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+name: Build and deploy Backend
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: build-host
+    env:
+      SERVICE_NAME: backend
+      IMAGE: gitea.dsrptlab.com/mapflow/backend:${{ github.sha }}
+      DOKPLOY_APPLICATION_ID: ahtv545dRvRjoJnFNjiYv
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Log in to Gitea registry
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" | docker login gitea.dsrptlab.com \
+            -u "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}" \
+            --password-stdin
+
+      - name: Build and push image
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          builder="mapflow-builder"
+          if ! docker buildx inspect "$builder" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            docker buildx create --name "$builder" --driver docker-container --buildkitd-config /etc/buildkit/buildkitd.toml
+          fi
+          docker buildx use "$builder"
+          docker buildx inspect --bootstrap
+          docker buildx build --push --tag "$IMAGE" .
+
+      - name: Skip stale deployment
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          latest_sha="$(git ls-remote origin refs/heads/main | awk '{print $1}')"
+          if [ "$latest_sha" = "${GITHUB_SHA}" ]; then
+            touch .deploy-current
+          else
+            echo "A newer main commit exists: $latest_sha. Skipping deploy for ${GITHUB_SHA}."
+          fi
+
+      - name: Update Dokploy image
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          [ -f .deploy-current ] || exit 0
+          payload=$(cat <<JSON
+          {"applicationId":"$DOKPLOY_APPLICATION_ID","dockerImage":"$IMAGE","username":"${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}","password":"${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}","registryUrl":"gitea.dsrptlab.com"}
+          JSON
+          )
+          curl -fsS -X POST "${{ secrets.DOKPLOY_URL }}/api/application.saveDockerProvider" \
+            -H "x-api-key: ${{ secrets.DOKPLOY_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "$payload"
+
+      - name: Deploy in Dokploy
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          [ -f .deploy-current ] || exit 0
+          short_sha="${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}"
+          payload=$(cat <<JSON
+          {"applicationId":"$DOKPLOY_APPLICATION_ID","title":"$SERVICE_NAME #${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER:-0} $short_sha","description":"Deploy registry image $IMAGE"}
+          JSON
+          )
+          curl -fsS -X POST "${{ secrets.DOKPLOY_URL }}/api/application.deploy" \
+            -H "x-api-key: ${{ secrets.DOKPLOY_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "$payload"