diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0439ebd3..86be1765 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ docker-compose.override.yml
 *.override.yml
 
 # Deployment & Security
+.build-info
 deployment-local/
 *.pem
 *.key
diff --git a/app/core/build_info.py b/app/core/build_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e63000ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/core/build_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# app/core/build_info.py
+"""
+Build information utilities.
+
+Reads commit SHA and deploy timestamp from .build-info file
+(written by scripts/deploy.sh at deploy time), or falls back
+to git for local development.
+"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+import subprocess
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_BUILD_INFO_FILE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent / ".build-info"
+_cached_info: dict | None = None
+
+
+def get_build_info() -> dict:
+    """Return build info: commit, deployed_at, environment."""
+    global _cached_info
+    if _cached_info is not None:
+        return _cached_info
+
+    info = {
+        "commit": None,
+        "deployed_at": None,
+    }
+
+    # Try .build-info file first (written by deploy.sh)
+    if _BUILD_INFO_FILE.is_file():
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(_BUILD_INFO_FILE.read_text())
+            info["commit"] = data.get("commit")
+            info["deployed_at"] = data.get("deployed_at")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to read .build-info: {e}")
+
+    # Fall back to git for local development
+    if not info["commit"]:
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "rev-parse", "--short=8", "HEAD"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                info["commit"] = result.stdout.strip()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    if not info["deployed_at"]:
+        info["deployed_at"] = datetime.now(UTC).isoformat()
+
+    _cached_info = info
+    return info
diff --git a/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html b/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html
index cc141919..cb351f64 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/partials/sidebar.html
@@ -101,8 +101,18 @@
    DESKTOP SIDEBAR
    ============================================================================ #}
 
-<aside class="z-20 hidden w-64 overflow-y-auto bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 md:block flex-shrink-0">
-    {{ sidebar_content() }}
+<aside class="z-20 hidden w-64 overflow-y-auto bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 md:block flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col">
+    <div class="flex-1">
+        {{ sidebar_content() }}
+    </div>
+    <div class="px-6 py-3 border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
+        <p class="text-[10px] font-mono text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-600">
+            v{{ config.version }}
+            {% if config.commit %}
+                · <span title="Deployed {{ config.deployed_at or '' }}">{{ config.commit }}</span>
+            {% endif %}
+        </p>
+    </div>
 </aside>
 
 {# ============================================================================
diff --git a/app/templates_config.py b/app/templates_config.py
index 4e5d8879..255c047c 100644
--- a/app/templates_config.py
+++ b/app/templates_config.py
@@ -94,3 +94,12 @@ templates.env.globals["DEFAULT_LANGUAGE"] = DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
 templates.env.globals["LANGUAGE_NAMES"] = LANGUAGE_NAMES
 templates.env.globals["LANGUAGE_FLAGS"] = LANGUAGE_FLAGS
 templates.env.globals["current_year"] = datetime.now().year
+
+# Add build info (version, commit, deployed_at) for sidebar footer
+from app.core.build_info import get_build_info
+from app.core.config import settings as _settings
+
+templates.env.globals["config"] = {
+    "version": _settings.version,
+    **get_build_info(),
+}
diff --git a/docs/deployment/hetzner-server-setup.md b/docs/deployment/hetzner-server-setup.md
index 0562e408..402c1cc0 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/hetzner-server-setup.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/hetzner-server-setup.md
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ After=network.target
 Type=simple
 User=samir
 WorkingDirectory=/home/samir/gitea-runner
-ExecStart=/home/samir/gitea-runner/act_runner daemon
+ExecStart=/home/samir/gitea-runner/act_runner daemon --config /home/samir/gitea-runner/config.yaml
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=10
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 6f70add9..128dca0d 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -306,10 +306,15 @@ def health_check(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     """Health check endpoint"""
     try:
         # Test database connection
+        from app.core.build_info import get_build_info
+        build = get_build_info()
         db.execute(text("SELECT 1"))
         return {
             "status": "healthy",
             "timestamp": datetime.now(UTC),
+            "version": settings.version,
+            "commit": build["commit"],
+            "deployed_at": build["deployed_at"],
             "message": f"{settings.project_name} v{settings.version}",
             "docs": {
                 "swagger": "/docs",
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index f56743c7..565101f4 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ fi
 log "Restoring local changes …"
 git stash pop --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
 
+# ── 1b. Write build info ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+log "Writing build info …"
+printf '{"commit":"%s","deployed_at":"%s"}\n' \
+    "$(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)" \
+    "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
+    > .build-info
+
 # ── 2. Rebuild and restart containers ────────────────────────────────────────
 log "Rebuilding containers …"
 if ! $COMPOSE up -d --build; then