diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 405b7c5..b5e497a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -15,71 +15,74 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        java-version: '17'
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-
-    # Configure Gradle for optimal use in GitHub Actions, including caching of downloaded dependencies.
-    # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/setup-gradle/README.md
-    - name: Setup Gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5 # v3.1.0
-
-    - name: Build with Gradle Wrapper
-      run: ./gradlew -x test bootJar
-      
-    - name: Set up Docker Build
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-
-    - name: Login to Docker Hub
-      uses: docker/login-action@v1
-      with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-
-
-
-    - name: Build and push Docker image
-      run: |
-        docker build -t ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gitbal-be:latest .
-        docker push ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gitbal-be:latest
-
-    - name: Create .env file
-      run: |
-        echo "${{ secrets.ENV_FILE_CONTENTS }}" > .env
-        cat .env  
-
-    - name: Verify docker-compose.yml exists
-      run: |
-        ls -la docker-compose.yml 
-     
-
-    - name: Copy files to EC2
-      uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
-      with:
-        host: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
-        username: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
-        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
-        source:  |
-            ./docker-compose.yml
-            ./.env
-        target: "/home/${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}/"
-        debug: true
-
-    - name: Deploy to EC2
-      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
-      with:
-        host: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
-        username: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
-        key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
-        script: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}" | docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} --password-stdin
-          
-          cd /home/${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
-          
-          sudo bash ./gitbal-deploy.sh
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      # Configure Gradle for optimal use in GitHub Actions, including caching of downloaded dependencies.
+      # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/setup-gradle/README.md
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5 # v3.1.0
+
+      - name: Build with Gradle Wrapper
+        run: ./gradlew -x test bootJar
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Build
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
+
+
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        run: |
+          docker build -t ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gitbal-be:latest .
+          docker push ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gitbal-be:latest
+
+      - name: Create .env file
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.ENV_FILE_CONTENTS }}" > .env
+          cat .env  
+
+      - name: Verify docker-compose.yml exists
+        run: |
+          ls -la docker-compose.yml
+
+      - name: Compress files
+        run: |
+          tar -czvf deploy-files.tar.gz docker-compose.yml .env
+          ls -la deploy-files.tar.gz  # Ensure the tar file is created        
+
+      - name: Copy files to EC2
+        uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
+        with:
+          host: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+          source: deploy-files.tar.gz
+          target: "/home/${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}/"
+          debug: true
+
+
+      - name: Deploy to EC2
+        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
+        with:
+          host: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_KEY }}
+          script: |
+            echo "${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}" | docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} --password-stdin
+            
+            cd /home/${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}
+            
+            sudo bash ./gitbal-deploy.sh
 
   dependency-submission:
 
@@ -88,14 +91,14 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        java-version: '17'
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-
-    # Generates and submits a dependency graph, enabling Dependabot Alerts for all project dependencies.
-    # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/dependency-submission/README.md
-    - name: Generate and submit dependency graph
-      uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5 # v3.1.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      # Generates and submits a dependency graph, enabling Dependabot Alerts for all project dependencies.
+      # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/dependency-submission/README.md
+      - name: Generate and submit dependency graph
+        uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5 # v3.1.0
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