diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 872280d..f6a2964 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ jobs:
       
 
 
-  # Deploy release to production
+  # Test release deployment locally
   deploy-release:
-    name: Deploy Release
+    name: Test Release Deployment
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [create-release, build-release, security-scan]
     environment:
-      name: production
-      url: https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th
+      name: testing
+      url: http://localhost:8080
       
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
@@ -178,114 +178,100 @@ jobs:
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
       
-    - name: Deploy to production
+    - name: Deploy to production (Local Test)
       run: |
-        echo "🚀 Deploying ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} to production..."
+        echo "🚀 Testing ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} deployment locally..."
         
-        # Example deployment commands (customize for your infrastructure)
-        # kubectl set image deployment/ping-river-monitor app=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }}
-        # docker-compose pull && docker-compose up -d
-        # Or webhook call to your deployment system
+        # Pull the built image
+        docker pull ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }}
         
-        echo "✅ Deployment initiated"
+        # Stop any existing containers
+        docker stop ping-river-monitor-test || true
+        docker rm ping-river-monitor-test || true
+        
+        # Start the container for testing
+        docker run -d \
+          --name ping-river-monitor-test \
+          -p 8080:8000 \
+          -e LOG_LEVEL=INFO \
+          -e DB_TYPE=sqlite \
+          ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }}
+        
+        echo "✅ Container started for testing"
         
     - name: Health check after deployment
       run: |
-        echo "⏳ Waiting for deployment to stabilize..."
-        sleep 60
+        echo "⏳ Waiting for application to start..."
+        sleep 30
         
-        echo "🔍 Running health checks..."
-        curl -f https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/health
-        curl -f https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/stations
+        echo "🔍 Running health checks against local container..."
         
-        echo "✅ Health checks passed!"
+        # Wait for the application to be ready
+        for i in {1..12}; do
+          if curl -f http://localhost:8080/health; then
+            echo "✅ Health endpoint responding"
+            break
+          else
+            echo "⏳ Waiting for health endpoint... (attempt $i/12)"
+            sleep 10
+          fi
+        done
         
-    - name: Update deployment status
+        # Test API endpoints
+        echo "🧪 Testing API endpoints..."
+        curl -f http://localhost:8080/health || exit 1
+        curl -f http://localhost:8080/docs || exit 1
+        curl -f http://localhost:8080/stations || exit 1
+        curl -f http://localhost:8080/metrics || exit 1
+        
+        echo "✅ All health checks passed!"
+        
+    - name: Container logs and cleanup
+      if: always()
       run: |
-        echo "📊 Deployment Summary:"
+        echo "📋 Container logs:"
+        docker logs ping-river-monitor-test || true
+        
+        echo "🧹 Cleaning up test container..."
+        docker stop ping-river-monitor-test || true
+        docker rm ping-river-monitor-test || true
+        
+        echo "📊 Deployment Test Summary:"
         echo "Version: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }}"
         echo "Image: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }}"
-        echo "URL: https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th"
-        echo "Grafana: https://grafana.ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th"
-        echo "API Docs: https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/docs"
+        echo "Status: Container tested successfully"
+        echo "Ready for production deployment"
+
 
-  # Post-release validation
-  validate-release:
-    name: Validate Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: deploy-release
-    
-    steps:
-    - name: Comprehensive API test
-      run: |
-        echo "🧪 Running comprehensive API tests..."
-        
-        # Test all major endpoints
-        curl -f https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/health
-        curl -f https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/metrics
-        curl -f https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/stations
-        curl -f https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/measurements/latest?limit=5
-        curl -f https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/scraping/status
-        
-        echo "✅ All API endpoints responding correctly"
-        
-    - name: Performance validation
-      run: |
-        echo "⚡ Running performance validation..."
-        
-        # Install Apache Bench
-        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y apache2-utils
-        
-        # Test response times
-        ab -n 10 -c 2 https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/health
-        ab -n 10 -c 2 https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/stations
-        
-        echo "✅ Performance validation completed"
-        
-    - name: Data validation
-      run: |
-        echo "📊 Validating data collection..."
-        
-        # Check if recent data is available
-        response=$(curl -s https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/measurements/latest?limit=1)
-        echo "Latest measurement: $response"
-        
-        # Validate data structure (basic check)
-        if echo "$response" | grep -q "water_level"; then
-          echo "✅ Data structure validation passed"
-        else
-          echo "❌ Data structure validation failed"
-          exit 1
-        fi
 
   # Notify stakeholders
   notify:
     name: Notify Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [create-release, validate-release]
+    needs: [create-release, deploy-release]
     if: always()
     
     steps:
     - name: Notify success
-      if: needs.validate-release.result == 'success'
+      if: needs.deploy-release.result == 'success'
       run: |
-        echo "🎉 Release ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} deployed successfully!"
-        echo "🌐 Production URL: https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th"
-        echo "📊 Grafana: https://grafana.ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th"
-        echo "📚 API Docs: https://ping-river-monitor.b4l.co.th/docs"
+        echo "🎉 Release ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} tested successfully!"
+        echo "🧪 Local Test: Passed all health checks"
+        echo "� GDocker Image: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }}"
+        echo "✅ Ready for production deployment"
         
         # Add notification to Slack, Discord, email, etc.
         # curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
-        #   --data '{"text":"🎉 Northern Thailand Ping River Monitor ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} deployed successfully!"}' \
+        #   --data '{"text":"🎉 Northern Thailand Ping River Monitor ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} tested and ready for deployment!"}' \
         #   ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         
     - name: Notify failure
-      if: needs.validate-release.result == 'failure'
+      if: needs.deploy-release.result == 'failure'
       run: |
-        echo "❌ Release ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} deployment failed!"
-        echo "Please check the logs and take corrective action."
+        echo "❌ Release ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} testing failed!"
+        echo "Please check the logs and fix issues before production deployment."
         
         # Add failure notification
         # curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
-        #   --data '{"text":"❌ Northern Thailand Ping River Monitor ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} deployment failed!"}' \
+        #   --data '{"text":"❌ Northern Thailand Ping River Monitor ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.version }} testing failed!"}' \
         #   ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
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