diff --git a/api/deploy.sh b/api/deploy.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+git pull
+docker compose down
+
+if [ "$1" != "preserve" ]; then
+  docker compose build --no-cache
+fi
+
+docker compose up -d --force-recreate
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