diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-prod.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-prod.yml
index 7e61068..ef23864 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-prod.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-prod.yml
@@ -149,43 +149,46 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          rm -f /tmp/working_key /tmp/raw_key
-          printf "%s\n" "${RAW_KEY}" | tr -d '\r' > /tmp/raw_key
-          HEADER=$(grep "BEGIN" /tmp/raw_key)
-          FOOTER=$(grep "END" /tmp/raw_key)
-          BODY=$(grep -v "BEGIN" /tmp/raw_key | grep -v "END" | tr -d " \r\n")
-          printf "%s\n" "$HEADER" > /tmp/working_key
-          printf "%s\n" "$BODY" | fold -w 64 >> /tmp/working_key
-          printf "%s\n" "$FOOTER" >> /tmp/working_key
-          echo "" >> /tmp/working_key
-          chmod 600 /tmp/working_key
+          KEY_B64=$(printf "%s" "${RAW_KEY}" | tr -d '\r' | base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+          SCRIPT_B64=$(base64 scripts/backup_db.sh | tr -d '\r\n')
+          [ -f .env ] && ENV_B64=$(base64 .env | tr -d '\r\n') || ENV_B64=""
 
-          echo "=== 🔍 DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS ==="
-          echo "Target Host: ${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST} (Port: ${PORT})"
-          echo "Destination Directory: ${DEST_DIR}"
-          echo "Current Directory: $(pwd)"
-          echo "Script Exists: $([ -f scripts/backup_db.sh ] && echo 'YES' || echo 'NO')"
-
-          echo "=== 🔑 KEY FINGERPRINT ==="
-          ssh-keygen -l -f /tmp/working_key
-
-          SSH_CMD="ssh -p ${PORT} -i /tmp/working_key -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=15"
-
-          echo "=== 🚀 EXECUTING REMOTE COMMAND ==="
-          $SSH_CMD "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}" "mkdir -p ${DEST_DIR}/scripts"
-
-          echo "=== 📦 TRANSFERRING SCRIPT & ENV ==="
-          if command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Using rsync for file transfer..."
-            rsync -avz -e "$SSH_CMD" scripts/backup_db.sh "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}:${DEST_DIR}/scripts/"
-            [ -f .env ] || touch .env
-            rsync -avz -e "$SSH_CMD" .env "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}:${DEST_DIR}/.env"
-          else
-            echo "Using scp for file transfer..."
-            scp -P ${PORT} -i /tmp/working_key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no scripts/backup_db.sh "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}:${DEST_DIR}/scripts/"
-            [ -f .env ] || touch .env
-            scp -P ${PORT} -i /tmp/working_key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no .env "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}:${DEST_DIR}/.env"
-          fi
-
-          $SSH_CMD "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}" "chmod +x ${DEST_DIR}/scripts/backup_db.sh"
-          echo "SUCCESS: Backup script and .env deployed successfully to ${DEST_DIR} on DB Server!"
+          docker run --rm --net=host \
+            -e TARGET_HOST="${TARGET_HOST}" \
+            -e TARGET_USER="${TARGET_USER}" \
+            -e PORT="${PORT}" \
+            -e DEST_DIR="${DEST_DIR}" \
+            -e KEY_B64="${KEY_B64}" \
+            -e SCRIPT_B64="${SCRIPT_B64}" \
+            -e ENV_B64="${ENV_B64}" \
+            alpine:latest sh -c '
+              apk add --no-cache openssh-client rsync coreutils && \
+              (echo "$KEY_B64" | base64 -d 2>/dev/null || echo "$KEY_B64" | base64 --decode) > /tmp/raw_key && \
+              HEADER=$(grep "BEGIN" /tmp/raw_key) && \
+              FOOTER=$(grep "END" /tmp/raw_key) && \
+              BODY=$(grep -v "BEGIN" /tmp/raw_key | grep -v "END" | tr -d " \r\n") && \
+              printf "%s\n" "$HEADER" > /tmp/working_key && \
+              printf "%s\n" "$BODY" | fold -w 64 >> /tmp/working_key && \
+              printf "%s\n" "$FOOTER" >> /tmp/working_key && \
+              echo "" >> /tmp/working_key && \
+              chmod 600 /tmp/working_key && \
+              (echo "$SCRIPT_B64" | base64 -d 2>/dev/null || echo "$SCRIPT_B64" | base64 --decode) > /tmp/backup_db.sh && \
+              if [ -n "$ENV_B64" ]; then \
+                (echo "$ENV_B64" | base64 -d 2>/dev/null || echo "$ENV_B64" | base64 --decode) > /tmp/.env ; \
+              else \
+                touch /tmp/.env ; \
+              fi && \
+              echo "=== 🔍 DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS ===" && \
+              echo "Target Host: ${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST} (Port: ${PORT})" && \
+              echo "Destination Directory: ${DEST_DIR}" && \
+              echo "=== 🔑 KEY FINGERPRINT ===" && \
+              ssh-keygen -l -f /tmp/working_key && \
+              SSH_CMD="ssh -p ${PORT} -i /tmp/working_key -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=15" && \
+              echo "=== 🚀 EXECUTING REMOTE COMMAND ===" && \
+              $SSH_CMD "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}" "mkdir -p ${DEST_DIR}/scripts" && \
+              echo "=== 📦 RSYNC TRANSFER SCRIPT & ENV ===" && \
+              rsync -avz -e "$SSH_CMD" /tmp/backup_db.sh "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}:${DEST_DIR}/scripts/backup_db.sh" && \
+              rsync -avz -e "$SSH_CMD" /tmp/.env "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}:${DEST_DIR}/.env" && \
+              $SSH_CMD "${TARGET_USER}@${TARGET_HOST}" "chmod +x ${DEST_DIR}/scripts/backup_db.sh" && \
+              echo "SUCCESS: Backup script and .env deployed successfully to ${DEST_DIR} on DB Server!"
+            '