.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging.yml

@@ -22,18 +22,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Write staging env from secrets
         shell: powershell
-        # Single-quoted here-string: Gitea substitutes the ${{ secrets.* }} tokens
-        # before the shell runs, and PowerShell then treats the values literally
-        # (no $ interpolation). ascii = no BOM, which docker compose's env parser needs.
+        # Per-line writes (not a here-string) so the step can't be broken by how the
+        # runner indents/wraps the script. Gitea substitutes ${{ secrets.* }} first;
+        # ascii = no BOM, which docker compose's env parser needs.
         run: |
-          @'
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.STAGING_POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
-          GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=${{ secrets.STAGING_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID }}
-          GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=${{ secrets.STAGING_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
-          AI_MODE=Disabled
-          FRONTEND_ORIGIN=http://localhost:18081
-          MAX_MESSAGES=2000
-          '@ | Out-File -FilePath deploy/.env.staging -Encoding ascii
+          Set-Content deploy/.env.staging "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.STAGING_POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}" -Encoding ascii
+          Add-Content deploy/.env.staging "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=${{ secrets.STAGING_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID }}" -Encoding ascii
+          Add-Content deploy/.env.staging "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=${{ secrets.STAGING_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET }}" -Encoding ascii
+          Add-Content deploy/.env.staging "AI_MODE=Disabled" -Encoding ascii
+          Add-Content deploy/.env.staging "FRONTEND_ORIGIN=http://localhost:18081" -Encoding ascii
+          Add-Content deploy/.env.staging "MAX_MESSAGES=2000" -Encoding ascii
+          Write-Host "wrote $((Get-Content deploy/.env.staging).Count) env lines"
 
       - name: Redeploy staging stack
         shell: powershell

docker-compose.staging.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 
 services:
   postgres:
-    ports:
+    # !override replaces the base port list instead of merging with it, so staging
+    # binds ONLY its shifted 18xxx/15432 ports and never squats on prod's 8080/8081.
+    ports: !override
       - "127.0.0.1:15432:5432"
 
   api:
@@ -32,13 +34,13 @@ services:
       App__DevMode: "true"
       GmailSync__MaxMessages: ${MAX_MESSAGES:-2000}
       Cors__Origins__0: ${FRONTEND_ORIGIN:-http://localhost:18081}
-    ports:
+    ports: !override
       - "127.0.0.1:18080:8080"
 
   frontend:
-    ports:
+    ports: !override
       - "18081:80"
 
   nginx:
-    ports:
+    ports: !override
       - "18000:80"