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+# VPS Docker Compose Deployment Plan
+
+## Goal
+
+Make the VPS deployment path first-class without removing the existing Cloud Run / AWS paths.
+
+Primary target:
+- bot API on Docker Compose
+- mini app on Docker Compose
+- reverse proxy with HTTPS on the VPS
+- scheduled reminder delivery without Cloud Tasks / Cloud Scheduler
+- GitHub Actions CD that deploys to the VPS
+
+Compatibility requirement:
+- keep existing cloud deployment code and workflows available
+- avoid deleting GCP/AWS-specific adapters unless they are clearly dead and isolated
+
+## Deployment Shape
+
+Recommended production services:
+- `bot` - Bun runtime for Telegram webhook/API
+- `miniapp` - static assets served behind reverse proxy
+- `scheduler` - separate service that periodically triggers due scheduled dispatch processing
+- `caddy` - TLS + reverse proxy for `bot.<domain>` and `app.<domain>`
+
+Database:
+- keep Supabase / managed Postgres external
+- do not move Postgres onto the VPS in this phase
+
+## Scheduler Replacement Strategy
+
+Current app logic already stores scheduled dispatches in Postgres and uses provider adapters for one-shot execution.
+
+For VPS:
+1. Add a self-hosted scheduled dispatch provider.
+2. Keep dispatch records in the database as before.
+3. Add a due-dispatch scan endpoint/handler in the bot runtime.
+4. Run a dedicated scheduler service in Compose that periodically triggers that scan.
+5. Keep GCP Cloud Tasks and AWS EventBridge adapters intact for backward compatibility.
+
+This keeps reminder behavior deterministic while removing dependency on cloud schedulers.
+
+## Image / Runtime Plan
+
+### Bot image
+- keep multi-stage build
+- build runtime entrypoints for:
+  - bot server
+  - scheduler runner
+  - DB migrate command
+- keep runtime image lean
+
+### Mini app image
+- keep static build + nginx/alpine runtime
+
+### Reverse proxy image
+- use an off-the-shelf slim image (Caddy)
+
+## CD Plan
+
+Add a separate GitHub Actions workflow for VPS deploy:
+1. run on successful `main` CI and manual dispatch
+2. build/push bot and miniapp images to GHCR
+3. SSH into VPS
+4. pull latest images
+5. run DB migrations
+6. restart Compose services
+7. run smoke checks
+8. sync Telegram webhook
+
+Keep existing GCP and AWS workflows untouched.
+
+## Secrets / Env Plan
+
+Phase 1:
+- keep runtime env files on the VPS outside the repo
+- Compose loads env files from a deploy directory
+
+Optional later upgrade:
+- add 1Password-backed rendering or injection without changing app runtime contracts
+
+Compatibility rule:
+- do not remove existing env vars for GCP/AWS paths
+- only add new VPS/self-hosted vars where needed
+
+## Expected Repo Changes
+
+### App/runtime
+- add self-hosted scheduler adapter
+- add due-dispatch scan support
+- add scheduler runner entrypoint
+- extend config parsing with VPS/self-hosted provider
+
+### Docker / deploy
+- add production compose file
+- add Caddy config
+- add VPS deploy helper scripts
+
+### CI/CD
+- add VPS deploy workflow
+- keep `cd.yml` and `cd-aws.yml`
+
+### Docs
+- add VPS deployment runbook
+- document required env files and domains
+
+## Domain Assumption
+
+Base domain: `whekin.dev`
+
+Suggested hostnames:
+- `household-bot.whekin.dev` for bot API / webhook
+- `household.whekin.dev` for mini app
+
+These can be adjusted later without changing the deployment shape.
+
+## Rollout Order
+
+1. Add docs/plan
+2. Implement self-hosted scheduler path
+3. Add production compose + reverse proxy config
+4. Add VPS deploy scripts
+5. Add GitHub Actions VPS CD
+6. Validate builds/tests where practical
+7. Push branch and open PR