diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 199f131..188336a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ jobs:
             git clone http://10.2.0.7:3000/suche-Hermes/api-server.git /tmp/api-server
           fi
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp/api-server
+          npm ci
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp/api-server
+          npx prisma generate
+          npm run build
+
       - name: Ensure infrastructure is ready
         run: |
           docker start mysql redis qdrant 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -39,20 +50,40 @@ jobs:
             echo "[deploy] No failed migrations found"
           fi
 
+      - name: Run database migrations
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp/api-server
+          npx prisma migrate deploy
+
+      - name: Deploy NestJS API
+        run: |
+          rsync -av --delete \
+            /tmp/api-server/dist/ /opt/zhixi/backend/dist/
+          rsync -av --delete \
+            /tmp/api-server/node_modules/ /opt/zhixi/backend/node_modules/
+          rsync -av \
+            /tmp/api-server/prisma/ /opt/zhixi/backend/prisma/
+          rsync -av \
+            /tmp/api-server/package.json /opt/zhixi/backend/package.json
+
+      - name: Restart API service
+        run: |
+          sudo systemctl restart zhixi-api
+          sleep 3
+          sudo systemctl is-active zhixi-api
+          echo "[deploy] zhixi-api active OK"
+
       - name: Deploy RAG Worker
         run: |
           set -e
           WORKER_DIR="/opt/zhixi/backend/rag-worker"
           mkdir -p "$WORKER_DIR"
-
           rsync -av --delete --exclude='.env' --exclude='__pycache__' \
             /tmp/api-server/rag-worker/ "$WORKER_DIR/"
-
           sudo cp "$WORKER_DIR/zhixi-worker.service" /etc/systemd/system/
           sudo systemctl daemon-reload
           sudo systemctl restart zhixi-worker
           sleep 5
-
           sudo systemctl is-active zhixi-worker
           echo "[deploy] zhixi-worker active OK"