_KEY }}
+          RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET: ${{ secrets.RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET }}
+
+          # AI
+          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+          GOOGLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
+          XAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.XAI_API_KEY }}
+
+          FROM_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.FROM_EMAIL }}
+        run: |
+          APP_DIR=/home/tyler/route-commerce
+          mkdir -p $APP_DIR
+          # Use the port chosen by Start Docker stack (persisted to .postgrest-port)
+          POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=$(cat .postgrest-port)
+          export NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://localhost:$POSTGREST_HOST_PORT"
+
+          # Write env file from secrets (preserves existing .env for docker compose)
+          {
+            printf "DATABASE_URL=%s\n" "$DATABASE_URL"
+            printf "NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=%s\n" "$NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL"
+            printf "POSTGRES_USER=%s\n" "$POSTGRES_USER"
+            printf "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=%s\n" "$POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
+            printf "POSTGRES_DB=%s\n" "$POSTGRES_DB"
+            printf "MINIO_ROOT_USER=%s\n" "$MINIO_ROOT_USER"
+            printf "MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=%s\n" "$MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD"
+            printf "POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET=%s\n" "$POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET"
+            printf "AUTH_SECRET=%s\n" "$AUTH_SECRET"
+            printf "AUTH_URL=%s\n" "$AUTH_URL"
+            printf "NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_URL=%s\n" "$NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_URL"
+            printf "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=%s\n" "$GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID"
+            printf "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=%s\n" "$GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET"
+            printf "STORAGE_ENDPOINT=%s\n" "$STORAGE_ENDPOINT"
+            printf "STORAGE_REGION=%s\n" "$STORAGE_REGION"
+            printf "STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY=%s\n" "$STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY"
+            printf "STORAGE_SECRET_KEY=%s\n" "$STORAGE_SECRET_KEY"
+            printf "STORAGE_BUCKET_PREFIX=%s\n" "$STORAGE_BUCKET_PREFIX"
+            printf "NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_BASE_URL=%s\n" "$NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_BASE_URL"
+            printf "PGRST_SERVER_PORT=%s\n" "$PGRST_SERVER_PORT"
+            printf "PGRST_DB_URI=%s\n" "$PGRST_DB_URI"
+            printf "PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE=%s\n" "$PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE"
+            printf "PGRST_JWT_SECRET=%s\n" "$POSTGREST_JWT_SECRET"
+            printf "STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=%s\n" "$STRIPE_SECRET_KEY"
+            printf "STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=%s\n" "$STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET"
+            printf "STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=%s\n" "$STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY"
+            printf "RESEND_API_KEY=%s\n" "$RESEND_API_KEY"
+            printf "RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET=%s\n" "$RESEND_WEBHOOK_SECRET"
+            printf "OPENAI_API_KEY=%s\n" "$OPENAI_API_KEY"
+            printf "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=%s\n" "$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
+            printf "GOOGLE_API_KEY=%s\n" "$GOOGLE_API_KEY"
+            printf "XAI_API_KEY=%s\n" "$XAI_API_KEY"
+            printf "FROM_EMAIL=%s\n" "$FROM_EMAIL"
+          } > $APP_DIR/.env.production
+
+          # Copy build output and required files
+          rsync -a --delete .next/ $APP_DIR/.next/
+          rsync -a --delete public/ $APP_DIR/public/
+          cp package.json $APP_DIR/
+          cp docker-compose.yml $APP_DIR/
+          cp -r supabase/ $APP_DIR/
+          cp next.config.ts $APP_DIR/ 2>/dev/null || cp next.config.js $APP_DIR/ 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # Install production deps only
+          cd $APP_DIR
+          npm install --omit=dev
+
+          # Start or restart PM2 process
+          if pm2 describe route-commerce > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            pm2 restart route-commerce
+          else
+            pm2 start npm --name route-commerce -- start -- -p 3100
+            pm2 save
+          fi
+
+          echo "Deployed successfully"
diff --git a/deploy/.env.production.example b/deploy/.env.production.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57d7afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/.env.production.example
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# .env.production — secrets + dynamic ports for the running containers
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# deploy.sh writes the first three lines on every successful deploy.
+# Everything below is YOUR responsibility to populate. deploy.sh preserves
+# unknown lines verbatim across deploys (it only overwrites the lines it
+# knows about), so you can safely commit this file to a private repo or
+# provision it via your secrets manager of choice.
+#
+# In production, this file should be mode 0600 and owned by the deploy user.
