diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index b6097b1..b72a8d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@ jobs:
           ssh -p ${{ secrets.NAS_PORT }} admin@${{ secrets.NAS_HOST }} \
             "mkdir -p /volume1/homes/admin/nginx-infra && ls -la /volume1/homes/admin/nginx-infra"
 
-      - name: Rsync to NAS (with verbose SSH)
+      - name: Test rsync availability
         run: |
-          rsync -avz -e "ssh -vvv -p ${{ secrets.NAS_PORT }}" ./ \
-            admin@${{ secrets.NAS_HOST }}:/volume1/homes/admin/nginx-infra/
+          ssh -p ${{ secrets.NAS_PORT }} admin@${{ secrets.NAS_HOST }} \
+            "which rsync && rsync --version"
+
+      - name: Alternative deployment via tar and SSH
+        run: |
+          tar czf - . | ssh -p ${{ secrets.NAS_PORT }} admin@${{ secrets.NAS_HOST }} \
+            "cd /volume1/homes/admin/nginx-infra && tar xzf -"
 
       - name: Remote docker-compose up
         run: |