diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml
index c58c9cd..c7228d5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,63 @@ jobs:
           yarn build
           #yarn test --watchAll=false --ci
 
+      # Ensure SSH and SCP are installed and functional
+      - name: Setup SSH and SCP
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          echo "Ensuring SSH and SCP are available..."
+          if command -v apt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apt-get update -qq >/dev/null
+            apt-get install -y -qq openssh-client >/dev/null
+          elif command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apk add --no-cache openssh >/dev/null
+          elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            dnf install -y -q openssh-clients >/dev/null
+          else
+            echo "No supported package manager found for SSH installation."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "SSH and SCP successfully installed:"
+          ssh -V
+          scp -V || echo "SCP version info not available but command exists."
+
+      - name: Publish frontend .next build to server
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          SERVER_IP: ${{ vars.SERVER_IP }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          echo "vars.SERVER_IP:  $vars.SERVER_IP"
+          echo "vars.DOMAIN_NAME:  $vars.DOMAIN_NAME"
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@$SERVER_IP "mkdir -p /var/www/frontend"
+          scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r frontend/.next root@$SERVER_IP:/var/www/frontend/
+          echo "Frontend artifact copied successfully to $SERVER_IP:/var/www/frontend"     
+
+      - name: Publish frontend .next build to Plesk server
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          SERVER_IP: ${{ vars.SERVER_IP }}
+          DOMAIN_NAME: ${{ vars.DOMAIN_NAME }} # optional, helps locate vhost
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      
+          echo "Deploying to server: $SERVER_IP"
+      
+          #Define Plesk web root (update DOMAIN_NAME in Gitea variables)
+          WEB_ROOT="/var/www/vhosts/${DOMAIN_NAME}/httpdocs"
+      
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@$SERVER_IP "mkdir -p $WEB_ROOT/.next"
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@$SERVER_IP "mkdir -p $WEB_ROOT/public/.htaccess"
+      
+          #Copy only the .next build folder to the server
+          scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r frontend/.next root@$SERVER_IP:$WEB_ROOT/
+      
+          echo "Frontend .next build successfully deployed to $SERVER_IP:$WEB_ROOT/.next"    
+
   backend-jobs:
     name: Set up Java for Backend Tests and Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
index d3f1e27..9e89a8e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
@@ -72,4 +72,39 @@ jobs:
           yarn -v
 
       - name: Done
-        run: echo "Workflow finished."
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+        run: echo "Workflow finished."
+
+  #blish-backend-docker-image:
+  #name: Build and publish backend Docker image to server
+  #runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #needs: backend-jobs
+  #steps:
+  #  - name: Checkout repository
+  #    uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #
+  #  - name: Set up Docker
+  #    run: |
+  #      apt-get update -y
+  #      apt-get install -y docker.io
+  #
+  #  - name: Build Docker image
+  #    run: |
+  #      docker build -t backend-app:latest .
+  #
+  #  - name: Save Docker image as tarball
+  #    run: docker save backend-app:latest -o backend-app.tar
+  #
+  #  - name: Copy Docker image to remote server and load it
+  #    env:
+  #      SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+  #      SERVER_IP: <ip>
+  #    run: |
+  #      mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+  #      echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+  #      chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+  #      scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no backend-app.tar root@$SERVER_IP:/tmp/backend-app.tar
+  #      ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@$SERVER_IP "
+  #        docker load -i /tmp/backend-app.tar &&
+  #        docker tag backend-app:latest backend-app:latest &&
+  #        echo 'Backend Docker image loaded successfully'
+  #      "
diff --git a/frontend/public/.htaccess b/frontend/public/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d5d80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/public/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+  RewriteEngine On
+  RewriteBase /
+  RewriteRule ^index\.html$ - [L]
+  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
+  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
+  RewriteRule . /index.html [L]
+</IfModule>
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