+# =============================================================================
+
+# --- managed by deploy.sh (do not edit by hand) -------------------------------
+POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=3011
+NEXTJS_HOST_PORT=3012
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:3011
+
+# --- PostgREST connection ---------------------------------------------------
+PGRST_DB_URI=postgres://app:secret@db.internal:5432/app_production
+PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE=anon
+PGRST_DB_SCHEMA=public
+
+# --- Next.js server-side secrets -------------------------------------------
+# Anything not prefixed NEXT_PUBLIC_ is server-only and read at request time.
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://app:secret@db.internal:5432/app_production
+
+# Auth.js v5 (NextAuth). Generate AUTH_SECRET with `npx auth secret` or
+# `openssl rand -base64 32`. AUTH_URL is the public base URL the browser
+# uses to build OAuth callback URLs.
+AUTH_SECRET=change-me-to-a-long-random-string
+AUTH_URL=https://app.example.com
+NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTH_URL=https://app.example.com
+ALLOW_DEV_LOGIN=false
+
+# Google OAuth provider for Auth.js. Set both AUTH_GOOGLE_ID/SECRET and
+# GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID/SECRET (the v5 code reads either name).
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=
+AUTH_GOOGLE_ID=
+AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET=
+
+# --- External services ------------------------------------------------------
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_replace_me
+STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_live_replace_me
+STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_replace_me
+
+SMTP_HOST=smtp.example.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USER=apikey
+SMTP_PASSWORD=replace_me
+SMTP_FROM="My App <noreply@example.com>"
diff --git a/deploy/.gitignore b/deploy/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49bfb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Runtime artefacts written by deploy.sh — do NOT commit these.
+.deploy.lock
+deploy.log
+.postgrest-port
+.nextjs-port
+.env.production
diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile.nextjs b/deploy/Dockerfile.nextjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8624950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile.nextjs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# Dockerfile.nextjs — multi-stage build for the Next.js frontend
+# =============================================================================
+# Used by docker-compose.yml's `nextjs` service.
+#
+# Why this looks the way it does:
+#   - `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL` must be present at BUILD time (Next.js inlines
+#     it into the client JS). We pass it through as an ARGs so the build
+#     context is reproducible (`docker build --build-arg` or via deploy.sh's
+#     `docker compose --env-file` flow).
+#   - We copy the host's pre-built `.next/` (produced by `npm run build` in
+#     deploy.sh) rather than running `next build` inside the image. This
+#     keeps the image lean and avoids double-building.
+# =============================================================================
+
+# ---- builder: produce node_modules with dev deps for the build step --------
+FROM node:20-alpine AS deps
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
+RUN if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm ci; else npm install; fi
+
+# ---- builder: produce the standalone .next/ output ------------------------
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY . .
+
+# These ARGs are wired through docker-compose's `args:` block (or the CLI).
+# deploy.sh exports them in the build environment.
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
+ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}
+ARG NEXTJS_HOST_PORT
+ENV NEXTJS_HOST_PORT=${NEXTJS_HOST_PORT}
+
+RUN npm run build
+
+# ---- runner: minimal image, standalone server -----------------------------
+FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
+WORKDIR /app
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV PORT=3000
+
+# Run as non-root.
+RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs \
+ && adduser  --system --uid 1001 nextjs
+
+# Copy only what the standalone server needs.
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/public ./public
+
+USER nextjs
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Adjust this CMD to match the actual server file your build emits.
+# For `output: "standalone"` in next.config.js the file is server.js.
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/deploy/Makefile b/deploy/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..491f6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# Makefile — convenience targets around deploy.sh
+# =============================================================================
+# All targets are wrappers; you can also invoke deploy.sh directly.
