diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index db36e24..73770f1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -1,34 +1,43 @@
 name: Build and Deploy MkDocs
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main   # change if needed
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build and Extract Site
         run: |
-          # Build the image (the 'RUN mkdocs build' happens here)
           docker build -t mkdocs-temp -f ci/mkdocs/Dockerfile .
-
-          # Create a temporary container and copy the 'site' folder out of it
           docker create --name temp-container mkdocs-temp
           docker cp temp-container:/build/site ./site
           docker rm temp-container
 
-      - name: Deploy to Branch
+      - name: Deploy to docs-static Branch
         run: |
           git config user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "actions@noreply.gitea.io"
 
-          # Standard deployment logic
-          cp -r site /tmp/site_build
+          # Create fresh orphan branch
           git checkout --orphan docs-static
-          git rm -rf .
-          cp -r /tmp/site_build/. .
+
+          # Remove ALL tracked files from index + working tree
+          git rm -rf . 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # Clean untracked files too (important!)
+          rm -rf *
+
+          # Copy only site contents (not the folder itself)
+          cp -r site/. .
+
           git add .
           git commit -m "Automated MkDocs build"
+
           git push origin docs-static --force