diff --git a/upload-to-gitea.bat b/upload-to-gitea.bat
index 4065243..62c6d2c 100644
--- a/upload-to-gitea.bat
+++ b/upload-to-gitea.bat
@@ -1,42 +1,36 @@
 @echo off
 REM ============================================================
 REM  Newbury Exhibit -> Gitea uploader
-REM  Default: HTTPS via DNS. Auto-fallback: direct LAN (bypasses nginx).
-REM  Clean re-clone of dev, copy tree, show status, commit, push.
+REM  Wipe-and-re-clone _deploy checkout, copy tree, commit, push.
+REM  Mirrors the newbury-nights deploy pattern.
 REM ============================================================
 setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
 
 set GITEA_HOST=gitea.hideawaygaming.com.au
-set LAN_URL=http://10.0.0.55:3000
 set OWNER=jessikitty
 set REPO=newbury-exhibit
 set BRANCH=dev
 set SRC=%~dp0
 
-set HTTPS_REMOTE=https://%GITEA_HOST%/%OWNER%/%REPO%.git
-set LAN_REMOTE=%LAN_URL%/%OWNER%/%REPO%.git
-
 echo.
 echo === Newbury Exhibit deploy ===
 echo Source: %SRC%
-echo Target: %HTTPS_REMOTE% (branch %BRANCH%)
-echo Fallback: %LAN_REMOTE%
+echo Target: https://%GITEA_HOST%/%OWNER%/%REPO% (branch %BRANCH%)
 echo.
 
-REM --- fresh _deploy checkout (clone via HTTPS; fall back to LAN) ---
+REM --- fresh _deploy checkout ---
 if exist "%SRC%_deploy" (
   echo Removing old _deploy checkout...
   rmdir /s /q "%SRC%_deploy"
 )
-echo Cloning %BRANCH% via HTTPS...
-git clone -b %BRANCH% "%HTTPS_REMOTE%" "%SRC%_deploy"
+echo Cloning %BRANCH%...
+git clone -b %BRANCH% "https://%GITEA_HOST%/%OWNER%/%REPO%.git" "%SRC%_deploy"
 if errorlevel 1 (
-  echo HTTPS clone failed, trying direct LAN...
-  git clone -b %BRANCH% "%LAN_REMOTE%" "%SRC%_deploy"
-  if errorlevel 1 ( echo ERROR: clone failed on both remotes. & pause & exit /b 1 )
+  echo ERROR: clone failed. Check credentials / branch exists.
+  pause & exit /b 1
 )
 
-REM --- auto-detect git identity from global config ---
+REM --- auto-detect git identity from existing global config ---
 for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('git config --global user.name') do set GITNAME=%%a
 for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('git config --global user.email') do set GITEMAIL=%%a
 if "!GITNAME!"=="" set GITNAME=jessikitty
@@ -49,9 +43,6 @@ robocopy "%SRC%." "%SRC%_deploy" /E /XD "_deploy" "node_modules" ".git" /XF "*.l
 pushd "%SRC%_deploy"
 git config user.name "!GITNAME!"
 git config user.email "!GITEMAIL!"
-REM larger buffer + HTTP/1.1 makes pushes more robust through a reverse proxy
-git config http.postBuffer 524288000
-git config http.version HTTP/1.1
 
 echo.
 echo === Staged changes ===
@@ -65,27 +56,11 @@ if "!MSG!"=="" set MSG=Update exhibit
 git commit -m "!MSG!"
 if errorlevel 1 (
   echo Nothing to commit, or commit failed.
-  popd & pause & exit /b 0
-)
-
-echo.
-echo Pushing via HTTPS...
-git push origin %BRANCH%
-if errorlevel 1 (
+) else (
+  git push origin %BRANCH%
+  if errorlevel 1 ( echo ERROR: push failed. & popd & pause & exit /b 1 )
   echo.
-  echo HTTPS push failed ^(proxy/500?^). Retrying direct LAN: %LAN_REMOTE%
-  git push "%LAN_REMOTE%" %BRANCH%
-  if errorlevel 1 (
-    echo.
-    echo ERROR: push failed on both remotes.
-    echo Your commit is saved in _deploy - you can retry manually:
-    echo   cd "%SRC%_deploy"
-    echo   git push origin %BRANCH%
-    echo   git push "%LAN_REMOTE%" %BRANCH%
-    popd & pause & exit /b 1
-  )
+  echo === Pushed to %BRANCH% successfully ===
 )
-echo.
-echo === Pushed to %BRANCH% successfully ===
 popd
 pause