+
+SHELL := /usr/bin/env bash
+.SHELLFLAGS := -Eeu -o pipefail -c
+.SHELLFLAGS_LOG := $(.SHELLFLAGS)
+
+DEPLOY     := ./deploy.sh
+HEALTH     := ./healthcheck.sh
+WORKSPACE  ?= $(CURDIR)
+
+.PHONY: help
+help: ## Show this help message
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*##"; printf "Targets:\n"} /^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*##/ { printf "  %-20s %s\n", $$1, $$2 }' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+.PHONY: deploy
+deploy: ## Run a full deploy (build + up + nginx + healthcheck)
+	$(DEPLOY)
+
+.PHONY: deploy-verbose
+deploy-verbose: ## Deploy with extra logging (PRUNE_IMAGES=0, longer healthcheck)
+	PRUNE_IMAGES=0 HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT=120 $(DEPLOY)
+
+.PHONY: health
+health: ## Run a one-shot health check against the running stack
+	WORKSPACE=$(WORKSPACE) $(HEALTH)
+
+.PHONY: health-nginx
+health-nginx: ## Health check including the nginx-fronted URL
+	WORKSPACE=$(WORKSPACE) $(HEALTH) --nginx
+
+.PHONY: status
+status: ## Show current prod ports and running containers
+	@echo "PostgREST port:  $$(cat .postgrest-port 2>/dev/null || echo none)"
+	@echo "Next.js port:    $$(cat .nextjs-port 2>/dev/null || echo none)"
+	@cd deploy && docker compose -p prod-app ps
+
+.PHONY: logs
+logs: ## Tail deploy.log
+	tail -n 200 -f deploy.log
+
+.PHONY: down
+down: ## Stop the production stack (without redeploying)
+	cd deploy && docker compose -p prod-app down --remove-orphans
+
+.PHONY: rollback
+rollback: ## Restart the previous stack (the one whose ports are still on disk)
+	@if [[ ! -f .postgrest-port ]]; then echo "no .postgrest-port to roll back to"; exit 1; fi
+	cd deploy && \
+	  POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=$$(cat ../.postgrest-port) \
+	  NEXTJS_HOST_PORT=$$(cat ../.nextjs-port) \
+	  docker compose -p prod-app --env-file ../.env.production up -d
diff --git a/deploy/deploy.sh b/deploy/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3253591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# =============================================================================
+# deploy.sh — Idempotent PostgREST + Next.js production deploy
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# Self-hosted single-server deploy. Triggered manually, by Gitea webhook, or
+# by a Gitea Actions runner after a push to `main` (or `gitea-sync`).
+#
+# What it does, in order:
+#   1. Acquires an exclusive flock (concurrent deploys die loudly).
+#   2. CLEANUP: stops the dev stack on :3001 and the previous prod stack
+#      (port read from .postgrest-port / .nextjs-port).
+#   3. PORT_SELECTION: picks the lowest free port in [3011..30200] for
+#      PostgREST, then the next free one for the Next.js frontend.
+#   4. BUILD: runs `npm run build` with NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL exported so it
+#      gets inlined into the client bundle.
+#   5. DEPLOY: writes the chosen ports to .env.production, brings the
+#      compose stack up.
+#   6. NGINX: renders the nginx config from a template (with the current
+#      ports), `nginx -t`s it, and reloads the host systemd nginx.
+#   7. HEALTHCHECK: curls the new stack; if anything is down, rolls back.
+#   8. IMAGE_PRUNE: optional, removes dangling images on success.
+#
+# Files written to the workspace root:
+#   .postgrest-port          current PostgREST host port (atomic)
+#   .nextjs-port             current Next.js host port (atomic)
+#   .env.production          rendered env fed to docker compose
+#   .deploy.lock             flock target
+#   deploy.log               append-only log
+# =============================================================================
+
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configurable variables (override via environment before invoking)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+WORKSPACE="${WORKSPACE:-$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)}"
+COMPOSE_DIR="${COMPOSE_DIR:-${WORKSPACE}/deploy}"
+COMPOSE_FILE="${COMPOSE_FILE:-${COMPOSE_DIR}/docker-compose.yml}"
+NGINX_TEMPLATE="${NGINX_TEMPLATE:-${COMPOSE_DIR}/nginx.conf.template}"
+NGINX_RENDERED="${NGINX_RENDERED:-/etc/nginx/sites-available/prod-app.conf}"
+NGINX_LINK="${NGINX_LINK:-/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/prod-app.conf}"
+NGINX_OWNER="${NGINX_OWNER:-www-data:www-data}"
+
+PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME:-prod-app}"
+POSTGREST_PORT_FILE="${POSTGREST_PORT_FILE:-${WORKSPACE}/.postgrest-port}"
+NEXTJS_PORT_FILE="${NEXTJS_PORT_FILE:-${WORKSPACE}/.nextjs-port}"
+ENV_FILE="${ENV_FILE:-${WORKSPACE}/.env.production}"
+LOCK_FILE="${LOCK_FILE:-${WORKSPACE}/.deploy.lock}"
+LOG_FILE="${LOG_FILE:-${WORKSPACE}/deploy.log}"
+
+DEV_PORT="${DEV_PORT:-3001}"
+PORT_RANGE_START="${PORT_RANGE_START:-3011}"
+PORT_RANGE_END="${PORT_RANGE_END:-30200}"
+HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT="${HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT:-60}"   # seconds total
+HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL="${HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL:-2}"  # seconds between tries
+
+# Image pruning (set PRUNE_IMAGES=0 to skip)
+PRUNE_IMAGES="${PRUNE_IMAGES:-1}"
+
+# Optional: pin the public URL the browser uses. If empty, we default to
+# http://localhost:${POSTGREST_HOST_PORT}. For production with a real domain
+# and nginx in front, set e.g. NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://app.example.com/api
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL:-}"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Logging — every line is timestamped, tee'd to stdout AND the log file.
