diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
index 1f58a5b..0826a84 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
       - 'css/**'
       - 'js/**'
       - 'images/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Now available in 1.24.2!
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -27,70 +27,33 @@ 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
           
-          # 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"
+          # Use relaxed host checking
+          echo "Host *" > ~/.ssh/config
+          echo "  StrictHostKeyChecking no" >> ~/.ssh/config
+          echo "  UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null" >> ~/.ssh/config
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config
           
       - name: Deploy website
         run: |
-          # Server configuration
-          SERVER_IP="192.168.4.56"  # Your server IP
-          DEPLOY_USER="deploy"       # The user we just created
+          # Install rsync
+          echo "📦 Installing rsync..."
+          apt-get update && apt-get install -y rsync
+          
+          SERVER_IP="192.168.4.56"
+          DEPLOY_USER="deploy"
           WEBSITE_DIR="/media/stephen/Storage_Linux/infrastructure/services/websites/maverickApplications"
           
           echo "📁 Syncing files to server..."
           rsync -avz --delete \
-            -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key" \
             ./ $DEPLOY_USER@$SERVER_IP:$WEBSITE_DIR/
           
           echo "🔄 Restarting website container..."
-          ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $DEPLOY_USER@$SERVER_IP \
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key $DEPLOY_USER@$SERVER_IP \
             "cd $WEBSITE_DIR && docker compose restart maverick-website"
             
       - name: Health check