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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: trade-api
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: trade-api
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: trade-api
+    spec:
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        - name: gitea-registry
+      containers:
+        - name: api
+          image: rv32i.pl/trade/trade-api:k3s-20260106013603
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: 8787
+          env:
+            - name: PORT
+              value: "8787"
+            - name: APP_VERSION
+              value: "staging"
+            - name: HASURA_GRAPHQL_URL
+              value: "http://hasura:8080/v1/graphql"
+            - name: HASURA_ADMIN_SECRET
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: trade-hasura
+                  key: HASURA_GRAPHQL_ADMIN_SECRET
+            - name: API_ADMIN_SECRET
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: trade-api
+                  key: API_ADMIN_SECRET
+            - name: CORS_ORIGIN
+              value: "*"
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 2
+            periodSeconds: 5
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10