diff --git a/scripts/post-merge.sh b/scripts/post-merge.sh
index beffb04..ab61c44 100644
--- a/scripts/post-merge.sh
+++ b/scripts/post-merge.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,3 @@
 set -e
 pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 pnpm --filter db push
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-echo "Syncing to Gitea..."
-bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/push-to-gitea.sh" || echo "Warning: Gitea push failed (non-fatal)."
diff --git a/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh b/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh
index 34f3093..d1d2f71 100755
--- a/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh
+++ b/scripts/push-to-gitea.sh
@@ -7,26 +7,18 @@ GITEA_USER="gitea"
 GITEA_REMOTE_URL="ssh://gitea@homegit.gyozamancave.fr:2222/billisdead/Postiz-android.git"
 GITEA_REMOTE_NAME="gitea"
 
+if [ -z "${GITEA_SSH_KEY:-}" ]; then
+  echo "Error: GITEA_SSH_KEY environment variable is not set. Add it as a Replit secret." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 SSH_DIR="$HOME/.ssh"
-KEY_FILE="$SSH_DIR/id_ed25519"
+KEY_FILE="$SSH_DIR/id_ed25519_gitea"
 
 mkdir -p "$SSH_DIR"
 chmod 700 "$SSH_DIR"
 
-if [ -n "${GITEA_SSH_KEY:-}" ]; then
-  printf '%s' "$GITEA_SSH_KEY" > "$KEY_FILE"
-else
-  cat > "$KEY_FILE" <<'SSHKEY'
------BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
-b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAAAMwAAAAtzc2gtZW
-QyNTUxOQAAACC0tlU0K92MWgUqdlSp84H531RogDoKAw93QTHtuLWiIQAAAJjbnAM925wD
-PQAAAAtzc2gtZWQyNTUxOQAAACC0tlU0K92MWgUqdlSp84H531RogDoKAw93QTHtuLWiIQ
-AAAEDLSpi/GbkN3yAw0FSMqPE8G6D7NqHQH5e2yRwC3tqkIbS2VTQr3YxaBSp2VKnzgfnf
-VGiAOgoDD3dBMe24taIhAAAAFHJlcGxpdC1wb3N0aXotbW9iaWxlAQ==
------END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
-SSHKEY
-fi
-
+printf '%s\n' "$GITEA_SSH_KEY" > "$KEY_FILE"
 chmod 600 "$KEY_FILE"
 
 cat > "$SSH_DIR/config" <<EOF
@@ -44,6 +36,16 @@ if ! git remote get-url "$GITEA_REMOTE_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
   echo "Added remote '$GITEA_REMOTE_NAME'."
 fi
 
-echo "Pushing main branch to Gitea..."
-git push "$GITEA_REMOTE_NAME" main
+echo "Creating git bundle..."
+BUNDLE_FILE="$(mktemp /tmp/repo-XXXXXX.bundle)"
+git bundle create "$BUNDLE_FILE" main
+
+echo "Pushing to Gitea via bundle..."
+git push "$GITEA_REMOTE_NAME" main || {
+  echo "Direct push failed, trying unbundle approach..."
+  GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i $KEY_FILE -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p $GITEA_PORT" \
+    git push "$GITEA_REMOTE_NAME" main
+}
+
+rm -f "$BUNDLE_FILE"
 echo "Push to Gitea complete."