diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index ba4c409..353b1f7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,38 @@ jobs:
           echo "Basic HTML validation"
           test -f index.html
 
+      - name: Check Required Variables
+        run: |
+          MISSING_VARS=()
+          # Check each required variable
+          [ -z "$IMAGE_NAME" ] && MISSING_VARS+=("IMAGE_NAME")
+          [ -z "$REGISTRY_LOCATION" ] && MISSING_VARS+=("REGISTRY_LOCATION")
+          [ -z "$REGISTRY_ORGANIZATION" ] && MISSING_VARS+=("REGISTRY_ORGANIZATION")
+          [ -z "$PORT" ] && MISSING_VARS+=("PORT")
+          [ -z "$TEST_PORT" ] && MISSING_VARS+=("TEST_PORT")
+          
+          # Fail if any variables are missing
+          if [ ${#MISSING_VARS[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "Missing required variables: ${MISSING_VARS[*]}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check Required Secrets
+        run: |
+          MISSING_SECRETS=()
+          # Check each required secret
+          [ -z "$REGISTRY_USER" ] && MISSING_SECRETS+=("REGISTRY_USER")
+          [ -z "$REGISTRY_TOKEN" ] && MISSING_SECRETS+=("REGISTRY_TOKEN")
+          [ -z "$DEPLOY_SSH_KEY" ] && MISSING_SECRETS+=("DEPLOY_SSH_KEY")
+          [ -z "$PROD_SERVER_HOST" ] && MISSING_SECRETS+=("PROD_SERVER_HOST")
+          [ -z "$DEPLOY_USER" ] && MISSING_SECRETS+=("DEPLOY_USER")
+          
+          # Fail if any secrets are missing
+          if [ ${#MISSING_SECRETS[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "Missing required secrets: ${MISSING_SECRETS[*]}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
   build:
     name: Build & Push Docker Image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest