diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 666c9c8..0a8c4cb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
         echo "Code already available in workspace"
         pwd
         ls -la
+        echo "Checking for backend and frontend directories:"
+        ls -la backend/ 2>/dev/null || echo "backend directory not found"
+        ls -la frontend/ 2>/dev/null || echo "frontend directory not found"
 
     - name: Check Node.js version
       run: |
@@ -26,8 +29,13 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install backend dependencies
       run: |
-        cd backend
-        npm ci
+        if [ -d "backend" ]; then
+          cd backend
+          npm ci
+        else
+          echo "Backend directory not found, skipping backend dependencies"
+          exit 1
+        fi
 
     - name: Run backend tests
       env:
@@ -35,23 +43,43 @@ jobs:
         JWT_SECRET: test-secret-key-for-ci
         NODE_ENV: test
       run: |
-        cd backend
-        npm run test
+        if [ -d "backend" ]; then
+          cd backend
+          npm run test
+        else
+          echo "Backend directory not found, skipping backend tests"
+          exit 1
+        fi
 
     - name: Install frontend dependencies
       run: |
-        cd frontend
-        npm ci
+        if [ -d "frontend" ]; then
+          cd frontend
+          npm ci
+        else
+          echo "Frontend directory not found, skipping frontend dependencies"
+          exit 1
+        fi
 
     - name: Run frontend tests
       run: |
-        cd frontend
-        npm run test
+        if [ -d "frontend" ]; then
+          cd frontend
+          npm run test
+        else
+          echo "Frontend directory not found, skipping frontend tests"
+          exit 1
+        fi
 
     - name: Build frontend
       run: |
-        cd frontend
-        npm run build
+        if [ -d "frontend" ]; then
+          cd frontend
+          npm run build
+        else
+          echo "Frontend directory not found, skipping frontend build"
+          exit 1
+        fi
 
   deploy:
     needs: test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e83934..e7b4067 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,4 +62,7 @@ temp/
 # Local development files (not for public repo)
 *.local
 CODE_STRUCTURE.local
-RESTART_SUMMARY.md
\ No newline at end of file
+RESTART_SUMMARY.md
+
+# Ignore GitHub workflows when pushing to Gitea
+.github/
\ No newline at end of file