diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index 97d899e..88cfbb9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -1,69 +1,68 @@
 name: Build and Publish
-
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-
 env:
   REGISTRY: ${{ format('{0}', replace(replace(github.server_url, 'https://', ''), 'http://', '')) }}
-  # Dynamically extracts just the repository name (e.g., 'my-repo' from 'owner/my-repo')
   CHART_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-
 jobs:
   build-release:
-    runs-on: nix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout via Native Git
-        env:
-          GITEA_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
-          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-          SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
-        run: |
-          STRIPPED_URL=$(nix shell nixpkgs#gnused --command echo $GITEA_URL | sed -e 's|^https://||' -e 's|^http://||')
-          echo "Cloning from: $STRIPPED_URL"
-          # Perform the clone
-          git clone --depth 1 "https://token:${TOKEN}@${STRIPPED_URL}/${REPO}.git" .
-          # Checkout the specific commit
-          git checkout $SHA
-
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v26
+        with:
+          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+          extra_nix_config: |
+            experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+            sandbox = false
+            
       - name: Build Docker Image via Nix Flake
         run: |
-          nix build ./build/#dockerImage
-          docker load -i result
-
+          nix build .#dockerImage --print-build-logs
+          docker load < result
+          
       - name: Log in to Gitea Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
+          
       - name: Tag and Push Docker Image
         run: |
           VERSION=${{ github.run_number }}
-          TARGET_IMAGE=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
-          nix shell nixpkgs#docker
-          # Replace 'nix-built-image:latest' with your flake's internal image name
-          docker tag nix-built-image:latest $TARGET_IMAGE:$VERSION
+          TARGET_IMAGE=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          
+          # Auto-detect the built image name
+          SOURCE_IMAGE=$(docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | head -n 1)
+          
+          docker tag $SOURCE_IMAGE $TARGET_IMAGE:$VERSION
+          docker tag $SOURCE_IMAGE $TARGET_IMAGE:latest
           docker push $TARGET_IMAGE:$VERSION
-
+          docker push $TARGET_IMAGE:latest
+          
+      - name: Setup Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
+        with:
+          version: v3.14.0
+          
       - name: Package Helm Chart
         run: |
           VERSION=${{ github.run_number }}
-
-          nix shell nixpkgs#kubernetes-helm
-          # Packages the chart using the dynamically injected repo name
           helm package ops/chart --version $VERSION --app-version $VERSION
-
+          
       - name: Push Helm Chart to Gitea Registry
         run: |
           VERSION=${{ github.run_number }}
           CHART_FILE=${{ env.CHART_NAME }}-${VERSION}.tgz
           
-          curl --user "${{ github.actor }}:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+          curl -f --user "${{ github.actor }}:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
                -X POST \
                --upload-file ./$CHART_FILE \
                "${{ github.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ github.repository_owner }}/helm/api/charts"