diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1ea47c5..d37e3e3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ jobs:
   build-and-push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout code securely over SSH
+        run: |
+          rm -rf ./* ./.git* || true
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          ssh-keyscan -p 2222 git.digifox.live >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          git clone -b master "ssh://git@git.digifox.live:2222/mohanki/titan3d_react_node_sqllite.git" .
 
       - name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v2