+# We replace the shell's fd 1/2 with a tee so any tool that prints (npm, docker,
+# curl) lands in both places automatically.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$LOG_FILE")"
+exec > >(tee -a "$LOG_FILE") 2>&1
+
+ts()   { date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'; }
+log()  { printf '[%s] %s\n' "$(ts)" "$*"; }
+hr()   { printf '%s\n' '----------------------------------------------------------------'; }
+section() { hr; log "== $* =="; hr; }
+
+# Trap so we always release the lock and surface a useful message.
+on_exit() {
+  local exit_code=$?
+  if (( exit_code != 0 )); then
+    log "DEPLOY FAILED with exit code ${exit_code}"
+    log "See ${LOG_FILE} for full output. Rollback hints:"
+    log "  - Previous port was: ${PREVIOUS_POSTGREST_PORT:-<unknown>}"
+    log "  - Current .postgrest-port value: $(read_port_file "$POSTGREST_PORT_FILE" || echo '<none>')"
+    log "  - To restart the old stack manually:"
+    log "      POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=${PREVIOUS_POSTGREST_PORT:-3011} \\"
+    log "      NEXTJS_HOST_PORT=${PREVIOUS_NEXTJS_PORT:-3012} \\"
+    log "      docker compose -p ${PROJECT_NAME} --env-file ${ENV_FILE} up -d"
+  else
+    log "DEPLOY OK — PostgREST on :${NEW_POSTGREST_PORT}, Next.js on :${NEW_NEXTJS_PORT}"
+  fi
+  # flock on fd 9 releases automatically when the script exits.
+}
+trap on_exit EXIT
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+read_port_file() {
+  # Echo the port in $1, or empty string if missing/garbage.
+  local f="$1"
+  [[ -f "$f" ]] || return 1
+  local v
+  v=$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$f" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  [[ "$v" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || return 1
+  printf '%s' "$v"
+}
+
+render_template() {
+  # Portable envsubst: replaces $VAR and ${VAR} references in stdin with
+  # values from the current environment. Only the variable names given as
+  # args are expanded (matches `envsubst` behavior). If real envsubst is
+  # available we use it for speed.
+  local vars="$1"
+  if command -v envsubst >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    envsubst "$vars"
+  else
+    # Build a sed expression like: s/\${VAR}/$VAR/g; s/\bVAR\b/$VAR/g
+    local sed_expr=()
+    for v in $vars; do
+      v="${v#\$}"
+      v="${v#\{}"
+      v="${v%\}}"
+      sed_expr+=( -e "s|\${${v}}|${!v:-}|g" )
+      sed_expr+=( -e "s|\$${v}\b|${!v:-}|g" )
+    done
+    sed "${sed_expr[@]}"
+  fi
+}
+
+is_listening() {
+  # Returns 0 if port $1 has a TCP listener (v4 or v6) on this host.
+  local port="$1"
+  ss -tlnH 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $4}' | grep -Eq "(^|:)${port}$"
+}
+
+next_free_port() {
+  # Walk PORT_RANGE_START..PORT_RANGE_END and return the first port nobody
+  # is listening on. Returns 1 if none are free.
+  local p
+  for (( p = PORT_RANGE_START; p <= PORT_RANGE_END; p++ )); do
+    if ! is_listening "$p"; then
+      printf '%s' "$p"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+atomic_write() {
+  # Write stdin to $1 atomically: write to temp, fsync, rename. This is
+  # what lets us use .postgrest-port as a single source of truth — readers
+  # always see either the old value or the new value, never a half-written one.
+  local target="$1"
+  local tmp
+  tmp=$(mktemp "${target}.tmp.XXXXXX")
+  cat > "$tmp"
+  sync
+  mv -f "$tmp" "$target"
+}
+
+free_port() {
+  # Try several strategies to free a port:
+  #   1. docker compose down for our project (idempotent)
+  #   2. brute-force kill of any process bound to the port
+  local port="$1" label="$2"
+  if [[ -z "$port" ]]; then return 0; fi
+  log "  ${label} port ${port}: stopping project '${PROJECT_NAME}' (if up)"
+  ( cd "$COMPOSE_DIR" && docker compose -p "$PROJECT_NAME" down --remove-orphans --timeout 10 ) \
+    >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+  if is_listening "$port"; then
+    log "  ${label} port ${port}: still listening, attempting pkill"
+    # fuser prints PIDs holding the port; xargs kills them.
+    local pids
+    pids=$(fuser -n tcp "$port" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]' || true)
+    if [[ -n "$pids" ]]; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      kill $pids 2>/dev/null || true
+      sleep 1
+      pids=$(fuser -n tcp "$port" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]' || true)
+      [[ -n "$pids" ]] && kill -9 $pids 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  fi
+  if is_listening "$port"; then
+    log "  ${label} port ${port}: WARNING — still in use after cleanup"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log "  ${label} port ${port}: free"
+  return 0
+}
+
+healthcheck() {
+  # Hit $1 (URL) until it returns 2xx within HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT seconds.
+  local url="$1" label="$2" elapsed=0
+  log "  ${label}: ${url}"
+  while (( elapsed < HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT )); do
+    if curl -fsS --max-time 5 -o /dev/null "$url"; then
+      log "  ${label}: OK (after ${elapsed}s)"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep "$HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL"
+    elapsed=$(( elapsed + HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL ))
+  done
+  log "  ${label}: FAILED after ${HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT}s"
+  return 1
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Lock — refuse to run if another deploy is in flight.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "LOCK"
+exec 9>"$LOCK_FILE"
+if ! flock -n 9; then
+  log "Another deploy holds ${LOCK_FILE}. Exiting."
+  exit 1
+fi
+log "Acquired exclusive lock on ${LOCK_FILE}"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 0. Banner
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "DEPLOY START"
+log "Workspace:    ${WORKSPACE}"
+log "Project:      ${PROJECT_NAME}"
+log "Compose:      ${COMPOSE_FILE}"
+log "Nginx tpl:    ${NGINX_TEMPLATE}"
+log "Port range:   ${PORT_RANGE_START}..${PORT_RANGE_END}"
+log "Caller:       ${USER:-<unknown>}@$(hostname)"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 1. CLEANUP — port 3001 (dev) and the previous prod ports.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "CLEANUP"
+
+free_port "$DEV_PORT" "dev"
+PREVIOUS_POSTGREST_PORT=$(read_port_file "$POSTGREST_PORT_FILE" || true)
+PREVIOUS_NEXTJS_PORT=$(read_port_file "$NEXTJS_PORT_FILE" || true)
+log "Previous prod ports: PostgREST=${PREVIOUS_POSTGREST_PORT:-<none>} Next.js=${PREVIOUS_NEXTJS_PORT:-<none>}"
+
+# Stale-port guard: if the file points to a port that is NOT in our standard
+# range, or to a port that nothing is listening on anymore, we still tear
+# down the project (cheap) but we don't try to free the port itself —
+# someone else might be using it.
+free_port "${PREVIOUS_POSTGREST_PORT:-}" "prev-postgrest"
+free_port "${PREVIOUS_NEXTJS_PORT:-}"   "prev-nextjs"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 2. PORT_SELECTION — find the two lowest free ports.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "PORT_SELECTION"
+
+NEW_POSTGREST_PORT=$(next_free_port) || {
+  log "No free port in [${PORT_RANGE_START}..${PORT_RANGE_END}]. Bailing out."
+  exit 2
+}
+log "PostgREST: ${NEW_POSTGREST_PORT}"
+
+# Re-check after allocation, since we want distinct ports for both services.
+NEW_NEXTJS_PORT=""
+for (( p = PORT_RANGE_START; p <= PORT_RANGE_END; p++ )); do
+  if (( p == NEW_POSTGREST_PORT )); then continue; fi
+  if ! is_listening "$p"; then NEW_NEXTJS_PORT="$p"; break; fi
+done
+if [[ -z "$NEW_NEXTJS_PORT" ]]; then
+  log "No free port for Next.js after allocating ${NEW_POSTGREST_PORT}. Bailing out."
+  exit 2
+fi
+log "Next.js:   ${NEW_NEXTJS_PORT}"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 3. BUILD — Next.js, with NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL inlined into the client bundle.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "BUILD"
+
+cd "$WORKSPACE"
+
+# Default the public API URL the browser will see.
+if [[ -z "$NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL" ]]; then
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://localhost:${NEW_POSTGREST_PORT}"
+fi
+log "NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}"
+
+# Node-only check: don't try to build if there's no package.json.
+if [[ -f package.json ]]; then
+  # Make sure the deps are present (idempotent — npm ci is a no-op when locked).
+  if [[ -f package-lock.json ]]; then
+    log "npm ci (locked install)"
+    npm ci --no-audit --no-fund
+  else
+    log "npm install (no lockfile present — consider committing package-lock.json)"
+    npm install --no-audit --no-fund
+  fi
+  log "npm run build"
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="$NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL" \
+  POSTGREST_HOST_PORT="$NEW_POSTGREST_PORT" \
+  NEXTJS_HOST_PORT="$NEW_NEXTJS_PORT" \
+    npm run build
+else
+  log "No package.json in ${WORKSPACE} — skipping build step."
+fi
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 4. ENV FILE — render .env.production for the running containers.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "ENV"
+
+# Preserve any pre-existing secrets in .env.production. We only own the lines
+# we write; everything else is left alone. (The simplest sane strategy.)
+SECRETS_FILE=""
+if [[ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]]; then
+  SECRETS_FILE=$(mktemp)
+  # Drop any lines we manage; keep the rest verbatim.
+  grep -v -E '^(POSTGREST_HOST_PORT|NEXTJS_HOST_PORT|NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL)=' \
+    "$ENV_FILE" > "$SECRETS_FILE" || true
+fi
+
+{
+  printf '# Generated by deploy.sh on %s — safe to edit, lines below are managed\n' "$(ts)"
+  printf 'POSTGREST_HOST_PORT=%s\n' "$NEW_POSTGREST_PORT"
+  printf 'NEXTJS_HOST_PORT=%s\n'     "$NEW_NEXTJS_PORT"
+  printf 'NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=%q\n'  "$NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL"
+  if [[ -n "$SECRETS_FILE" ]]; then
+    cat "$SECRETS_FILE"
+    rm -f "$SECRETS_FILE"
+  fi
+} > "${ENV_FILE}.new"
+
+mv -f "${ENV_FILE}.new" "$ENV_FILE"
+chmod 600 "$ENV_FILE"
+log "Wrote ${ENV_FILE}"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 5. DEPLOY — bring the stack up.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "DEPLOY"
+
+cd "$COMPOSE_DIR"
+log "docker compose -p ${PROJECT_NAME} up -d --build"
+docker compose -p "$PROJECT_NAME" --env-file "$ENV_FILE" up -d --build
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 6. NGINX — render config from template, test, reload.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "NGINX"
+
+if [[ -f "$NGINX_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+  POSTGREST_HOST_PORT="$NEW_POSTGREST_PORT" \
+  NEXTJS_HOST_PORT="$NEW_NEXTJS_PORT" \
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="$NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL" \
+    render_template '${POSTGREST_HOST_PORT} ${NEXTJS_HOST_PORT} ${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}' \
+      < "$NGINX_TEMPLATE" > "$NGINX_RENDERED"
+
+  log "Rendered: ${NGINX_RENDERED}"
+  chown "$NGINX_OWNER" "$NGINX_RENDERED" 2>/dev/null || true
+  chmod 644 "$NGINX_RENDERED"
+
+  # Wire it into sites-enabled if not already linked.
+  if [[ ! -L "$NGINX_LINK" && ! -e "$NGINX_LINK" ]]; then
+    log "Enabling site: ${NGINX_LINK} -> ${NGINX_RENDERED}"
+    ln -s "$NGINX_RENDERED" "$NGINX_LINK"
+  fi
+
+  log "nginx -t"
+  nginx -t
+  log "systemctl reload nginx"
+  systemctl reload nginx
+else
+  log "No nginx template at ${NGINX_TEMPLATE} — skipping reverse proxy step."
+fi
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 7. HEALTHCHECK — direct + via nginx (when applicable).
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "HEALTHCHECK"
+
+# Direct checks (bypass nginx, catch compose issues)
+healthcheck "http://127.0.0.1:${NEW_POSTGREST_PORT}/" "postgrest-direct" || ROLLBACK=1
+healthcheck "http://127.0.0.1:${NEW_NEXTJS_PORT}/"     "nextjs-direct"   || ROLLBACK=1
+
+# nginx-fronted check (only meaningful if nginx template exists)
+if [[ -f "$NGINX_TEMPLATE" && "${ROLLBACK:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
+  healthcheck "http://127.0.0.1/" "nginx-front" || ROLLBACK=1
+fi
+
+if [[ "${ROLLBACK:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+  log "HEALTHCHECK FAILED — rolling back."
+  log "Tearing down the new stack on :${NEW_POSTGREST_PORT} / :${NEW_NEXTJS_PORT}"
+  docker compose -p "$PROJECT_NAME" --env-file "$ENV_FILE" down --remove-orphans --timeout 10 || true
+
+  # If we had a previous port file, the old one is still on disk (we wrote
+  # the new one to .new and only mv'd on success... but we DID mv already,
+  # so re-write the old value).
+  if [[ -n "${PREVIOUS_POSTGREST_PORT:-}" ]]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$PREVIOUS_POSTGREST_PORT" | atomic_write "$POSTGREST_PORT_FILE"
+  else
+    rm -f "$POSTGREST_PORT_FILE"
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${PREVIOUS_NEXTJS_PORT:-}" ]]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$PREVIOUS_NEXTJS_PORT" | atomic_write "$NEXTJS_PORT_FILE"
+  else
+    rm -f "$NEXTJS_PORT_FILE"
+  fi
+  exit 3
+fi
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 8. PERSIST — commit the chosen ports as the new single source of truth.
+#    (Done AFTER healthcheck so a failed deploy doesn't clobber the old one.)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+section "PERSIST"
+printf '%s\n' "$NEW_POSTGREST_PORT" | atomic_write "$POSTGREST_PORT_FILE"
+printf '%s\n' "$NEW_NEXTJS_PORT"    | atomic_write "$NEXTJS_PORT_FILE"
+log ".postgrest-port = ${NEW_POSTGREST_PORT}"
+log ".nextjs-port    = ${NEW_NEXTJS_PORT}"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 9. IMAGE_PRUNE — optional housekeeping.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [[ "$PRUNE_IMAGES" == "1" ]]; then
+  section "IMAGE_PRUNE"
+  docker image prune -f
+fi
+
+section "DONE"
+exit 0
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dc22f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# docker-compose.yml — production stack consumed by deploy.sh
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# The host-side ports (POSTGREST_HOST_PORT, NEXTJS_HOST_PORT) are written by
+# deploy.sh into .env.production. We interpolate from there with ${VAR:-3011}
+# so a manual `docker compose up` without the deploy script still works.
+#
+# Note on networking: the Next.js container calls PostgREST on
+# `host.docker.internal:POSTGREST_HOST_PORT` so the inlined
+# NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL (a localhost URL, per the deploy contract) resolves
+# correctly. On Linux you may need to add
+#   extra_hosts:
+#     - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+# which is included below for that reason.
+# =============================================================================
+
+name: prod-app  # default project name; deploy.sh overrides with -p
+
+services:
+  postgrest:
+    image: postgrest/postgrest:latest
+    container_name: prod-app-postgrest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    # The host port is dynamic. The container always listens on 3000.
+    ports:
+      - "${POSTGREST_HOST_PORT:-3011}:3000"
+    environment:
+      PGRST_DB_URI: ${PGRST_DB_URI}
+      PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE: ${PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE:-anon}
+      PGRST_DB_SCHEMA: ${PGRST_DB_SCHEMA:-public}
+      PGRST_SERVER_PORT: 3000
+      # Optional: tighten CORS for your real domain
+      PGRST_DB_TXN_END: "commit-allow-overwrite"
+    # Healthcheck lets `docker compose ps` show healthy state.
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-qO-", "http://127.0.0.1:3000/"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 6
+
+  nextjs:
+    # Build context is the workspace root (one level up from this file).
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: deploy/Dockerfile.nextjs
+    container_name: prod-app-nextjs
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "${NEXTJS_HOST_PORT:-3012}:3000"
+    environment:
+      # Runtime vars — these can change without rebuilding. NEXT_PUBLIC_*
+      # is also exported here for completeness, but the BROWSER's view of
+      # NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL is baked in at build time (see Dockerfile).
+      NODE_ENV: production
+      PORT: 3000
+      NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: ${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}
+    env_file:
+      - ../.env.production   # server-side secrets read at runtime
+    extra_hosts:
+      # Lets the container reach the host on the dynamically allocated port.
+      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+    depends_on:
+      postgrest:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-qO-", "http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/health"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 6
diff --git a/deploy/healthcheck.sh b/deploy/healthcheck.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..00ac9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/healthcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# =============================================================================
+# healthcheck.sh — standalone, callable from cron / monitoring
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# Reads the current prod ports from .postgrest-port / .nextjs-port and curls
+# each service. Exit code is the count of failed checks (0 = all healthy).
