diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 1b82613..e0a7cab 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -13,33 +13,53 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: docker.gitea.com/runner-images:ubuntu-latest
 
-
     steps:
+      # =====================
+      # CHECKOUT
+      # =====================
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # DEV
-      - name: Deploy to DEV
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
-        uses: appleboy/scp-action@v0.1.7
-        with:
-          host: ${{ secrets.SFTP_HOST }}
-          port: ${{ secrets.SFTP_PORT }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.SFTP_USER }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.SFTP_PASS }}
-          source: ./
-          target: "/dev.konfi-castle.com/wp-content/plugins/konficastle-workshopwahl/"
-          rm: true
+      # =====================
+      # OPTIONAL DEBUG (kannst du später löschen)
+      # =====================
+      - name: Debug workspace
+        run: |
+          echo "Working directory:"
+          pwd
+          echo "Files:"
+          ls -la
 
-      # PROD
-      - name: Deploy to PROD
+      # =====================
+      # DEV DEPLOY (SFTP)
+      # =====================
+      - name: Deploy to DEV via SFTP
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y lftp
+
+          lftp -u "${{ secrets.SFTP_USER }},${{ secrets.SFTP_PASS }}" sftp://${{ secrets.SFTP_HOST }}:${{ secrets.SFTP_PORT }} <<EOF
+          set sftp:auto-confirm yes
+          set net:timeout 20
+          set net:max-retries 2
+          mirror -R --delete --verbose ./ /dev.konfi-castle.com/wp-content/plugins/konficastle-workshopwahl/
+          quit
+          EOF
+
+      # =====================
+      # PROD DEPLOY (SFTP)
+      # =====================
+      - name: Deploy to PROD via SFTP
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: appleboy/scp-action@v0.1.7
-        with:
-          host: ${{ secrets.SFTP_HOST }}
-          port: ${{ secrets.SFTP_PORT }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.SFTP_USER }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.SFTP_PASS }}
-          source: ./
-          target: "/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/konficastle-workshopwahl/"
-          rm: true
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y lftp
+
+          lftp -u "${{ secrets.SFTP_USER }},${{ secrets.SFTP_PASS }}" sftp://${{ secrets.SFTP_HOST }}:${{ secrets.SFTP_PORT }} <<EOF
+          set sftp:auto-confirm yes
+          set net:timeout 20
+          set net:max-retries 2
+          mirror -R --delete --verbose ./ /httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/konficastle-workshopwahl/
+          quit
+          EOF