diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index aedb0a0..f974a1c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
-env:
-  REGISTRY: git.datadunia.com
-  IMAGE_PREFIX: ${{ github.repository }}
-
 jobs:
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
   # TEST — all 3 components in parallel
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: go test ./... -cover
 
-  dashboard-ui-build:
+  dashboard-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -62,11 +58,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '24'
       - name: Install
         run: npm ci || npm install
-      - name: Type check & Build
+      - name: Build
         run: npm run build
 
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # BUILD GO BINARIES (server-core + device-agent)
+  # BUILD — binaries + frontend dist
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
   server-core-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -124,65 +120,35 @@ jobs:
           name: nexus-device-agent-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
           path: apps/device-agent/bin/nexus-device-agent-*
 
-  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # DOCKER — build & push (main + tags only)
-  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-  docker-build-push:
+  dashboard-dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [server-core-build, dashboard-ui-build]
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/dev-')
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - name: server-core
-            context: apps/server-core
-            image: nexusguard-server-core
-          - name: dashboard-ui
-            context: apps/dashboard-ui
-            image: nexusguard-dashboard-ui
-            build-args: |
-              VITE_API_BASE_URL=${{ vars.VITE_API_BASE_URL }}
+    needs: dashboard-test
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: apps/dashboard-ui
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-      - name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Docker meta
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+          node-version: '24'
+      - name: Install
+        run: npm ci || npm install
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+      - name: Upload dist
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_PREFIX }}/${{ matrix.image }}
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
-            type=ref,event=tag
-            type=sha,prefix=
-
-      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: ${{ matrix.context }}
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          name: dashboard-ui-dist
+          path: apps/dashboard-ui/dist/
 
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # RELEASE — annotated tag + artifacts
+  # RELEASE — tag v* only
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [docker-build-push, device-agent-cross-build]
+    needs: [server-core-build, device-agent-cross-build, dashboard-dist]
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -199,9 +165,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare release assets
         run: |
           mkdir -p release/
+          # Device agent binaries
           cp artifacts/nexus-device-agent-*/nexus-device-agent-* release/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          # Server core binary
           cp artifacts/server-core-linux-amd64/server-core release/nexus-server-core-linux-amd64 || true
           chmod +x release/nexus-server-core-linux-amd64
+          # Dashboard dist (zip)
+          cd artifacts/dashboard-ui-dist && tar czf ../../release/nexusguard-dashboard-ui.tar.gz . && cd ../..
+          # Checksums
           cd release && sha256sum * > checksums-sha256.txt
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release