diff --git a/.github/file-filters.yml b/.github/file-filters.yml
index 698385209..7dc1a3cba 100644
--- a/.github/file-filters.yml
+++ b/.github/file-filters.yml
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ mariadb: &mariadb
   - 'mariadb/**/*'
 
 nginx: &nginx
-  - 'nginx/**/*'
\ No newline at end of file
+  - 'nginx/**/*'
+
+deploy-bare-metal: &deploy-bare-metal
+  - 'deployment/bare_metal/**/*'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9570ac455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Gradido Deploy Test CI
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  files-changed:
+    name: Detect File Changes - Deploy Bare Metal
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      deploy-bare-metal: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.deploy-bare-metal }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check for deploy-bare-metal file changes
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2.11.1
+        id: changes
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          filters: .github/file-filters.yml
+          list-files: shell
+
+  build_test:
+    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.deploy-bare-metal == 'true'
+    name: Docker Build Test - Deploy Bare Metal
+    needs: files-changed
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Deploy Bare Metal | Build image
+        run: docker build -f ./deployment/bare_metal/Dockerfile --build-arg BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.ref_name }} -t "gradido/deploy-bare-metal:local" .
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/Dockerfile b/deployment/bare_metal/Dockerfile
index 5ff1ab2c4..834686759 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/Dockerfile
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ RUN ln -s /app/gradido/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-enabled/default /etc/ng
 RUN ln -s /app/gradido/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/common /etc/nginx/
 RUN rmdir /etc/nginx/conf.d
 RUN ln -s /app/gradido/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/conf.d /etc/nginx/
-RUN nginx -t
 
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "--login", "-c"]
 RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
@@ -107,6 +106,8 @@ RUN envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < federation/.env.templat
 ###########################################################################################
 FROM install as start
 
+RUN /etc/init.d/mariadb start
+
 WORKDIR /app/gradido/deployment/bare_metal
 
 # mock sudo