diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 08bc7ca..a9bcd2b 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ log "Pulling latest code..."
 git pull
 
 # ── 2. Sync static files to web root ────────────────────────────────────────
+# Apache serves /cc-dashboard/* from /var/www/html/cc-dashboard/
+# index.html must be at the root; CSS/JS go into static/ subdir to match
+# paths in index.html (/cc-dashboard/static/css/..., /cc-dashboard/static/js/...)
 log "Syncing static files to $STATIC_DST..."
-sudo rsync -a --delete "$STATIC_SRC/" "$STATIC_DST/"
+sudo mkdir -p "$STATIC_DST/static"
+sudo cp "$STATIC_SRC/index.html" "$STATIC_DST/index.html"
+sudo rsync -a --delete --exclude='index.html' "$STATIC_SRC/" "$STATIC_DST/static/"
 
 # ── 3. Rebuild app image ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 log "Building app image..."