diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b61091e..36399bc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ docker-build:
         $DESTINATIONS
 
 electron-build:
-  stage: build
+  stage: deploy
   image: electronuserland/builder:wine
+  needs: [deploy]
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
       changes:
@@ -78,8 +79,11 @@ electron-build:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
       when: manual
       allow_failure: true
+  variables:
+    CONTAINER_NAME: "gaming-hub"
   before_script:
     - apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends mono-devel && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    - curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-27.5.1.tgz | tar xzv --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin docker/docker
   script:
     - |
       VERSION=$(cat VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
@@ -95,10 +99,26 @@ electron-build:
       "
       npm ci --no-audit --no-fund
       npx electron-forge make --platform win32 --arch x64
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - electron/out/make/squirrel.windows/x64/
-    expire_in: 1 hour
+
+      # --- Deploy directly (no artifact upload needed) ---
+      SRC_DIR="out/make/squirrel.windows/x64"
+      echo "[Electron Deploy] Deploying v${VERSION} to container..."
+
+      docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" mkdir -p /data/downloads
+      docker cp "${SRC_DIR}/RELEASES" "${CONTAINER_NAME}:/data/downloads/RELEASES"
+
+      for f in ${SRC_DIR}/*.nupkg; do
+        docker cp "$f" "${CONTAINER_NAME}:/data/downloads/$(basename "$f")"
+      done
+
+      SETUP_EXE=$(ls ${SRC_DIR}/*Setup*.exe 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+      if [ -n "$SETUP_EXE" ]; then
+        docker cp "$SETUP_EXE" "${CONTAINER_NAME}:/data/downloads/GamingHub-Setup.exe"
+        echo "[Electron Deploy] Setup.exe deployed: $(basename "$SETUP_EXE")"
+      fi
+
+      echo "[Electron Deploy] Files in /data/downloads/:"
+      docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" ls -lh /data/downloads/
 
 deploy:
   stage: deploy
@@ -139,48 +159,6 @@ deploy:
         "$DEPLOY_IMAGE"
     - docker ps --filter name="$CONTAINER_NAME" --format "ID={{.ID}} Status={{.Status}} Image={{.Image}}"
 
-electron-deploy:
-  stage: deploy
-  image: docker:latest
-  needs: [electron-build, deploy]
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
-      changes:
-        - electron/**/*
-        - VERSION
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
-      when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
-  variables:
-    CONTAINER_NAME: "gaming-hub"
-  script:
-    - |
-      VERSION=$(cat VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
-      SRC_DIR="electron/out/make/squirrel.windows/x64"
-
-      echo "[Electron Deploy] Deploying v${VERSION} artifacts..."
-
-      # Ensure downloads directory exists in container
-      docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" mkdir -p /data/downloads
-
-      # Copy RELEASES metadata
-      docker cp "${SRC_DIR}/RELEASES" "${CONTAINER_NAME}:/data/downloads/RELEASES"
-
-      # Copy nupkg (for Squirrel auto-update)
-      for f in ${SRC_DIR}/*.nupkg; do
-        docker cp "$f" "${CONTAINER_NAME}:/data/downloads/$(basename "$f")"
-      done
-
-      # Copy Setup.exe with stable name for download button
-      SETUP_EXE=$(ls ${SRC_DIR}/*Setup*.exe 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-      if [ -n "$SETUP_EXE" ]; then
-        docker cp "$SETUP_EXE" "${CONTAINER_NAME}:/data/downloads/GamingHub-Setup.exe"
-        echo "[Electron Deploy] Setup.exe deployed: $(basename "$SETUP_EXE")"
-      fi
-
-      echo "[Electron Deploy] Files in /data/downloads/:"
-      docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" ls -lh /data/downloads/
-
 bump-version:
   stage: bump-version
   image: