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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Frontend-only publish: build the SvelteKit static site and sync it to the live
+# Caddy site root. Use this for UI/CSS/copy tweaks — it skips the API container
+# rebuild and Caddy reload that publish.sh does (those only matter for backend
+# changes). For backend/API changes, use publish.sh instead.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+repo="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+site="/home/jay/srv/sites/upbeatbytes"
+
+echo "→ building frontend"
+( cd "$repo/frontend" && npm run build )
+
+echo "→ syncing static site to $site"
+rsync -a --delete "$repo/frontend/build/" "$site/"
+
+echo "✓ Published frontend → https://upbeatbytes.com"