diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 7d3e1cc..9ea7d75 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
   #   PROD_USER             — SSH login user (typically root)
   #   PROD_SSH_KEY          — private key whose public half is in authorized_keys
   #   PROD_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS  — output of: ssh-keyscan -H <PROD_HOST>
-  deploy:
+  deploy-prod:
     name: Deploy to prod
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [docker]
@@ -132,6 +132,43 @@ jobs:
              doppler run -- docker compose pull backend runner ui caddy pocketbase
              doppler run -- docker compose up -d --remove-orphans'
 
+  # ── deploy homelab runner ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # Syncs the homelab runner compose file and restarts the runner service.
+  #
+  # Required Gitea secrets:
+  #   HOMELAB_HOST          — homelab server IP (192.168.0.109)
+  #   HOMELAB_USER          — SSH login user (typically root)
+  #   HOMELAB_SSH_KEY       — private key whose public half is in authorized_keys
+  #   HOMELAB_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS — output of: ssh-keyscan -H <HOMELAB_HOST>
+  deploy-homelab:
+    name: Deploy to homelab
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [docker]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install SSH key
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          printf '%s\n' "${{ secrets.HOMELAB_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/homelab_key
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/homelab_key
+          printf '%s\n' "${{ secrets.HOMELAB_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+      - name: Copy docker-compose.yml to homelab
+        run: |
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/homelab_key \
+            homelab/runner/docker-compose.yml \
+            "${{ secrets.HOMELAB_USER }}@${{ secrets.HOMELAB_HOST }}:/opt/libnovel-runner/docker-compose.yml"
+
+      - name: Pull new runner image and restart
+        run: |
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/homelab_key \
+            "${{ secrets.HOMELAB_USER }}@${{ secrets.HOMELAB_HOST }}" \
+            'set -euo pipefail
+             cd /opt/libnovel-runner
+             doppler run --project libnovel --config prd_homelab -- docker compose pull runner
+             doppler run --project libnovel --config prd_homelab -- docker compose up -d runner'
+
   # ── Gitea release ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   release:
     name: Gitea Release