diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
index 12759c2..1a2978d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -25,16 +25,28 @@ jobs:
           echo "RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT: ${RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT:-not_set}"
           echo "ACTIONS_RUNNER_NAME: ${ACTIONS_RUNNER_NAME:-not_set}"
 
+          echo "=== Additional Runner Variables ==="
+          echo "RUNNER_LABEL: ${RUNNER_LABEL:-not_set}"
+          echo "RUNNER_VERSION: ${RUNNER_VERSION:-not_set}"
+          echo "GITEA_ACTIONS_RUNNER_VERSION: ${GITEA_ACTIONS_RUNNER_VERSION:-not_set}"
+          echo "CONTAINER_NAME: ${CONTAINER_NAME:-not_set}"
+
+          echo "=== Docker/Container Info ==="
+          echo "Container hostname: $(hostname)"
+          cat /etc/hostname 2>/dev/null || echo "No /etc/hostname"
+
           echo "=== All Environment Variables ==="
-          env | grep -i runner || echo "No runner-related env vars found"
+          env | grep -iE "(runner|gitea|act|container)" | head -20
 
-          echo "=== Gitea Context Variables ==="
-          echo "GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
-          echo "GITHUB_SHA: ${GITHUB_SHA}"
+          # Try to detect actual runner from compose service or docker labels
+          if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "=== Docker Container Labels ==="
+            docker inspect $(hostname) --format='{{range $key, $value := .Config.Labels}}{{$key}}={{$value}}{{"\n"}}{{end}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -i runner || echo "No runner labels found"
+          fi
 
-          # Detect runner name from environment variables
-          RUNNER_NAME="${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-${HOSTNAME:-${RUNNER_NAME:-${ACT_RUNNER_NAME:-unknown}}}}"
-          echo "Runner: $RUNNER_NAME"
+          # Detect runner name with better logic
+          DETECTED_RUNNER="${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-${RUNNER_NAME:-${ACT_RUNNER_NAME:-${HOSTNAME:-unknown}}}}"
+          echo "Detected Runner: $DETECTED_RUNNER"
 
           # Show system info
           echo "Container ID: $(hostname)"
@@ -52,89 +64,29 @@ jobs:
           echo "=== Repository Checkout ==="
           cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
 
-          # Ensure clean workspace
+          # Clean workspace
           rm -rf ./* .git 2>/dev/null || true
 
-          # Debug SSL connectivity
-          echo "Testing SSL connectivity to dogar.darkhelm.org..."
-          openssl s_client -connect dogar.darkhelm.org:443 -servername dogar.darkhelm.org < /dev/null 2>&1 | grep -E "(CONNECTED|Verify return code)" || echo "SSL test completed"
-
-          # Debug SSH keys and connectivity
-          echo "=== SSH Debug Info ==="
-          echo "Current user: $(whoami)"
-          echo "Current HOME: $HOME"
-          echo "UID/GID: $(id)"
-
-          echo "Checking all possible SSH key locations:"
-          echo "~/.ssh/:" && ls -la ~/.ssh/ 2>/dev/null || echo "  Not found"
-          echo "/root/.ssh/:" && ls -la /root/.ssh/ 2>/dev/null || echo "  Not found"
-          echo "/data/.ssh/:" && ls -la /data/.ssh/ 2>/dev/null || echo "  Not found"
-          echo "/home/act/.ssh/:" && ls -la /home/act/.ssh/ 2>/dev/null || echo "  Not found"
-
-          echo "=== Mount Verification ==="
-          echo "Container mounts (from /proc/mounts):"
-          grep ssh /proc/mounts 2>/dev/null || echo "  No SSH-related mounts found"
-
-          # Set up SSH key for repository access
-          echo "=== SSH Key Setup ==="
-
-          # Use SSH key from Gitea repository secret (recommended approach)
+          # Set up SSH key from Gitea repository secret
           if [ -n "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" ]; then
-            echo "Setting up SSH key from Gitea repository secret"
             mkdir -p ~/.ssh
             echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
             chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-            echo "SSH private key installed from repository secret"
-            ls -la ~/.ssh/
-          else
-            echo "No SSH_PRIVATE_KEY secret found in repository"
-            echo "To enable SSH clone, add your deploy key as SSH_PRIVATE_KEY secret in:"
-            echo "Repository Settings → Secrets → Actions → Add SSH_PRIVATE_KEY"
+            ssh-keyscan -p 2222 dogar.darkhelm.org >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
           fi
 
-          ssh-keyscan -p 2222 dogar.darkhelm.org 2>/dev/null || echo "SSH keyscan failed"
+          # Clone repository via SSH
+          GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            git clone --depth 1 --branch main \
+            ssh://git@dogar.darkhelm.org:2222/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git .
 