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./healthcheck.sh
+#   ./healthcheck.sh --nginx      # also check the fronted URL
+#   WORKSPACE=/srv/app ./healthcheck.sh
+# =============================================================================
+
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+WORKSPACE="${WORKSPACE:-$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)}"
+POSTGREST_PORT_FILE="${POSTGREST_PORT_FILE:-${WORKSPACE}/.postgrest-port}"
+NEXTJS_PORT_FILE="${NEXTJS_PORT_FILE:-${WORKSPACE}/.nextjs-port}"
+TIMEOUT="${HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT:-5}"
+
+failures=0
+
+check() {
+  local label="$1" url="$2"
+  if curl -fsS --max-time "$TIMEOUT" -o /dev/null "$url"; then
+    printf '  [ OK ] %-20s %s\n' "$label" "$url"
+  else
+    printf '  [FAIL] %-20s %s\n' "$label" "$url"
+    failures=$(( failures + 1 ))
+  fi
+}
+
+pgrest_port=$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$POSTGREST_PORT_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+next_port=$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$NEXTJS_PORT_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+if [[ -n "$pgrest_port" ]]; then
+  check "postgrest" "http://127.0.0.1:${pgrest_port}/"
+else
+  printf '  [SKIP] postgrest          (no .postgrest-port)\n'
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$next_port" ]]; then
+  check "nextjs"    "http://127.0.0.1:${next_port}/"
+else
+  printf '  [SKIP] nextjs             (no .nextjs-port)\n'
+fi
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--nginx" ]]; then
+  check "nginx" "http://127.0.0.1/"
+fi
+
+exit "$failures"
diff --git a/deploy/nginx.conf.template b/deploy/nginx.conf.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a52115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/nginx.conf.template
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# nginx.conf.template — rendered by deploy.sh on every deploy
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# Variables substituted by `envsubst`:
+#   ${POSTGREST_HOST_PORT}  dynamic host port of the PostgREST container
+#   ${NEXTJS_HOST_PORT}     dynamic host port of the Next.js container
+#   ${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}  (informational only — used in comment header)
+#
+# Layout:
+#   /api/*  -> http://127.0.0.1:${POSTGREST_HOST_PORT}
+#   /*      -> http://127.0.0.1:${NEXTJS_HOST_PORT}
+#
+# Tested against nginx >= 1.18 (Debian 11 / Ubuntu 22.04). Adjust ssl_*
+# lines if you don't have a cert yet — deploy.sh only tests/renders, the
+# operator decides whether to terminate TLS here.
+# =============================================================================
+
+# --- upstream definitions ---------------------------------------------------
+upstream postgrest_upstream {
+    server 127.0.0.1:${POSTGREST_HOST_PORT};
+    keepalive 16;
+}
+
+upstream nextjs_upstream {
+    server 127.0.0.1:${NEXTJS_HOST_PORT};
+    keepalive 16;
+}
+
+# --- HTTP -> HTTPS upgrade (optional; remove if you only run on LAN) --------
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    listen [::]:80;
+    server_name _;
+
+    # ACME http-01 challenge needs to be served on port 80.
+    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
+        root /var/www/letsencrypt;
+    }
+
+    # Redirect everything else to HTTPS. Comment out for plain-HTTP dev.
+    location / {
+        return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+    }
+}
+
+# --- main server block ------------------------------------------------------
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    listen [::]:443 ssl;
+    http2 on;
+    server_name _;
+
+    # --- TLS (uncomment + adjust after you obtain a cert) ------------------
+    # ssl_certificate     /etc/letsencrypt/live/YOUR_DOMAIN/fullchain.pem;
+    # ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/YOUR_DOMAIN/privkey.pem;
+    # ssl_protocols       TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+    # ssl_ciphers         HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
+
+    # --- sensible defaults ------------------------------------------------
+    client_max_body_size 25m;
+    proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_set_header   Host              $host;
+    proxy_set_header   X-Real-IP         $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For   $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Host  $host;
+    proxy_set_header   Connection        "";
+
+    # --- API: /api/* -> PostgREST ----------------------------------------
+    location /api/ {
+        proxy_pass http://postgrest_upstream;
+        proxy_read_timeout 60s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 60s;
+    }
+
+    # PostgREST exposes its OpenAPI spec at the root of the API; expose it
+    # under a stable URL too.
+    location = /api {
+        proxy_pass http://postgrest_upstream;
+    }
+
+    # --- everything else -> Next.js --------------------------------------
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://nextjs_upstream;
+        proxy_read_timeout 120s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 120s;
+    }
+}