diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 497e900..a70317d 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -1,93 +1,83 @@
 pipeline {
-    agent any
+  agent any
 
-    environment {
-        DEPLOY_HOST = "192.168.178.180"       // your VM IP or hostname
-        DEPLOY_USER = "ubuntu"            // user on the VM
-        APP_DIR = "/srv/mitm-webserver"       // deploy target directory
+  environment {
+    DEPLOY_HOST = "192.168.178.180"
+    DEPLOY_USER = "ubuntu"
+    APP_DIR = "/srv/mitm-webserver"
+  }
+
+  stages {
+    stage('Checkout') {
+      steps {
+        git branch: 'main',
+            url: 'http://192.168.178.96:3000/marcus/mitm-webserver.git'
+      }
     }
 
-    stages {
-        stage('Checkout') {
-            steps {
-                echo "📦 Checking out source code from Gitea..."
-                git branch: 'main', url: 'http://192.168.178.96:3000/marcus/mitm-webserver.git'
-            }
-        }
-
-        stage('Build Frontend') {
-            steps {
-                dir('frontend') {
-                    echo "⚙️ Building frontend..."
-                    sh 'npm ci'
-                    sh 'npm run build'
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        stage('Prepare Backend') {
-            steps {
-                dir('backend') {
-                    echo "🐍 Preparing backend..."
-                    sh '''
-                    python3 -m venv venv
-                    ./venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
-                    ./venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
-                    '''
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        stage('Deploy to VM') {
-            steps {
-                echo "🚀 Deploying mitm-webserver to ${DEPLOY_HOST}..."
-
-                withCredentials([usernamePassword(
-                    credentialsId: 'deploy-pass-id',    // Jenkins credential ID
-                    usernameVariable: 'USER',
-                    passwordVariable: 'PASS'
-                )]) {
-
-                    sh '''
-                    # Ensure sshpass is installed
-                    if ! command -v sshpass >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                      echo "Installing sshpass..."
-                      sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y sshpass
-                    fi
-
-                    echo "🔌 Testing SSH connection..."
-                    sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST "echo '✅ Connected to $HOSTNAME'"
-
-                    echo "📤 Uploading frontend build..."
-                    sshpass -p "$PASS" rsync -avz --delete \
-                      -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
-                      frontend/dist/ $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$APP_DIR/frontend/dist/
-
-                    echo "📤 Uploading backend..."
-                    sshpass -p "$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."
-                    '''
-                }
-            }
+    stage('Build Frontend') {
+      steps {
+        dir('frontend') {
+          sh 'npm ci'
+          sh 'npm run build'
         }
+      }
     }
 
-    post {
-        success {
-            echo '✅ mitm-webserver deployed successfully!'
-        }
-        failure {
-            echo '❌ Deployment failed. Check Jenkins logs for details.'
+    stage('Prepare Backend') {
+      steps {
+        dir('backend') {
+          sh '''
+            python3 -m venv venv
+            ./venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
+            ./venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+          '''
         }
+      }
     }
+
+    stage('Deploy to VM') {
+      steps {
+        withCredentials([usernamePassword(
+            credentialsId: 'deploy-pass-id',
+            usernameVariable: 'USER',
+            passwordVariable: 'PASS'
+        )]) {
+          sh '''
+            # make sure sshpass exists
+            if ! command -v sshpass >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y sshpass
+            fi
+
+            echo "Testing SSH connection..."
+            sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 \
+              $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST "echo Connected OK"
+
+            echo "Uploading frontend..."
+            sshpass -p "$PASS" rsync -avz --delete \
+              -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+              frontend/dist/ $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$APP_DIR/frontend/dist/
+
+            echo "Uploading backend..."
+            sshpass -p "$PASS" rsync -avz --delete \
+              -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+              backend/ $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$APP_DIR/backend/
+
+            echo "Restarting backend..."
+            sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
+              $USER@$DEPLOY_HOST "
+                cd $APP_DIR/backend &&
+                source venv/bin/activate &&
+                sudo systemctl restart mitm-webserver-backend.service
+              "
+          '''
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  post {
+    success { echo '✅ mitm-webserver deployed successfully!' }
+    failure { echo '❌ Deployment failed. Check logs for details.' }
+  }
 }