add workflow

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Build and Deploy MkDocs
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main   # change if needed
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -12,35 +12,35 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Important for switching branches
 
       - name: Build and Extract Site
         run: |
           docker build -t mkdocs-temp -f ci/mkdocs/Dockerfile .
           docker create --name temp-container mkdocs-temp
-          docker cp temp-container:/build/site ./site
+          # Copying content to a folder named 'output_content' to avoid naming collisions
+          docker cp temp-container:/build/site ./output_content
           docker rm temp-container
 
       - name: Deploy to docs-static Branch
         run: |
-          git config user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "actions@noreply.gitea.io"
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-          # Move built site somewhere safe
-          mv site /tmp/site_build
+          # Move built content to a temporary location outside the git tree
+          mv output_content /tmp/site_final
 
-          # Create orphan branch
+          # Switch to an orphan branch
           git checkout --orphan docs-static
 
-          # Remove tracked files
-          git rm -rf . 2>/dev/null || true
+          # Completely clear the working directory of all tracked files
+          git rm -rf .
 
-          # Clean working directory
-          rm -rf *
-
-          # Copy ONLY built output back in
-          cp -r /tmp/site_build/. .
+          # Copy ONLY the contents of the build folder into the root
+          cp -r /tmp/site_final/. .
 
+          # Add, commit, and force push
           git add .
-          git commit -m "Automated MkDocs build"
-
+          git commit -m "Automated MkDocs build: $(date)"
           git push origin docs-static --force