fix(ci): enable branch smoke tests and shift migration trigger to health check

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ jobs:
   post_deploy_checks:
     name: 🧪 Post-Deploy Verification
     needs: [prepare, deploy]
-    if: needs.deploy.result == 'success' && needs.prepare.outputs.target != 'branch'
+    if: needs.deploy.result == 'success' && true
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest

app/api/health/cms/route.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ export async function GET() {
     const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise });
     checks.init = 'ok';
 
+    // Ensure migrations are applied on startup (reliable for standalone builds)
+    try {
+      await payload.db.migrate();
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      console.error('Migration failed:', e.message);
+      // We continue to check the collections even if migration fails
+    }
+
     // Verify each collection can be queried (catches missing locale tables, broken migrations)
     const collections = ['posts', 'products', 'pages', 'media'] as const;
     for (const collection of collections) {
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ export async function GET() {
       }
     }
 
-    const hasErrors = Object.values(checks).some(v => v.startsWith('error'));
+    const hasErrors = Object.values(checks).some((v) => v.startsWith('error'));
     return NextResponse.json(
       { status: hasErrors ? 'degraded' : 'ok', checks },
       { status: hasErrors ? 503 : 200 },

payload.config.ts

@@ -28,14 +28,9 @@ const dirname = path.dirname(filename);
 
 export default buildConfig({
   onInit: async (payload) => {
-    payload.logger.info('Payload onInit hook started');
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-      payload.logger.info('Running automated migrations...');
-      await payload.db.migrate();
-      payload.logger.info('Seeding database...');
       await seedDatabase(payload);
     }
-    payload.logger.info('Payload onInit hook finished');
   },
   admin: {
     user: Users.slug,