diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
index d00a156..91601e8 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -432,21 +432,74 @@ jobs:
             chmod -R 755 /var/www/mnemo_cards
             echo "✅ Permissions fixed"
 
+            # Pre-reload diagnostics
+            echo "🔍 Pre-reload diagnostics..."
+            echo "📊 Current nginx status:"
+            sudo systemctl status nginx --no-pager || true
+
+            echo "🌐 Testing upstream connectivity before reload:"
+            if nc -z 127.0.0.1 3000 2>/dev/null; then
+                echo "✅ Forgejo (port 3000): reachable"
+            else
+                echo "❌ Forgejo (port 3000): NOT reachable before reload!"
+            fi
+
+            if nc -z 127.0.0.1 8081 2>/dev/null; then
+                echo "✅ Backend (port 8081): reachable"
+            else
+                echo "❌ Backend (port 8081): NOT reachable before reload!"
+            fi
+
+            echo "🌐 Testing site accessibility before reload:"
+            for site in "https://mnemo-cards.online/" "https://code.mnemo-cards.online/" "https://vscode.mnemo-cards.online/"; do
+                if curl -I --max-time 5 "$site" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "200\|301\|302"; then
+                    echo "✅ $site accessible before reload"
+                else
+                    echo "⚠️  $site not accessible before reload"
+                    curl -I --max-time 5 "$site" || true
+                fi
+            done
+
             echo "🔄 Reloading nginx to serve new web app..."
-            if sudo nginx -t 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "📋 Current nginx configuration test:"
+            if sudo nginx -t 2>&1; then
+                echo "✅ nginx configuration is valid"
+                echo "🚀 Executing nginx reload..."
                 sudo systemctl reload nginx
-                echo "✅ nginx reloaded successfully"
+                RELOAD_RESULT=$?
+                if [ $RELOAD_RESULT -eq 0 ]; then
+                    echo "✅ nginx reloaded successfully"
+                else
+                    echo "❌ nginx reload failed with exit code $RELOAD_RESULT"
+                    sudo systemctl status nginx --no-pager || true
+                fi
+            else
+                echo "❌ nginx configuration test failed!"
+                sudo nginx -t || true
+                exit 1
+            fi
 
                 # Wait for services to stabilize after reload
-                echo "⏳ Waiting for services to stabilize..."
+                echo "⏳ Waiting for services to stabilize after reload..."
                 sleep 5
 
+                # Check nginx logs for errors after reload
+                echo "📋 Checking nginx error logs after reload:"
+                sudo tail -20 /var/log/nginx/error.log || true
+
+                # Check nginx status again
+                echo "📊 Nginx status after reload:"
+                sudo systemctl status nginx --no-pager || true
+
                 # Check all services status
                 echo "📊 Checking service statuses after nginx reload..."
 
                 # Check nginx
                 if sudo systemctl is-active --quiet nginx; then
                     echo "✅ nginx: running"
+                    # Check loaded configuration
+                    echo "📋 Loaded nginx sites:"
+                    ls -la /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ || true
                 else
                     echo "❌ nginx: not running"
                     sudo systemctl status nginx --no-pager || true
@@ -489,6 +542,16 @@ jobs:
                 pkill -f "act" || true
                 sleep 1
 
+                # Check web app files
+                echo "📁 Checking web app files:"
+                if [ -f "/var/www/mnemo_cards/index.html" ]; then
+                    echo "✅ index.html exists"
+                    ls -la /var/www/mnemo_cards/ | head -10 || true
+                else
+                    echo "❌ index.html not found!"
+                    ls -la /var/www/ || true
+                fi
+
                 # Check system resources
                 echo "📊 System resources after cleanup:"
                 free -h || true