diff --git a/deploy/deploy-stg.sh b/deploy/deploy-stg.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Deploy staging environment for cmc-sales
+
+# Variables (edit these as needed)
+SERVER="cmc"
+REPO="code.springupsoftware.com/cmc/cmc-sales.git"
+BRANCH="stg"
+STAGING_DIR="cmc-sales-staging"
+
+# SSH and deploy
+ssh $SERVER << 'ENDSSH'
+  set -e
+  # Clone or update staging branch
+  if [ -d "$STAGING_DIR" ]; then
+    cd "$STAGING_DIR"
+    git fetch origin
+    git checkout $BRANCH
+    git pull origin $BRANCH
+  else
+    git clone -b $BRANCH $REPO $STAGING_DIR
+    cd "$STAGING_DIR"
+  fi
+
+    # Create .env file for go-app if it doesn't exist
+  ENV_PATH="/home/cmc/$STAGING_DIR/go-app/.env"
+  if [ ! -f "$ENV_PATH" ]; then
+    cat > "$ENV_PATH" <<'ENVEOF'
+# Environment variables for Go app mail configuration
+SMTP_HOST="host.docker.internal"
+SMTP_PORT=1025
+SMTP_USER=""
+SMTP_PASS=""
+SMTP_FROM="CMC Sales <sales@cmctechnologies.com.au>"
+ENVEOF
+  fi
+
+  # Start docker compose (edit file name if needed)
+  docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.stg.yml up -d
+
+  # Check containers
+  docker compose ps
+
+  # Create sync script for staging dirs
+  cat > /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+rsync -a --delete /mnt/vault/pdf/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/app/webroot/pdf/
+rsync -a --delete /mnt/vault/attachments_files/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/app/webroot/attachments_files/
+rsync -a --delete /mnt/vault/emails/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/vault/emails/
+rsync -a --delete /mnt/vault/vaultmsgs/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/vault/vaultmsgs/
+EOF
+  chmod +x /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh
+
+  # Add cron job if not present
+  (crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -q '/home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh') || \
+    (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '0 3 * * * /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh') | crontab -
+ENDSSH
diff --git a/docker-compose.stg.yml b/docker-compose.stg.yml
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+services:
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    hostname: nginx-stg
+    ports:
+      - "8081:80"  # Staging nginx on different port
+    volumes:
+      - ./conf/nginx-site.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/cmc.conf
+      - ./userpasswd:/etc/nginx/userpasswd:ro
+    depends_on:
+      - cmc-stg-php
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - cmc-stg-network
+
+  cmc-stg-php:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile_stg
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    container_name: cmc-stg-php
+    depends_on:
+      - cmc-stg-db
+    environment:
+      MAIL_HOST: mailpit
+      MAIL_PORT: 1025
+    volumes:
+      - ./app/webroot/pdf:/var/www/cmc-sales/app/webroot/pdf
+      - ./app/webroot/attachments_files:/var/www/cmc-sales/app/webroot/attachments_files
+    networks:
+      - cmc-stg-network
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  cmc-stg-db:
+    image: mariadb:latest
+    container_name: cmc-stg-db
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: secureRootPassword
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: cmc
+      MYSQL_USER: cmc
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au
+    volumes:
+      - stg_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
+    ports:
+      - "3307:3306"  # Staging DB on different port
+    networks:
+      - cmc-stg-network
+
+  cmc-stg-go:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.go
+    container_name: cmc-stg-go
+    environment:
+      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_PORT: 3306
+      DB_USER: cmc
+      DB_PASSWORD: xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au
+      DB_NAME: cmc
+      PORT: 8082
+    depends_on:
+      cmc-stg-db:
+        condition: service_started
+    ports:
+      - "8082:8082"
+    volumes:
+      - ./go-app:/app
+      - ./go-app/.air.toml:/root/.air.toml
+      - ./go-app/.env.example:/root/.env
+    networks:
+      - cmc-stg-network
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  mailpit:
+    image: axllent/mailpit:latest
+    container_name: mailpit
+    ports:
+      - "8025:8025"  # Mailpit web UI
+      - "1025:1025"  # SMTP
+    networks:
+      - cmc-stg-network
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  stg_db_data:
+
+networks:
+  cmc-stg-network: