fix(form): resolve silent failures and cleanup deployment pipeline

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}" | docker login registry.infra.mintel.me -u "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}" --password-stdin
 
+      - name: 🧹 Clean runner
+        run: |
+          docker system prune -af --volumes
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: 🏗️ Build and Push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:

apps/web/src/components/ContactForm.tsx

@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ export function ContactForm({
         onBack={() => setFlow("discovery")} // Can keep, but won't be seen if we hide button
         onSubmit={() => handleSubmit()}
         isSubmitting={isSubmitting}
+        error={error}
       />
     );
   }

apps/web/src/components/ContactForm/DirectMessageFlow.tsx

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ interface DirectMessageFlowProps {
   onBack: () => void;
   onSubmit: () => void;
   isSubmitting: boolean;
+  error?: string | null;
 }
 
 export const DirectMessageFlow = ({
@@ -57,10 +58,32 @@ export const DirectMessageFlow = ({
   onBack,
   onSubmit,
   isSubmitting,
+  error,
 }: DirectMessageFlowProps) => {
   return (
     <div className="w-full max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 py-12">
       <div className="space-y-12">
+        {error && (
+          <Reveal width="100%" delay={0.1}>
+            <div className="bg-red-50 border border-red-100 rounded-2xl p-6 flex items-start gap-4 mb-8">
+              <div className="p-2 bg-red-100 rounded-lg text-red-600">
+                <Mail size={20} className="animate-pulse" />
+              </div>
+              <div className="space-y-1">
+                <h3 className="text-red-900 font-bold text-sm uppercase tracking-wider">
+                  Übertragungsfehler
+                </h3>
+                <p className="text-red-700/80 font-medium text-base">
+                  {error}
+                </p>
+                <div className="mt-2 text-[10px] font-mono text-red-400 uppercase tracking-widest">
+                  Status: FEHLER_BEI_SEQUENZ_INIT
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </Reveal>
+        )}
+
         <Reveal width="100%" delay={0.2}>
           <div className="space-y-4">
             <span className="text-[10px] font-mono text-green-600 uppercase tracking-[0.3em] font-bold">

apps/web/src/lib/mail/mailer.ts

@@ -45,11 +45,23 @@ export async function sendEmail({
   subject,
   html,
 }: SendEmailOptions) {
-  const recipients = to || env.MAIL_RECIPIENTS;
+  let recipients = to || env.MAIL_RECIPIENTS;
+  let from = env.MAIL_FROM;
+
+  if (!from) {
+    from = "info@mintel.me";
+    console.warn("MAIL_FROM is empty. Using fallback: info@mintel.me");
+  }
+
+  if (!recipients) {
+    recipients = "marc@mintel.me";
+    console.warn("MAIL_RECIPIENTS is empty. Using fallback: marc@mintel.me");
+  }
+
   const transporter = getTransporter();
 
   const mailOptions = {
-    from: env.MAIL_FROM,
+    from,
     to: recipients,
     replyTo,
     subject,