- Use SHA-based image tags instead of 'latest' for deployments
- Pass exact image tag from build job to deploy job
- Add default for SSH_PORT
- Health check now fails deploy if not passing
- Added script_stop for proper error handling
- Add image variable substitution to docker-compose.yml
- Build image in CI, push to Harbor registry
- Deploy pulls from Harbor instead of rebuilding
- Supports both local dev (build) and prod (pull from registry)
- Separate test and deploy jobs
- Tests run first and block deployment on failure
- Uses MongoDB service container for tests
- SSH-based deployment for security and flexibility
- Health check verification after deployment
- Requires secrets: SSH_HOST, SSH_USER, SSH_PRIVATE_KEY, DEPLOY_PATH
