diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 996325d5..454e4634 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
-# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
-# To contribute improvements to CI/CD templates, please follow the Development guide at:
-# https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/cicd/templates.html
-# This specific template is located at:
-# https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Docker.gitlab-ci.yml
+---
+image: dokku/ci-docker-image
 
-# Build a Docker image with CI/CD and push to the GitLab registry.
-# Docker-in-Docker documentation: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/docker/using_docker_build.html
-#
-# This template uses one generic job with conditional builds
-# for the default branch and all other (MR) branches.
+stages:
+  - deploy
 
-docker-build:
-  # Use the official docker image.
-  image: docker:latest
-  stage: build
-  services:
-    - docker:dind
-  before_script:
-    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
-  # Default branch leaves tag empty (= latest tag)
-  # All other branches are tagged with the escaped branch name (commit ref slug)
-  script:
-    - |
-      if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "$CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH" ]]; then
-        tag=""
-        echo "Running on default branch '$CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH': tag = 'latest'"
-      else
-        tag=":$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
-        echo "Running on branch '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH': tag = $tag"
-      fi
-    - docker build --pull -t "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE${tag}" .
-    - docker push "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE${tag}"
-  # Run this job in a branch where a Dockerfile exists
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
-      exists:
-        - Dockerfile
+variables:
+  GIT_DEPTH: 0
+
+deploy:
+  stage: deploy
+  only:
+    - main
+  variables:
+    # specify the `main` branch as the remote branch to push to
+    BRANCH: main
+    GIT_REMOTE_URL: ssh://dokku@staging.discours.io:22/discoursio-api
+  script: dokku-deploy
+  after_script: [dokku-unlock]