diff --git a/backend/igny8_core/modules/system/views.py b/backend/igny8_core/modules/system/views.py
index 38dda540..28274dc1 100644
--- a/backend/igny8_core/modules/system/views.py
+++ b/backend/igny8_core/modules/system/views.py
@@ -530,28 +530,32 @@ def gitea_webhook(request):
         
         logger.info(f"[Webhook] Processing push: {commit_count} commit(s) by {pusher} to {repo_full_name}")
         
-        # Pull latest code - run git pull directly in the mounted repo
+        # Pull latest code - trigger systemd service on host
         try:
-            import subprocess
-            logger.info(f"[Webhook] Pulling latest code...")
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                ['git', '-C', '/data/app/igny8', 'config', '--global', '--add', 'safe.directory', '/data/app/igny8'],
-                capture_output=True,
-                text=True,
-                timeout=5
-            )
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                ['git', '-C', '/data/app/igny8', 'pull', 'origin', 'main'],
-                capture_output=True,
-                text=True,
-                timeout=30
-            )
-            if result.returncode == 0:
-                logger.info(f"[Webhook] Git pull successful: {result.stdout}")
-            else:
-                logger.error(f"[Webhook] Git pull failed: {result.stderr}")
+            import socket
+            logger.info(f"[Webhook] Triggering git pull...")
+            sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            sock.settimeout(5)
+            sock.connect(('127.0.0.1', 9999))
+            sock.close()
+            logger.info(f"[Webhook] Git pull triggered successfully")
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"[Webhook] Git pull error: {e}")
+            logger.error(f"[Webhook] Failed to trigger git pull: {e}")
+            # Fallback: try direct git pull
+            try:
+                import subprocess
+                result = subprocess.run(
+                    ['git', '-C', '/data/app/igny8', 'pull', 'origin', 'main'],
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    text=True,
+                    timeout=30
+                )
+                if result.returncode == 0:
+                    logger.info(f"[Webhook] Git pull successful (fallback)")
+                else:
+                    logger.error(f"[Webhook] Git pull failed: {result.stderr}")
+            except Exception as e2:
+                logger.error(f"[Webhook] Fallback git pull also failed: {e2}")
         
         # Trigger deployment - restart containers
         deployment_success = False
diff --git a/scripts/auto-pull.sh b/scripts/auto-pull.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82e93db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/auto-pull.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /data/app/igny8
+git pull origin main