From e14737ee44cbe43073feebf702224fbf32bb29d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Nwankwo <nwankwostephen039@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 03:40:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] refactor: Use `env` context for `PROJECT_PREFIX` variable
 in deploy workflow.

---
 .github/workflows/deploy.yml | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 55e5ca0..e4c6ba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ env:
   PROJECT_PREFIX: "taimako" # Add to github repo actions variables
 
   # Container and network names (derived from prefix)
-  POSTGRES_CONTAINER: ${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_postgres
-  BACKEND_CONTAINER: ${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_backend
-  FRONTEND_CONTAINER: ${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_frontend
-  DOCKER_NETWORK: ${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_network
+  POSTGRES_CONTAINER: ${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_postgres
+  BACKEND_CONTAINER: ${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_backend
+  FRONTEND_CONTAINER: ${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_frontend
+  DOCKER_NETWORK: ${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_network
 
   # Volume and backup paths
-  DATA_DIR: ~/${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}
-  POSTGRES_DATA_DIR: ~/${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}/postgres_data
-  BACKUPS_DIR: ~/${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}/backups
+  DATA_DIR: ~/${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}
+  POSTGRES_DATA_DIR: ~/${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}/postgres_data
+  BACKUPS_DIR: ~/${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}/backups
 
   BACKEND_ENV: >-
     -e ENVIRONMENT="production"
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check container health
         run: |
-          docker ps -a --filter "name=${{ vars.PROJECT_PREFIX }}"
+          docker ps -a --filter "name=${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}"
 
           for container in "${{ env.POSTGRES_CONTAINER }}" "${{ env.BACKEND_CONTAINER }}" "${{ env.FRONTEND_CONTAINER }}"; do
             if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^$container$"; then

From 3dee7d06957921eed4b25f26155a217260c4c23a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Nwankwo <nwankwostephen039@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 03:41:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: clarify PROJECT_PREFIX comments in deploy workflow

---
 .github/workflows/deploy.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index e4c6ba9..4a1a799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  # Project prefix – change this in repo secrets/variables to rename everything
-  PROJECT_PREFIX: "taimako" # Add to github repo actions variables
+  # Project prefix – change this to rename everything
+  PROJECT_PREFIX: "taimako"
 
   # Container and network names (derived from prefix)
   POSTGRES_CONTAINER: ${{ env.PROJECT_PREFIX }}_postgres