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+#!/bin/sh
+# Poll-based auto-deploy: pull main and rebuild the stack when it changes.
+# ponytail: 1-minute cron poll, not a webhook — swap for the Gitea runner
+# (.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml) once the runner's job image has the Docker CLI + socket.
+set -e
+REPO=/home/pi/resumesite
+exec 9>/tmp/resumesite-deploy.lock
+flock -n 9 || exit 0            # a build is already running
+cd "$REPO"
+git fetch -q origin main
+[ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse origin/main)" ] && exit 0
+git reset -q --hard origin/main
+docker compose -f deploy/docker-compose.yml up -d --build --remove-orphans