diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9300d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+
+name: Deploy ThorsHammerNew
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Copy files to app directory
+        run: |
+          rsync -av --delete \
+            --exclude '.git' \
+            --exclude '.gitea' \
+            --exclude '*.db' \
+            --exclude '.env' \
+            --exclude 'ga_key.json' \
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/ /var/www/thorshammernew/
+
+      - name: Restart app service
+        run: |
+          sudo systemctl restart thorshammernew
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index ca1943a..2b739f5 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ def send_push_notification(name, job):
         print(f"Push notification failed: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
 
 
+init_db()
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    init_db()
     app.run(debug=True)