diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index bbafae4..3fc2944 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,35 @@ jobs:
       volumes:
         - /docker/FlockPal-dev:/docker/FlockPal-dev
     steps:
-      - name: Deploy dev
+      - 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 /docker/FlockPal-dev
           docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yaml up -d --build
 
   deploy-prod:
@@ -30,10 +53,33 @@ jobs:
       volumes:
         - /docker/FlockPal:/docker/FlockPal
     steps:
-      - name: Deploy prod
+      - 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 /docker/FlockPal
           docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --build