diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
index acaa6da..18b9020 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
@@ -26,13 +26,55 @@ jobs:
           
       - name: Setup SSH
         run: |
+          echo "🔧 Setting up SSH configuration..."
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          
+          # Debug: Check if secret exists and has content
+          if [ -z "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}" ]; then
+            echo "❌ DEPLOY_SSH_KEY secret is empty or not set"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          echo "✅ SSH key secret found"
+          
+          # Write the private key
           echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/deploy_key
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/deploy_key
           
-          # Get your server's IP (replace with your actual IP)
-          SERVER_IP="192.168.4.56"  # Change this to your server's IP
-          ssh-keyscan -H $SERVER_IP >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          # Debug: Verify key file was created
+          if [ ! -f ~/.ssh/deploy_key ]; then
+            echo "❌ Failed to create SSH key file"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          echo "✅ SSH key file created"
+          
+          # Verify key format
+          if ! ssh-keygen -l -f ~/.ssh/deploy_key; then
+            echo "❌ SSH key appears to be malformed"
+            echo "Key file contents (first few lines):"
+            head -3 ~/.ssh/deploy_key
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          echo "✅ SSH key format is valid"
+          
+          # Set server IP and scan for host keys
+          SERVER_IP="192.168.4.56"
+          echo "🔍 Scanning for SSH host keys on $SERVER_IP..."
+          
+          # Add error handling for ssh-keyscan
+          if ! ssh-keyscan -H $SERVER_IP >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "❌ Failed to get SSH host keys from $SERVER_IP"
+            echo "Trying alternative approach..."
+            ssh-keyscan $SERVER_IP >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null || {
+              echo "⚠️ ssh-keyscan failed, adding StrictHostKeyChecking=no to SSH commands"
+            }
+          else
+            echo "✅ SSH host keys retrieved successfully"
+          fi
+          
+          echo "✅ SSH setup completed"
           
       - name: Deploy website
         run: |