test local clone

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global --unset-all core.sshCommand || true
           echo "Global git config after:" || true
           git config --global --list || true
-      - name: Setup SSH for git/scp/rsync
+      - name: Setup SSH for git/scp
         shell: bash
         run: |
           install -m 700 -d ~/.ssh
@@ -52,46 +52,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Deploy via SSH (only required files)
+      - name: Copy entire repository to target host
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          # Ensure target dir exists
+          # Create target directory and stream full repo via tar over ssh (includes .git)
           ssh $TARGET_USER@$TARGET_HOST "mkdir -p $APP_DIR"
-
-          # If rsync available both locally and remotely, use it with include/exclude for minimal sync
-          if command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1 && ssh $TARGET_USER@$TARGET_HOST 'command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1'; then
-            rsync -az --delete \
-              --prune-empty-dirs \
-              --include '/astro.config.mjs' \
-              --include '/package.json' \
-              --include '/package-lock.json' \
-              --include '/postcss.config.js' \
-              --include '/tailwind.config.js' \
-              --include '/server.mjs' \
-              --include '/Containerfile' \
-              --include '/public/***' \
-              --include '/src/***' \
-              --exclude '/.git/***' \
-              --exclude '/.gitea/***' \
-              --exclude '/deploy/***' \
-              --exclude '/node_modules/***' \
-              --exclude '/dist/***' \
-              --exclude '*' \
-              ./ $TARGET_USER@$TARGET_HOST:$APP_DIR/
-          else
-            echo "rsync not available, using tar-over-ssh fallback with minimal set"
-            tar -czf - \
-              astro.config.mjs \
-              package.json \
-              package-lock.json \
-              postcss.config.js \
-              tailwind.config.js \
-              server.mjs \
-              Containerfile \
-              public \
-              src \
-              | ssh $TARGET_USER@$TARGET_HOST "tar -xzf - -C $APP_DIR"
-          fi
+          echo "Streaming repository to $TARGET_HOST:$APP_DIR"
+          # Use pax-compatible tar to preserve permissions; gzip for transfer
+          tar -czf - . | ssh $TARGET_USER@$TARGET_HOST "tar -xzf - -C $APP_DIR"
 
       - name: Build container on target host
         run: |