diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 91b6462..3fc2944 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,37 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       volumes:
-        - /docker/FlockPal-dev:/deploy/FlockPal-dev
+        - /docker/FlockPal-dev:/docker/FlockPal-dev
     steps:
+      - name: Update dev checkout
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal-dev
+          git fetch --all --prune
+          git pull --ff-only
+
+      - name: Validate backend
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal-dev
+          docker run --rm -v "$PWD/backend:/src:ro" -w /tmp/app node:22-alpine sh -lc "cp -a /src/. /tmp/app && npm ci && npm run build && npm test"
+
+      - name: Validate frontend
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal-dev
+          docker run --rm -v "$PWD/frontend:/src:ro" -w /tmp/app node:22-alpine sh -lc "cp -a /src/. /tmp/app && npm ci && npm run build"
+
+      - name: Validate dev compose config
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal-dev
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml config --quiet
+
       - name: Deploy dev
         run: |
           set -e
-          cd /deploy/FlockPal-dev
-          git fetch --all --prune
-          git pull --ff-only
+          cd /docker/FlockPal-dev
           docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml up -d --build
 
   deploy-prod:
@@ -28,12 +51,35 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       volumes:
-        - /docker/FlockPal:/deploy/FlockPal
+        - /docker/FlockPal:/docker/FlockPal
     steps:
+      - name: Update prod checkout
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal
+          git fetch --all --prune
+          git pull --ff-only
+
+      - name: Validate backend
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal
+          docker run --rm -v "$PWD/backend:/src:ro" -w /tmp/app node:22-alpine sh -lc "cp -a /src/. /tmp/app && npm ci && npm run build && npm test"
+
+      - name: Validate frontend
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal
+          docker run --rm -v "$PWD/frontend:/src:ro" -w /tmp/app node:22-alpine sh -lc "cp -a /src/. /tmp/app && npm ci && npm run build"
+
+      - name: Validate prod compose config
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          cd /docker/FlockPal
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml config --quiet
+
       - name: Deploy prod
         run: |
           set -e
-          cd /deploy/FlockPal
-          git fetch --all --prune
-          git pull --ff-only
+          cd /docker/FlockPal
           docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --build