diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index 628ad12..4774a5c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -157,10 +157,41 @@ jobs:
           npm run test:coverage -- --reporter=verbose --run --pool=forks --poolOptions.forks.maxForks=2 || true
           echo "Frontend tests completed (pre-existing Vite compatibility issues may cause failures)"
 
+  build-image-dev:
+    name: Build Dev Image
+    runs-on: vps
+    needs: [backend-tests]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -d .git ]; then
+            git clone --depth=1 "http://100.78.131.124:3300/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" .
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build dev Docker image
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          echo "Building on VPS (SSD)..."
+          CACHE_ARG=""
+          if podman image exists nas-dashboard-dev:latest 2>/dev/null; then
+            CACHE_ARG="--cache-from nas-dashboard-dev:latest"
+          fi
+          podman build $CACHE_ARG -t nas-dashboard-dev:latest dashboard/
+
+      - name: Transfer image to NAS
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          echo "Streaming dev image to NAS..."
+          podman save nas-dashboard-dev:latest | ssh nasts "/volume1/@appstore/ContainerManager/usr/bin/docker load 2>&1"
+          echo "Retagging image..."
+          ssh nasts "/volume1/@appstore/ContainerManager/usr/bin/docker tag localhost/nas-dashboard-dev:latest nas-dashboard-dev:latest 2>&1 && /volume1/@appstore/ContainerManager/usr/bin/docker image rm localhost/nas-dashboard-dev:latest 2>&1"
+          echo "Dev image transferred and retagged successfully"
+
   deploy-dev:
     name: Deploy to Dev
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [backend-tests, frontend-tests]
+    needs: [build-image-dev, frontend-tests]
     env:
       SECRET_KEY: test-secret-key-for-ci-environment-32chars-minimum
     container:
@@ -175,42 +206,6 @@ jobs:
             git clone --depth=1 "http://gitea:3000/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" .
           fi
 
-      - name: Warm mirror cache for base images
-        run: |
-          set -u
-          mirror_host="100.78.131.124:5501"
-
-          prewarm_base_image() {
-            image_ref="$1"
-            if docker image inspect "${image_ref}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "Image ${image_ref} already exists locally, skipping pre-pull"
-              return 0
-            fi
-
-            mirror_ref="${mirror_host}/library/${image_ref}"
-            echo "Attempting mirror pre-pull: ${mirror_ref}"
-            if timeout 30 docker pull "${mirror_ref}" 2>/dev/null; then
-              docker tag "${mirror_ref}" "${image_ref}"
-              echo "Mirror pre-pull succeeded for ${image_ref}"
-            else
-              echo "Mirror pre-pull failed for ${image_ref}, will pull during build"
-            fi
-          }
-
-          prewarm_base_image "node:20-alpine"
-          prewarm_base_image "python:3.12-slim"
-
-      - name: Build dev image
-        run: |
-          set -e
-          export DOCKER_API_VERSION=1.43
-          if ! DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 docker build --cache-from nas-dashboard-dev:latest -t nas-dashboard-dev:latest dashboard/; then
-            echo "Build failed. Checking for network issues..."
-            curl -I https://registry.npmmirror.com || echo "npmmirror unreachable"
-            curl -I https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn || echo "Tsinghua PyPI unreachable"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       - name: Sync runtime compose file
         run: |
           mkdir -p /volume1/docker/nas-dashboard
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 8a55041..57fb1e9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -168,11 +168,43 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "✅ Frontend tests passed"
 
+  build-image:
+    name: Build Docker Image
+    runs-on: vps
+    needs: [backend-tests]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -d .git ]; then
+            git clone --depth=1 "http://100.78.131.124:3300/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" .
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          echo "Building on VPS (SSD)..."
+
+          CACHE_ARG=""
+          if podman image exists nas-dashboard:latest 2>/dev/null; then
+            CACHE_ARG="--cache-from nas-dashboard:latest"
+          fi
+          podman build $CACHE_ARG -t nas-dashboard:latest dashboard/
+
+      - name: Transfer image to NAS
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          echo "Streaming image to NAS..."
+          podman save nas-dashboard:latest | ssh nasts "/volume1/@appstore/ContainerManager/usr/bin/docker load 2>&1"
+          echo "Retagging image..."
+          ssh nasts "/volume1/@appstore/ContainerManager/usr/bin/docker tag localhost/nas-dashboard:latest nas-dashboard:latest 2>&1 && /volume1/@appstore/ContainerManager/usr/bin/docker image rm localhost/nas-dashboard:latest 2>&1"
+          echo "Image transferred and retagged successfully"
+
   deploy:
     name: Deploy to Production
     runs-on: nas
-    if: always()
-    needs: [backend-tests, frontend-tests]
+    if: always() && needs.build-image.result == 'success'
+    needs: [build-image, frontend-tests]
     env:
       SECRET_KEY: test-secret-key-for-ci-environment-32chars-minimum
       GITEA_DB_PASSWORD: nyM3P4v1aYAsT7zfUtdguImNVHgFltCKCY/OjzWZVRE=
@@ -188,58 +220,6 @@ jobs:
             git clone --depth=1 "http://gitea:3000/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" .
           fi
 
-      - name: Warm mirror cache for base images
-        run: |
-          set -u
-          mirror_host="100.78.131.124:5501"
-
-          if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            if curl -fsS --max-time 10 "http://${mirror_host}/v2/" >/dev/null; then
-              echo "Registry mirror is healthy at ${mirror_host}"
-            else
-              echo "Warning: registry mirror health check failed at ${mirror_host}; continuing with normal pull path"
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "Warning: curl is unavailable; skipping explicit mirror health check"
-          fi
-
-          prewarm_base_image() {
-            image_ref="$1"
-            # Skip if image already exists locally
-            if docker image inspect "${image_ref}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "Image ${image_ref} already exists locally, skipping pre-pull"
-              return 0
-            fi
-
-            mirror_ref="${mirror_host}/library/${image_ref}"
-            echo "Attempting mirror pre-pull: ${mirror_ref}"
-            if timeout 120 docker pull "${mirror_ref}"; then
-              docker tag "${mirror_ref}" "${image_ref}"
-              echo "Mirror pre-pull succeeded for ${image_ref}"
-            else
-              echo "Warning: mirror pre-pull failed for ${image_ref}; continuing with normal pull during build"
-            fi
-          }
-
-          prewarm_base_image "node:20-alpine"
-          prewarm_base_image "python:3.12-slim"
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: |
-          set -e
-          export DOCKER_API_VERSION=1.43
-          # DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 is required for Synology ContainerManager's Docker daemon,
-          # which does not support BuildKit syntax. Remove when Synology updates to a
-          # Docker Engine version with full BuildKit support (currently 24.x, needs 23+).
-          # --cache-to type=inline is a no-op while BuildKit is disabled; it activates
-          # automatically when DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 is removed.
-          if ! DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 docker build --cache-from nas-dashboard:latest -t nas-dashboard:latest dashboard/; then
-            echo "Build failed. Checking for network issues..."
-            curl -I https://registry.npmmirror.com || echo "npmmirror unreachable"
-            curl -I https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn || echo "Tsinghua PyPI unreachable"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       - name: Sync runtime compose file
         run: |
           mkdir -p /nas-dashboard