diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index dd4fb38..261d469 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,34 +19,20 @@ jobs:
           echo "Runner name: ${{ runner.name }}"
           echo "Runner labels: ${{ toJSON(runner.labels) }}"
 
-      - name: Set up Java 21
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      - name: Set up Java 21 + Maven
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: '21'
-
-      - name: Install Maven
-        run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y maven
-          mvn -version
-
-      - name: Cache Maven
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
-
-      - name: Run Maven tests
-        run: mvn -B test
+      - name: Show Maven version
+        run: mvn -v
+      - name: Run Maven tests (parallel)
+        run: mvn -B -T 1C test
 
   frontend:
     name: Frontend build (Node 18)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: node:18-bullseye
+
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -58,17 +44,14 @@ jobs:
           node -v
           npm -v
 
-      - name: Cache node modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          path: frontend/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('frontend/package-lock.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+          node-version: '18'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         working-directory: frontend
-        run: npm ci
+        run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --silent
 
       - name: Build frontend
         working-directory: frontend