diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
index f8d0ec2..7f4a7a1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -70,36 +70,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup SSH
-        uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.9.0
+      - name: Sync files via scp
+        uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
         with:
-          ssh-private-key: ${{ env.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-
-      - name: Add host to known_hosts
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-          echo "Scanning SSH host key for $SSH_HOST:$SSH_PORT..."
-          ssh-keyscan -p "$SSH_PORT" -T 10 -H "$SSH_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null || {
-            echo "::error::Failed to ssh-keyscan $SSH_HOST:$SSH_PORT"
-            exit 1
-          }
-          chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-
-      - name: Install rsync
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y rsync
-
-      - name: Sync files via rsync
-        run: |
-          echo "Syncing repository files to ${{ 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 }}/
-
+          host: ${{ env.SSH_HOST }}
+          username: ${{ env.SSH_USER }}
+          key: ${{ env.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          port: ${{ env.SSH_PORT }}
+          source: "./"
+          target: "${{ needs.prepare_deployment_vars.outputs.deploy_path }}"
+          strip_components: 1
+          exclude: |
+            .git/
+            .github/
+            node_modules/
 
   run_docker_compose:
     name: Run docker-compose remotely
@@ -155,4 +139,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Delete deployment directory
         run: |
           ssh -p "$SSH_PORT" $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "if [ -d '${{ needs.prepare_deployment_vars.outputs.deploy_path }}' ]; then rm -rf '${{ needs.prepare_deployment_vars.outputs.deploy_path }}'; echo 'Directory removed.'; else echo 'Directory not found, skipping.'; fi"
-