-          # Try clone methods with better debugging
-          echo "=== Attempting Clone Methods ==="
-
-          # Test SSH connection first
-          echo "Testing SSH connection directly..."
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 2222 git@dogar.darkhelm.org 2>&1 || echo "SSH test completed"
-
-          # Method 1: SSH external (most reliable if keys work)
-          echo "Trying SSH external (dogar.darkhelm.org:2222)..."
-          if GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" git clone --depth 1 --branch main ssh://git@dogar.darkhelm.org:2222/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git . 2>&1; then
-            echo "✓ External SSH clone successful"
-          # Method 2: Internal SSH (kankali runner only)
-          elif echo "Trying internal SSH (gitea:3000)..." && GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" git clone --depth 1 --branch main git@gitea:3000/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git . 2>&1; then
-            echo "✓ Internal SSH clone successful (kankali-runner only)"
-          # Method 3: Internal HTTP (kankali runner only)
-          elif echo "Trying internal HTTP (gitea:3000)..." && git clone --depth 1 --branch main http://gitea:3000/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git . 2>&1; then
-            echo "✓ Internal HTTP clone successful (kankali-runner only)"
-          # Method 4: HTTPS with token (for private repo access)
-          elif [ -n "${GITEA_TOKEN}" ] && echo "Trying HTTPS with token..." && git -c http.sslVerify=false clone --depth 1 --branch main "https://token:${GITEA_TOKEN}@dogar.darkhelm.org/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git" . 2>&1; then
-            echo "✓ External HTTPS clone with token successful"
-          # Method 5: HTTPS with SSL verification disabled (fallback)
-          elif echo "Trying HTTPS with SSL disabled..." && git -c http.sslVerify=false clone --depth 1 --branch main https://dogar.darkhelm.org/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git . 2>&1; then
-            echo "✓ External HTTPS clone successful (SSL verification disabled)"
-          # Method 6: HTTP external (try different URL formats)
-          elif echo "Trying HTTP external (port 3000)..." && git clone --depth 1 --branch main http://dogar.darkhelm.org:3000/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git . 2>&1; then
-            echo "✓ External HTTP clone successful (port 3000)"
-          elif echo "Trying HTTP external (no .git)..." && git clone --depth 1 --branch main http://dogar.darkhelm.org/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist . 2>&1; then
-            echo "✓ External HTTP clone successful"
-          else
-            echo "❌ All clone methods failed"
-            echo "Attempting one more time with verbose output..."
-            git clone --depth 1 --branch main https://dogar.darkhelm.org/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git . || exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Checkout the specific commit if available, otherwise use main
+          # Checkout specific commit if provided
           if [ -n "${GITHUB_SHA}" ]; then
             git checkout "${GITHUB_SHA}" 2>/dev/null || echo "Using main branch HEAD"
-          else
-            echo "Using main branch HEAD"
           fi
 
+          echo "✓ Repository checkout completed"
+
       - name: Upload source code
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -146,14 +98,15 @@ jobs:
 
   backend-setup:
     name: Backend Setup (Python 3.13 + uv + Environment)
-    runs-on: python-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
     needs: setup
 
     steps:
       - name: Runner Info
         run: |
           echo "=== Backend Setup - $(date) ==="
-          echo "Runner: ${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)} | User: $(whoami) | OS: $(uname -s)"
+          RUNNER="${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-${RUNNER_NAME:-${ACT_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)}}}"
+          echo "Runner: $RUNNER | User: $(whoami) | OS: $(uname -s)"
 
       - name: Download source code
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -214,14 +167,15 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-setup:
     name: Frontend Setup (Node.js 24 + Yarn Berry + Build)
-    runs-on: node-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
     needs: setup
 
     steps:
       - name: Runner Info
         run: |
           echo "=== Frontend Setup - $(date) ==="
-          echo "Runner: ${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)} | User: $(whoami) | OS: $(uname -s)"
+          RUNNER="${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-${RUNNER_NAME:-${ACT_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)}}}"
+          echo "Runner: $RUNNER | User: $(whoami) | OS: $(uname -s)"
 
       - name: Download source code
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -298,14 +252,15 @@ jobs:
 
   backend-tests:
     name: Backend Tests (Python 3.13 + uv)
-    runs-on: python-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
     needs: backend-setup
 
     steps:
       - name: Runner Info
         run: |
           echo "=== Backend Tests - $(date) ==="
-          echo "Runner: ${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)} | User: $(whoami)"
+          RUNNER="${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-${RUNNER_NAME:-${ACT_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)}}}"
+          echo "Runner: $RUNNER | User: $(whoami)"
 
       - name: Download backend environment
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -342,14 +297,15 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-tests:
     name: Frontend Tests (TypeScript + Vue + Yarn Berry)
-    runs-on: node-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
     needs: frontend-setup
 
     steps:
       - name: Runner Info
         run: |
           echo "=== Frontend Tests - $(date) ==="
-          echo "Runner: ${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)} | User: $(whoami)"
+          RUNNER="${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME:-${RUNNER_NAME:-${ACT_RUNNER_NAME:-$(hostname)}}}"
+          echo "Runner: $RUNNER | User: $(whoami)"
 
       - name: Download frontend environment
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4