diff --git a/features/status-dashboard/infrastructure/deploy.sh b/features/status-dashboard/infrastructure/deploy.sh
index aaddf52ac..acb5e9c99 100755
--- a/features/status-dashboard/infrastructure/deploy.sh
+++ b/features/status-dashboard/infrastructure/deploy.sh
@@ -162,6 +162,47 @@ deploy_frontend() {
     log_success "Frontend deployed successfully"
 }
 
+deploy_backend() {
+    log_step "Deploying backend to VPS..."
+
+    local BACKEND_SSH_CMD="ssh -i ${SSH_KEY} ${VPS_USER}@${BACKEND_VPS_HOST}"
+    local BACKEND_RSYNC="rsync -avz -e 'ssh -i ${SSH_KEY}'"
+    # Server runs from /opt/health-monitor/backend/
+    local BACKEND_DEPLOY_PATH="/opt/health-monitor/backend"
+    local SERVER_SOURCE="${FEATURE_ROOT}/server"
+
+    # Create deployment directory on backend VPS
+    log_info "Creating deployment directory..."
+    $BACKEND_SSH_CMD "mkdir -p $BACKEND_DEPLOY_PATH/dist"
+
+    # Deploy server dist folder
+    log_info "Uploading built server..."
+    eval $BACKEND_RSYNC --delete \
+        "$SERVER_SOURCE/dist/" \
+        "${VPS_USER}@${BACKEND_VPS_HOST}:${BACKEND_DEPLOY_PATH}/dist/"
+
+    # Deploy package.json for runtime
+    eval $BACKEND_RSYNC \
+        "$SERVER_SOURCE/package.json" \
+        "${VPS_USER}@${BACKEND_VPS_HOST}:${BACKEND_DEPLOY_PATH}/"
+
+    # Restart the service
+    log_info "Restarting backend service..."
+    $BACKEND_SSH_CMD "cd $BACKEND_DEPLOY_PATH && pkill -f 'node.*main.js' 2>/dev/null || true"
+    $BACKEND_SSH_CMD "cd $BACKEND_DEPLOY_PATH && NODE_ENV=production nohup node dist/main.js > /var/log/health-monitor.log 2>&1 &"
+
+    # Wait for startup
+    sleep 2
+
+    # Verify backend is running
+    log_info "Verifying backend..."
+    if curl -sf "http://${BACKEND_VPS_IP}:${BACKEND_API_PORT}/api/version" &>/dev/null; then
+        log_success "Backend deployed and running"
+    else
+        log_warn "Backend may still be starting up"
+    fi
+}
+
 # =============================================================================
 # CONFIGURE NGINX
 # =============================================================================
@@ -422,6 +463,7 @@ main() {
         --deploy-only)
             check_prerequisites
             deploy_frontend
+            deploy_backend
             configure_nginx
             setup_ssl
             verify_deployment
@@ -430,6 +472,7 @@ main() {
             check_prerequisites
             build_app
             deploy_frontend
+            deploy_backend
             configure_nginx
             setup_ssl
             verify_deployment