diff --git a/scripts/deploy-core-service.sh b/scripts/deploy-core-service.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SERVICE_NAME="${1:-}"
+
+if [ -z "$SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: ./deploy-core-service.sh <service-name>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+CONFIG_FILE="/opt/appfactory/config/appfactory.env"
+source "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+export DOCKER_CONFIG="/tmp/.docker"
+mkdir -p "$DOCKER_CONFIG"
+
+SERVICE_DIR="$WORKSPACE_DIR/$SERVICE_NAME"
+DEPLOY_DIR="$APPFACTORY_DIR/deploy"
+
+if [ ! -d "$SERVICE_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Missing service directory: $SERVICE_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$SERVICE_DIR/Dockerfile" ]; then
+  echo "Missing Dockerfile: $SERVICE_DIR/Dockerfile"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Updating source..."
+cd "$SERVICE_DIR"
+
+git \
+  -c safe.directory="$SERVICE_DIR" \
+  fetch origin main
+
+git \
+  -c safe.directory="$SERVICE_DIR" \
+  reset --hard origin/main
+
+echo "Building image..."
+docker build --pull --no-cache -t "$SERVICE_NAME:latest" "$SERVICE_DIR"
+
+echo "Recreating container..."
+cd "$DEPLOY_DIR"
+
+docker compose \
+  -f docker-compose.yml \
+  -f apps-compose.yml \
+  up -d --force-recreate "$SERVICE_NAME"
+
+echo ""
+echo "DONE"
+echo "Service deployed: $SERVICE_NAME"