chore: stabilize deployment and resolve asset 404s

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -418,14 +418,60 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: docker builder prune -f --filter "until=1h"
 
-  # (JOB 5: Post-Deploy Verification was removed to reduce pipeline noise)
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # JOB 5: Post-Deploy Verification
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  post_deploy_checks:
+    name: 🩺 Smoke Test
+    needs: [prepare, deploy]
+    runs-on: docker
+    if: needs.deploy.result == 'success'
+    container:
+      image: alpine:latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 🌐 Check Production URL
+        shell: sh
+        run: |
+          # Wait longer (up to 2 minutes) for Next.js to fully prime
+          COUNT=0
+          MAX=24
+          URL="${{ needs.prepare.outputs.next_public_url }}"
+          
+          echo "Verifying $URL is responsive..."
+          while [ $COUNT -lt $MAX ]; do
+            STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$URL/" || echo "000")
+            if [ "$STATUS" = "200" ]; then
+              echo "✅ Site is UP (200 OK)"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "⏳ Wait for 200 OK (Status: $STATUS)..."
+            sleep 5
+            COUNT=$((COUNT + 1))
+          done
+          
+          if [ "$STATUS" != "200" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Site failed smoke test after 2 minutes! (Status: $STATUS)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: 🌐 Check Case Study Assets
+        shell: sh
+        run: |
+          URL="${{ needs.prepare.outputs.next_public_url }}/case-studies/klz-cables"
+          echo "Verifying case study $URL..."
+          STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$URL")
+          if [ "$STATUS" != "200" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Case study page failed! (Status: $STATUS)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✅ Case study page is UP"
 
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   # JOB 6: Notifications
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   notifications:
     name: 🔔 Notify
-    needs: [prepare, deploy]
+    needs: [prepare, deploy, post_deploy_checks]
     if: always()
     runs-on: docker
     container: