diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
index 64fc98d..f8d0ec2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Sync files via rsync
         run: |
           echo "Syncing repository files to ${{ needs.prepare_deployment_vars.outputs.deploy_path }}..."
-          rsync -avz --delete -e "ssh -p $SSH_PORT" . $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:${{ needs.prepare_deployment_vars.outputs.deploy_path }}/
+          rsync -avz --progress \
+            -e "ssh -p $SSH_PORT" \
+            --ignore-existing \
+            --exclude '.git/' \
+            --exclude '.github/' \
+            --exclude 'node_modules/' \
+            ./ $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:${{ needs.prepare_deployment_vars.outputs.deploy_path }}/
+
 
   run_docker_compose:
     name: Run docker-compose remotely