From 7604798e6855fdb04881d703c48df0cdc08893f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh-Heaps <jheaps@conservice.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:43:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix deploy

---
 .github/workflows/deploy.yml | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 49a282e..1350950 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Rsync to server
         run: |
-          rsync -az --delete -e "ssh -p ${{ secrets.SSH_PORT || 22 }} -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa" \
+          # --exclude chess-data: never let --delete remove the learned-engine training
+          # data, which lives in the deploy dir unless ChessEngine__WeightsPath is set
+          # elsewhere. publish/ never contains it, so without this --delete wipes it every deploy.
+          rsync -az --delete --exclude 'chess-data' -e "ssh -p ${{ secrets.SSH_PORT || 22 }} -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa" \
             publish/ ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}:${{ secrets.TARGET_DIR }}/
 
       - name: Reload and restart service