diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0af8a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Vinyl Gauntlet — deploy to partly.party/vinylgauntlet
+# Build the Vite app, ship dist/ into the forum-nginx container.
+# Requires: SSH humanjing@100.71.119.27 (tailscale), docker container forum-nginx.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VPS="humanjing@100.71.119.27"
+CONTAINER="forum-nginx"
+WEB_ROOT="/usr/share/nginx/html/vinylgauntlet"
+STAGING="/tmp/vinylgauntlet_deploy"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+echo "[1/5] Building ..."
+( cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" && npm run build >/dev/null )
+echo "      ✓ dist/ built"
+
+echo "[2/5] Rsync dist/ -> VPS staging ..."
+ssh "$VPS" "rm -rf '$STAGING' && mkdir -p '$STAGING'"
+rsync -az --delete "$SCRIPT_DIR/dist/" "$VPS:$STAGING/"
+
+echo "[3/5] Reset container web root ..."
+ssh "$VPS" "docker exec $CONTAINER sh -c 'rm -rf ${WEB_ROOT:?} && mkdir -p ${WEB_ROOT:?}'"
+
+echo "[4/5] Copy bundle into container ..."
+ssh "$VPS" "docker cp $STAGING/. $CONTAINER:$WEB_ROOT/ && rm -rf '$STAGING'"
+
+echo "[5/5] Verify ..."
+code=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "https://partly.party/vinylgauntlet/?cb=$RANDOM")
+echo "      https://partly.party/vinylgauntlet/ -> $code"
+[ "$code" = "200" ] && echo "  ✓ live" || { echo "  ✗ not 200 — check nginx routing"; exit 1; }
diff --git a/src/GameScene.js b/src/GameScene.js
index a5e0e04..040785e 100644
--- a/src/GameScene.js
+++ b/src/GameScene.js
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export default class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
   }
 
   preload() {
-    for (const key of TEXTURE_KEYS) this.load.image(key, `sprites/${key}.png`);
+    // BASE_URL makes assets resolve under the deploy subpath (partly.party/vinylgauntlet/)
+    const base = import.meta.env.BASE_URL;
+    for (const key of TEXTURE_KEYS) this.load.image(key, `${base}sprites/${key}.png`);
   }
 
   create() {
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd36beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+
+// Served from a subpath on partly.party, so assets must resolve under /vinylgauntlet/.
+export default defineConfig({
+  base: '/vinylgauntlet/',
+});