diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b82bc14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Flight Radar — Gitea Actions CI/CD
+#
+# PREREQUISITES (one-time setup — see README for full instructions):
+#
+#   1. Add the act_runner service to your Gitea Portainer stack.
+#
+#   2. Pre-create the runner config file on the host:
+#      /srv/docker/traefik/stacks/gitea/volumes/act_runner/config.yaml
+#      (see content in the README / deployment docs)
+#
+#   3. Start the runner, then grab the registration token from:
+#      Gitea → Site Administration → Runners → Create Runner
+#      Add ACT_RUNNER_TOKEN to Portainer stack environment variables.
+#
+#   4. Give the runner access to Docker (socket mounted via config.yaml).
+#
+# PIPELINE BEHAVIOUR:
+#   • Triggers on every push to the default branch (main).
+#   • Builds both Docker images on the server (no registry needed).
+#   • Brings the app up with docker compose; only changed services restart.
+#   • If the build fails the old containers keep running — no downtime.
+#   • Prunes dangling images after a successful deploy.
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+name: Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+env:
+  COMPOSE_PROJECT: flight-radar
+  COMPOSE_FILE: flight-comparator/docker-compose.yml
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest   # resolved to catthehacker/ubuntu:act-22.04 by runner config
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Deploy with docker compose
+        run: |
+          echo "=== Deploying commit ${{ gitea.sha }} to ${{ gitea.ref_name }} ==="
+          docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" -p "$COMPOSE_PROJECT" up --build -d --remove-orphans
+
+      - name: Prune dangling images
+        run: docker image prune -f
+
+      - name: Show running containers
+        run: docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" -p "$COMPOSE_PROJECT" ps
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index afe98b3..0000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Flight Radar — GitLab CI/CD
-#
-# PREREQUISITES (one-time setup on the server):
-#
-#   1. Install GitLab Runner
-#      https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/linux-manually/
-#
-#   2. Register the runner (shell executor, tag: "shell")
-#      gitlab-runner register \
-#        --url https://gitlab.com \
-#        --registration-token <YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN> \
-#        --executor shell \
-#        --tag-list shell \
-#        --description "flight-radar-server"
-#
-#   3. Give the runner access to Docker (no sudo needed)
-#      sudo usermod -aG docker gitlab-runner
-#      sudo systemctl restart gitlab-runner
-#
-# PIPELINE BEHAVIOUR:
-#   • Triggers on every push to the default branch (main).
-#   • Builds both Docker images on the server (no registry needed).
-#   • Brings the app up with docker compose; only changed services restart.
-#   • If the build fails the old containers keep running — no downtime.
-#   • Prunes dangling images after a successful deploy.
-# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-stages:
-  - deploy
-
-variables:
-  # Stable project name so containers are found across different checkout dirs
-  COMPOSE_PROJECT: flight-radar
-  # Path to compose file (relative to repo root = $CI_PROJECT_DIR)
-  COMPOSE_FILE: flight-comparator/docker-compose.yml
-
-deploy:
-  stage: deploy
-  tags:
-    - shell          # must match the tag you gave your runner at registration
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
-  script:
-    - echo "=== Deploying commit $CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA to $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH ==="
-    - docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" -p "$COMPOSE_PROJECT" up --build -d --remove-orphans
-    - echo "=== Cleaning up dangling images ==="
-    - docker image prune -f
-    - echo "=== Running containers ==="
-    - docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" -p "$COMPOSE_PROJECT" ps
diff --git a/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.backend b/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.backend
index 0f4f4df..386ea13 100644
--- a/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.backend
+++ b/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-COPY api_server.py airports.py cache.py ./
+COPY api_server.py airports.py cache.py scan_processor.py searcher_v3.py ./
 COPY database/ ./database/
 
 # Pre-fetch airport data and initialise the database at build time
diff --git a/flight-comparator/docker-compose.yml b/flight-comparator/docker-compose.yml
index 4d8b0e8..7af4a1a 100644
--- a/flight-comparator/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/flight-comparator/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: flight-radar   # pins the project name — must match COMPOSE_PROJECT in .gitlab-ci.yml
+name: flight-radar   # pins the project name — must match COMPOSE_PROJECT in .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
 
 services:
   backend: