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+name: DeFlock API Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ts-backend] # changeme to master later
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
+        with:
+          bun-version: latest
+
+      - run: bun install
+        working-directory: ./api
+      - run: bun test
+        working-directory: ./api
+
+      - name: Configure SSH
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.VPS_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh-keyscan -H ${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+      - name: Sync files
+        run: |
+          rsync -az --delete \
+            --exclude node_modules \
+            ./api/ ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }}:/home/nullplate/deflock/api
+
+      - name: Restart services
+        run: |
+          ssh ${{ secrets.VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.VPS_HOST }} "
+            sudo systemctl restart deflock-api
+          "