diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/redeploy-compose.yml b/.gitea/workflows/redeploy-compose.yml
index b30f15d..b0f22dc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/redeploy-compose.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/redeploy-compose.yml
@@ -9,69 +9,25 @@ jobs:
   redeploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      DEPLOY_HOST: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}
-      DEPLOY_PORT: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PORT }}
-      DEPLOY_USER: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}
       DEPLOY_PATH: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}
       DEPLOY_BRANCH: main
-      SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     steps:
-      - name: Install SSH client tools
+      - name: Validate deployment path
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          if command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            apk add --no-cache openssh-client
-          elif command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            apt-get update
-            apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssh-client
-          elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            dnf install -y openssh-clients
-          else
-            echo "No supported package manager found to install ssh-keyscan."
+          if [ -z "${DEPLOY_PATH:-}" ]; then
+            echo "Missing required secret: DEPLOY_PATH"
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Validate required secrets
+      - name: Redeploy locally on runner host
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          : "${DEPLOY_PORT:=22}"
-          missing=0
-          for key in DEPLOY_HOST DEPLOY_USER DEPLOY_PATH SSH_PRIVATE_KEY; do
-            if [ -z "${!key:-}" ]; then
-              echo "Missing required secret: $key"
-              missing=1
-            fi
-          done
-          if [ "$missing" -ne 0 ]; then
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Configure SSH key
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          : "${DEPLOY_PORT:=22}"
-          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-          printf '%s\n' "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
-          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
-          ssh-keyscan -p "$DEPLOY_PORT" -H "$DEPLOY_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-          chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-
-      - name: Redeploy on remote host
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          : "${DEPLOY_PORT:=22}"
-          ssh -p "$DEPLOY_PORT" "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST" \
-            "DEPLOY_PATH='$DEPLOY_PATH' DEPLOY_BRANCH='$DEPLOY_BRANCH' bash -se" <<'EOF'
-          set -euo pipefail
           cd "$DEPLOY_PATH"
           git fetch origin "$DEPLOY_BRANCH"
           git checkout "$DEPLOY_BRANCH"
           git pull --ff-only origin "$DEPLOY_BRANCH"
           docker compose pull
           docker compose up -d --build --remove-orphans
-          EOF
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 864d88f..66a416d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 ## 0.5.1 - 2026-03-26
 - Added Gitea Actions workflow for automatic Docker Compose redeploy on `main` updates:
   - New workflow file: `.gitea/workflows/redeploy-compose.yml`.
-  - Uses SSH to connect to deployment host and run `git pull` + `docker compose up -d --build --remove-orphans`.
-  - Supports optional `DEPLOY_PORT` secret (defaults to `22`).
+  - Runs locally on the Gitea runner host and executes `git pull` + `docker compose up -d --build --remove-orphans`.
 - Updated `README.md` with Gitea deployment workflow setup and required secrets.
 
 ## 0.5.0 - 2026-03-26
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f18279d..55f462a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ A React + TypeScript app with a local Node + SQLite backend for planning what to
 When `main` is updated, Gitea Actions can redeploy your Docker Compose stack using:
 - Workflow file: `.gitea/workflows/redeploy-compose.yml`
 - Trigger: push to `main`
-- Remote commands run over SSH:
+- Commands run locally on the Gitea runner host:
   - `git fetch`
   - `git checkout main`
   - `git pull --ff-only`
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ When `main` is updated, Gitea Actions can redeploy your Docker Compose stack usi
   - `docker compose up -d --build --remove-orphans`
 
 Set these repository secrets in Gitea:
-- `DEPLOY_HOST`: server hostname or IP
-- `DEPLOY_USER`: SSH username on the deployment server
 - `DEPLOY_PATH`: absolute path to this repo on the server
-- `SSH_PRIVATE_KEY`: private key for SSH auth (matching an authorized public key on the server)
-- `DEPLOY_PORT` (optional): SSH port, defaults to `22`
+
+For this workflow to work, your runner must have Docker socket access (for example `-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock`).