diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 602ee6e..2472a59 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -2,21 +2,23 @@ pipeline {
     agent any
 
     environment {
-        DEPLOY_HOST = "192.168.178.180"
-        DEPLOY_USER = "ubuntu"
-        APP_DIR = "/srv/mitm-webserver"
+        DEPLOY_HOST = "192.168.178.180"       // your VM IP or hostname
+        DEPLOY_USER = "deployuser"            // user on the VM
+        APP_DIR = "/srv/mitm-webserver"       // deploy target directory
     }
 
     stages {
         stage('Checkout') {
             steps {
-                git branch: 'main', url: 'http://192.168.178.96:3000/marcus/mitm-webserver.git'
+                echo "📦 Checking out source code from Gitea..."
+                git branch: 'main', url: 'https://gitea.yourdomain.com/youruser/mitm-webserver.git'
             }
         }
 
         stage('Build Frontend') {
             steps {
                 dir('frontend') {
+                    echo "⚙️ Building frontend..."
                     sh 'npm ci'
                     sh 'npm run build'
                 }
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Prepare Backend') {
             steps {
                 dir('backend') {
+                    echo "🐍 Preparing backend..."
                     sh '''
                     python3 -m venv venv
                     ./venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -37,44 +40,54 @@ pipeline {
 
         stage('Deploy to VM') {
             steps {
-                withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'deploy-pass-id', usernameVariable: 'USER', passwordVariable: 'PASS')]) {
-                sh '''
-                    # Install sshpass if missing
+                echo "🚀 Deploying mitm-webserver to ${DEPLOY_HOST}..."
+
+                withCredentials([usernamePassword(
+                    credentialsId: 'deploy-pass-id',    // Jenkins credential ID
+                    usernameVariable: 'USER',
+                    passwordVariable: 'PASS'
+                )]) {
+
+                    sh '''
+                    # Ensure sshpass is installed
                     if ! command -v sshpass >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                    echo "Installing sshpass..."
-                    sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y sshpass
+                      echo "Installing sshpass..."
+                      sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y sshpass
                     fi
 
-                    echo "Uploading frontend build ..."
-                    sshpass -p "$PASS" rsync -avz --delete \
-                    -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
-                    frontend/dist/ $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$APP_DIR/frontend/dist/
+                    echo "🔌 Testing SSH connection..."
+                    sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST "echo '✅ Connected to $HOSTNAME'"
 
-                    echo "Uploading backend ..."
+                    echo "📤 Uploading frontend build..."
                     sshpass -p "$PASS" rsync -avz --delete \
-                    -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
-                    backend/ $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$APP_DIR/backend/
+                      -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+                      frontend/dist/ $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$APP_DIR/frontend/dist/
 
-                    echo "Restarting backend service ..."
-                    sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
-                    $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST "
+                    echo "📤 Uploading backend..."
+                    sshpass -p "$PASS" rsync -avz --delete \
+                      -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+                      backend/ $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$APP_DIR/backend/
+
+                    echo "🔁 Restarting backend service..."
+                    sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST "
                         cd $APP_DIR/backend &&
                         source venv/bin/activate &&
                         sudo systemctl restart mitm-webserver-backend.service
                     "
-                '''
+
+                    echo "✅ Deployment finished successfully."
+                    '''
                 }
             }
         }
-
     }
 
     post {
         success {
-            echo '✅ Deployment successful (password-based SSH)!'
+            echo '✅ mitm-webserver deployed successfully!'
         }
         failure {
-            echo '❌ Deployment failed!'
+            echo '❌ Deployment failed. Check Jenkins logs for details.'
         }
     }
 }