diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml b/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
index 1372bd3..c7e8de9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build dist in Node container
         run: |
           set -e
-          # ensure tools
           install_pkgs() {
             PKGS="$*"
             if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -60,10 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           }
           if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then install_pkgs curl ca-certificates; fi
           if ! command -v tar >/dev/null 2>&1; then install_pkgs tar; fi
-          # xz is needed to extract Node tar.xz
           if ! command -v xz >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v unxz >/dev/null 2>&1; then install_pkgs xz-utils || install_pkgs xz; fi
-          
-          # install Node by downloading official binary (avoid building from source)
           if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             NODE_VER="v20.19.6"
             ARCH="$(uname -m)"
@@ -75,14 +71,24 @@ jobs:
             esac
             NODE_TARBALL="node-${NODE_VER}-${NODE_ARCH}.tar.xz"
             URL="https://nodejs.org/dist/${NODE_VER}/${NODE_TARBALL}"
-            echo "Downloading Node from $URL"
             curl -fsSL "$URL" -o "/tmp/${NODE_TARBALL}"
             mkdir -p "$HOME/node"
             tar -xJf "/tmp/${NODE_TARBALL}" -C "$HOME/node"
             NODE_DIR="$HOME/node/node-${NODE_VER}-${NODE_ARCH}"
             export PATH="$NODE_DIR/bin:$PATH"
           fi
-          node -v && npm -v
+          if ! node -v >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            install_pkgs python3 make gcc g++ build-essential || true
+            export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+            if [ ! -d "$NVM_DIR" ]; then
+              curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
+            fi
+            . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+            nvm install 20
+            nvm use 20
+          fi
+          node -v
+          npm -v
           npm ci
           echo "VITE_APP_BASE_URL=${VITE_APP_BASE_URL}" > .env.pord
           npm run build:prod