diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index aeca35a..ac20f85 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ./
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install SSH client
+        run: |
+          apt-get update && apt-get install -y openssh-client
+
+      - name: Setup SSH inside container
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+
+          # Add the container host to known_hosts
+          ssh-keyscan -H ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
       - name: Compress backend
         run: tar -czf backend.tar.gz backend
 
@@ -70,6 +86,13 @@ jobs:
             tar -xzf /tmp/backend.tar.gz -C /var/www/app
           EOF
 
+      - name: Install dependencies on server
+        run: |
+          ssh deploy@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }} << 'EOF'
+            cd /var/www/app/backend/ && npm i
+          EOF
+
+
   deploy:
     runs-on: docker
     container: