diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
index 6c7786d..6d583ed 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install archiso and dependencies
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed archiso jq git-lfs zstd
+          pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed archiso jq zstd
 
       - name: Ensure /dev/stdin exists for mkinitcpio
         run: |
@@ -81,14 +81,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "tag_name=${TAG_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "release_name=Arch Linux ISO (${BASE_DATE} Rev ${REVISION})" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: Create Release and Upload ISO via Git LFS
+      - name: Create Release and Upload ISO
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
           # Use internal Gitea URL to bypass traefik proxy timeout on large uploads
           GITEA_API: http://192.168.1.168:3000/api/v1
-          GITEA_PUBLIC_URL: https://git.vilaythong.us
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-          RELEASES_REPO: alvinlollo/AlvinArch-releases
           TAG_NAME: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag_name }}
           RELEASE_NAME: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.release_name }}
         run: |
@@ -104,15 +102,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          RELEASES_OWNER="${RELEASES_REPO%%/*}"
-          RELEASES_NAME="${RELEASES_REPO#*/}"
-          GITEA_BASE="${GITEA_API%/api/v1}"
-          GITEA_SCHEME="${GITEA_BASE%%://*}"
-          GITEA_HOST="${GITEA_BASE#*://}"
-          CLONE_URL="${GITEA_SCHEME}://${RELEASES_OWNER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${RELEASES_REPO}.git"
-          REPO_DIR="$PWD/.releases-repo"
-          trap 'rm -rf "$REPO_DIR"' EXIT
-
           # Collect the ISOs produced by the build
           isos=(out/*.iso)
           if (( ${#isos[@]} == 0 )); then
@@ -140,93 +129,14 @@ jobs:
             sha256sums+=("$sha")
           done
 
-          # Make sure the releases repo exists (create it via API if missing)
-          if ! curl -sf -o /dev/null -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-              "$GITEA_API/repos/$RELEASES_REPO"; then
-            echo "Creating releases repo '$RELEASES_REPO'..."
-            curl -sf -X POST \
-              -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-              "$GITEA_API/user/repos" \
-              -d "{\"name\": \"$RELEASES_NAME\", \"description\": \"Compressed Arch Linux live ISOs (Git LFS)\", \"auto_init\": true}" > /dev/null
-          fi
-
-          # Push the compressed ISOs to the releases repo via Git LFS
-          if ! GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone --quiet "$CLONE_URL" "$REPO_DIR" 2>/dev/null; then
-            echo "❌ Failed to clone $RELEASES_REPO (check token access)." >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Work on the 'main' branch (create it if the remote default differs)
-          if git -C "$REPO_DIR" rev-parse --verify -q origin/main >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            git -C "$REPO_DIR" checkout -q -B main origin/main
-          else
-            git -C "$REPO_DIR" checkout -q -B main
-          fi
-
-          git -C "$REPO_DIR" lfs install --local
-          git -C "$REPO_DIR" lfs track "*.iso.zst"
-          mkdir -p "$REPO_DIR/releases/$TAG_NAME"
-          for zst in "${zst_files[@]}"; do
-            cp "$zst" "$REPO_DIR/releases/$TAG_NAME/"
-          done
-
-          # Seed a short README redirecting to the main repo (status badges on top)
-          cat > "$REPO_DIR/README.md" <<'MDEOF'
-          [![Scheduled ArchISO Build](https://git.vilaythong.us/alvinlollo/AlvinArch/actions/workflows/build-iso.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://git.vilaythong.us/alvinlollo/AlvinArch/actions?workflow=build-iso.yaml)
-          [![Tests](https://git.vilaythong.us/alvinlollo/AlvinArch/actions/workflows/tests.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://git.vilaythong.us/alvinlollo/AlvinArch/actions?workflow=tests.yaml)
-
-          # AlvinArch Releases
-
-          Compressed (zstd) Arch Linux live ISOs built automatically by
-          [alvinlollo/AlvinArch](https://git.vilaythong.us/alvinlollo/AlvinArch).
-
-          **Main repository:** [alvinlollo/AlvinArch](https://git.vilaythong.us/alvinlollo/AlvinArch)
-          MDEOF
-
-          git -C "$REPO_DIR" config user.name "Gitea Actions"
-          git -C "$REPO_DIR" config user.email "actions@gitea.local"
-          git -C "$REPO_DIR" add .gitattributes README.md "releases/$TAG_NAME"
-          if git -C "$REPO_DIR" diff --cached --quiet; then
-            echo "⚠️  No changes to commit for $TAG_NAME — releasing as-is." >&2
-          else
-            git -C "$REPO_DIR" commit --quiet -m "Add $TAG_NAME"
-          fi
-          if ! git -C "$REPO_DIR" push --quiet origin main; then
-            echo "❌ Failed to push $TAG_NAME to $RELEASES_REPO." >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Free disk space immediately — the clone + LFS objects are multi-GB
-          rm -rf "$REPO_DIR"
-
-          # Verify each LFS object exists server-side (oid == the sha256 we recorded)
-          for i in "${!zst_files[@]}"; do
-            fname=$(basename "${zst_files[$i]}")
-            size=$(stat -c %s "${zst_files[$i]}")
-            oid=${sha256sums[$i]}
-            lfs_payload=$(jq -nc --arg oid "$oid" --argjson sz "$size" \
-              '{operation:"download",transfers:["basic"],objects:[{oid:$oid,size:$sz}]}')
-            obj=$(curl -sf -u "$RELEASES_OWNER:$GITEA_TOKEN" \
-              -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.git-lfs+json" \
-              -d "$lfs_payload" \
-              "$GITEA_BASE/$RELEASES_REPO.git/info/lfs/objects/batch")
-            if [[ "$(jq -r '.objects[0] | has("actions")' <<< "$obj")" != "true" ]]; then
-              echo "❌ Verification failed: LFS object for '$fname' ($size bytes) missing on server." >&2
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            echo "  ✅ Verified '$fname' ($size bytes) on $RELEASES_REPO"
-          done
-
-          # Create the release with a link to the file directory + SHA-256 checksums
-          DOWNLOAD_URL="$GITEA_PUBLIC_URL/$RELEASES_REPO/src/branch/main/releases/$TAG_NAME"
-          printf -v body 'Arch Linux live ISO %s\n\nDownload: %s\n\nChecksums (SHA-256):\n' \
-            "$RELEASE_NAME" "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
+          # Build the release body with SHA-256 checksums
+          printf -v body 'Arch Linux live ISO %s\n\nChecksums (SHA-256):\n' "$RELEASE_NAME"
           for i in "${!zst_files[@]}"; do
             printf -v line -- '- `%s`: sha256 `%s`\n' "$(basename "${zst_files[$i]}")" "${sha256sums[$i]}"
             body+="$line"
           done
 
+          # Create the release
           payload=$(jq -nc --arg tag "$TAG_NAME" --arg name "$RELEASE_NAME" --arg body "$body" \
             '{tag_name:$tag,name:$name,body:$body}')
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf -X POST \
@@ -234,22 +144,19 @@ jobs:
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases" \
             -d "$payload" | jq -er '.id')
+          echo "  ✅ Created release $TAG_NAME (ID: $RELEASE_ID)"
 
-          echo "  ✅ Released $TAG_NAME (ID: $RELEASE_ID) with download link + SHA-256 checksums"
-
-          # Mirror the release on the releases repo via API (creates tag + release)
-          if ! curl -sf -o /dev/null -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-              "$GITEA_API/repos/$RELEASES_REPO/releases/tags/$TAG_NAME"; then
-            if ! curl -sf -X POST \
-                -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-                "$GITEA_API/repos/$RELEASES_REPO/releases" \
-                -d "$payload" > /dev/null; then
-              echo "⚠️  Failed to mirror release on $RELEASES_REPO (non-fatal)." >&2
-            else
-              echo "  ✅ Mirrored $TAG_NAME release on $RELEASES_REPO"
-            fi
-          fi
+          # Upload each .zst file as a release asset
+          for i in "${!zst_files[@]}"; do
+            fname=$(basename "${zst_files[$i]}")
+            size=$(stat -c %s "${zst_files[$i]}")
+            echo "Uploading $fname ($(( size / 1024 / 1024 )) MiB) to release $TAG_NAME..."
+            curl -sf -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+              -F "attachment=@${zst_files[$i]}" \
+              "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets" | jq -er '.browser_download_url'
+            echo "  ✅ Uploaded $fname"
+          done
 
       - name: Keep only latest 2 releases
         if: success()
@@ -257,27 +164,24 @@ jobs:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
           GITEA_API: http://192.168.1.168:3000/api/v1
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-          RELEASES_REPO: alvinlollo/AlvinArch-releases
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           test -n "$GITEA_TOKEN"
 
-          for repo in "$REPOSITORY" "$RELEASES_REPO"; do
-            echo "Pruning old releases in $repo..."
-            readarray -t ids < <(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-              "$GITEA_API/repos/$repo/releases" \
-              | jq -er 'sort_by(.created_at) | .[].id')
+          echo "Pruning old releases in $REPOSITORY..."
+          readarray -t ids < <(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases" \
+            | jq -er 'sort_by(.created_at) | .[].id')
 
-            to_delete=$(( ${#ids[@]} - 2 ))
-            if (( to_delete > 0 )); then
-              for ((i = 0; i < to_delete; i++)); do
-                id=${ids[$i]}
-                echo "Deleting old release ID: $id (in $repo)"
-                curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-                  "$GITEA_API/repos/$repo/releases/$id"
-              done
-            fi
-          done
+          to_delete=$(( ${#ids[@]} - 2 ))
+          if (( to_delete > 0 )); then
+            for ((i = 0; i < to_delete; i++)); do
+              id=${ids[$i]}
+              echo "Deleting old release ID: $id"
+              curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+                "$GITEA_API/repos/$REPOSITORY/releases/$id"
+            done
+          fi
 
       - name: Cleanup mkarchiso mounts and workdirs
         if: always() # Runs on success, failure, or cancellation
@@ -297,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
           $PRIV losetup -D || true
 
           # Remove working directories with proper permissions
-          $PRIV rm -rf "$PWD/work" "$PWD/.releases-repo"
+          $PRIV rm -rf "$PWD/work"
 
       - name: Remove built ISO
         if: always()