diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml b/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml
index 5cba5f7..5e69f94 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/code-analysis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Code Analysis and Production Deploy
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, dev ]
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
@@ -119,3 +119,34 @@ jobs:
             -p "${{ vars.PROD_PORT }}" \
             "${{ vars.PROD_USER }}@${{ vars.PROD_HOST }}" \
             "bash -lc 'cd /var/www/harheimertc && ./deploy-production.sh'"
+
+  deploy-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: analyze
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
+    steps:
+      - name: Prepare SSH
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          printf "%s" "${{ secrets.PROD_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          ssh-keyscan -p "${{ vars.PROD_PORT }}" "${{ vars.PROD_HOST }}" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+      - name: Test SSH connection
+        run: |
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 \
+            -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
+            -o BatchMode=yes \
+            -p "${{ vars.PROD_PORT }}" \
+            "${{ vars.PROD_USER }}@${{ vars.PROD_HOST }}" \
+            "echo SSH OK"
+
+      - name: Run test deployment script
+        run: |
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 \
+            -o BatchMode=yes \
+            -p "${{ vars.PROD_PORT }}" \
+            "${{ vars.PROD_USER }}@${{ vars.PROD_HOST }}" \
+            "bash -lc 'cd /var/www/harheimertc.test && ./deploy-test.sh'"
diff --git a/deploy-test.sh b/deploy-test.sh
index f8649cf..fac56aa 100755
--- a/deploy-test.sh
+++ b/deploy-test.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,77 @@ has_tracked_files_under() {
   git ls-files "$prefix" | head -n 1 | grep -q .
 }
 
+install_dependencies() {
+  if [ -f "package-lock.json" ]; then
+    echo "   Running: npm ci"
+    npm ci
+  else
+    echo "   WARNING: package-lock.json fehlt. Führe npm install aus..."
+    npm install
+  fi
+}
+
+use_project_node() {
+  export NVM_DIR="${NVM_DIR:-$HOME/.nvm}"
+  if [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+    if [ -f ".nvmrc" ]; then
+      echo "   Using Node version from .nvmrc..."
+      nvm use
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+ensure_node_version() {
+  if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: Node.js ist nicht im PATH."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  local node_version
+  node_version="$(node -p 'process.versions.node')"
+  if ! node -e 'const [major, minor] = process.versions.node.split(".").map(Number); process.exit(major > 22 || (major === 22 && minor >= 12) ? 0 : 1)' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: Node.js >= 22.12.0 wird benötigt, aktuell ist $node_version aktiv."
+    echo "Bitte Node 22 installieren/aktivieren, z.B.:"
+    echo "  nvm install 22"
+    echo "  nvm alias default 22"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "   Node.js $node_version"
+}
+
+sync_public_documents_to_build() {
+  if [ ! -d "public/documents" ]; then
+    echo "   No public/documents directory to sync"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -d ".output/public" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: .output/public fehlt, kann public/documents nicht synchronisieren."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  mkdir -p ".output/public/documents"
+  cp -a "public/documents/." ".output/public/documents/"
+  echo "   ✓ public/documents -> .output/public/documents synchronisiert"
+
+  local template_pdf="beitrittserklärung_template.pdf"
+  if [ -f "public/documents/$template_pdf" ]; then
+    local source_size output_size
+    source_size=$(stat -f%z "public/documents/$template_pdf" 2>/dev/null || stat -c%s "public/documents/$template_pdf" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+    output_size=$(stat -f%z ".output/public/documents/$template_pdf" 2>/dev/null || stat -c%s ".output/public/documents/$template_pdf" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+
+    if [ "$source_size" != "$output_size" ] || [ "$source_size" = "0" ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: .output/public/documents/$template_pdf stimmt nicht mit public/documents überein (Source: $source_size, Output: $output_size)."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "   ✓ $template_pdf im Build verifiziert ($output_size bytes)"
+  fi
+}
+
 echo "0. Ensuring persistent data directories (recommended)..."
 # IMPORTANT: Only symlink server/data if it's not tracked by git.
 if has_tracked_files_under "server/data"; then
@@ -143,7 +214,9 @@ git clean -fd \
 
 # Pull latest changes
 echo "   Pulling latest changes..."
-if ! git pull --ff-only; then
+git fetch origin dev
+git checkout dev
+if ! git pull --ff-only origin dev; then
   echo "ERROR: git pull fehlgeschlagen."
   echo ""
   echo "Häufige Ursache: SSH-Key für den aktuellen User fehlt."
@@ -170,7 +243,9 @@ fi
 # 3. Install dependencies
 echo ""
 echo "3. Installing dependencies..."
-npm install
+use_project_node
+ensure_node_version
+install_dependencies
 
 # 4. Remove old build (but keep data!)
 echo ""
@@ -204,7 +279,7 @@ fi
 if [ ! -d "node_modules" ]; then
   echo ""
   echo "WARNING: node_modules fehlt. Installiere Dependencies..."
-  npm install
+  install_dependencies
 fi
 
 # 5. Build
@@ -217,7 +292,7 @@ echo "   (This may take a few minutes...)"
 echo "   Checking dependencies..."
 if [ ! -f "node_modules/.package-lock.json" ] && [ ! -f "package-lock.json" ]; then
   echo "   WARNING: package-lock.json fehlt. Führe npm install aus..."
-  npm install
+  install_dependencies
 fi
 
 # Build mit expliziter Fehlerbehandlung und Output-Capture
@@ -234,6 +309,10 @@ if [ "$BUILD_EXIT_CODE" -ne 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+echo ""
+echo "   Synchronizing public documents into build output..."
+sync_public_documents_to_build
+
 # Prüfe auf Warnungen im Build-Output, die auf Probleme hinweisen
 if echo "$BUILD_OUTPUT" | grep -qi "error\|failed\|missing"; then
   echo ""
diff --git a/harheimertc.test.config.cjs b/harheimertc.test.config.cjs
index a659fa3..e9dcb0f 100644
--- a/harheimertc.test.config.cjs
+++ b/harheimertc.test.config.cjs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ try {
 // Helper function to create env object
 function createEnv(port) {
   return {
-    NODE_ENV: 'production',
+    NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+    APP_ENV: process.env.APP_ENV || 'test',
     PORT: port,
     // Secrets/Config (loaded from .env above, if present)
     ENCRYPTION_KEY: process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY,
diff --git a/server/api/contact.post.js b/server/api/contact.post.js
index ca22cb6..1eb1e3c 100644
--- a/server/api/contact.post.js
+++ b/server/api/contact.post.js
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ async function loadConfig() {
 }
 
 async function collectRecipients(config) {
+  const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && process.env.APP_ENV !== 'test'
+
+  if (!isProduction) {
+    return ['tsschulz@tsschulz.de']
+  }
+
   const recipients = []
 
   // Vorstand
diff --git a/server/utils/email-service.js b/server/utils/email-service.js
index c72deed..bd68010 100644
--- a/server/utils/email-service.js
+++ b/server/utils/email-service.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async function loadConfig() {
  * @returns {Array<string>} Email addresses
  */
 function getEmailRecipients(data, config) {
-  const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+  const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && process.env.APP_ENV !== 'test'
   
   if (!isProduction) {
     return ['tsschulz@tsschulz.de']
@@ -215,4 +215,4 @@ export async function sendRegistrationNotification(data) {
     console.error('sendRegistrationNotification failed:', error.message || error)
     throw error
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/auth-endpoints.spec.ts b/tests/auth-endpoints.spec.ts
index a04989f..28e5574 100644
--- a/tests/auth-endpoints.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/auth-endpoints.spec.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ import resetPasswordHandler from '../server/api/auth/reset-password.post.js'
 import statusHandler from '../server/api/auth/status.get.js'
 
 describe('Auth API Endpoints', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.NODE_ENV
+    delete process.env.APP_ENV
+  })
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     // Setze SMTP-Credentials für Tests
     process.env.SMTP_USER = 'test@example.com'
@@ -171,6 +176,30 @@ describe('Auth API Endpoints', () => {
       })
       expect(nodemailer.default.createTransport).toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
+
+    it('benachrichtigt in Testumgebung nicht die Vorstand-Empfänger', async () => {
+      process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'
+      process.env.APP_ENV = 'test'
+
+      const event = createEvent()
+      mockSuccessReadBody({
+        name: 'Max',
+        email: 'max@example.com',
+        password: '12345678',
+        phone: '123',
+        geburtsdatum: '2000-01-01'
+      })
+      authUtils.readUsers.mockResolvedValue([])
+      authUtils.hashPassword.mockResolvedValue('hashed')
+      authUtils.writeUsers.mockResolvedValue(true)
+
+      await registerHandler(event)
+
+      const transporter = nodemailer.default.createTransport.mock.results[0].value
+      expect(transporter.sendMail).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.objectContaining({
+        to: 'tsschulz@tsschulz.de'
+      }))
+    })
   })
 
   describe('POST /api/auth/reset-password', () => {
diff --git a/tests/public-endpoints.spec.ts b/tests/public-endpoints.spec.ts
index ea2fdf9..60403bd 100644
--- a/tests/public-endpoints.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/public-endpoints.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { createEvent, mockSuccessReadBody } from './setup'
 import fsPromises from 'fs/promises'
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs'
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ import termineHandler from '../server/api/termine.get.js'
 import spielplaeneHandler from '../server/api/spielplaene.get.js'
 
 describe('Öffentliche API-Endpunkte', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.NODE_ENV
+    delete process.env.APP_ENV
+  })
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     // Setze SMTP-Credentials für Tests
     process.env.SMTP_USER = 'test@example.com'
@@ -58,6 +63,21 @@ describe('Öffentliche API-Endpunkte', () => {
       expect(response.success).toBe(true)
       expect(nodemailer.default.createTransport).toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
+
+    it('sendet in Testumgebung nicht an Vorstand-Empfänger', async () => {
+      process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'
+      process.env.APP_ENV = 'test'
+
+      const event = createEvent()
+      mockSuccessReadBody({ name: 'Max', email: 'max@example.com', subject: 'Frage', message: 'Hallo' })
+
+      await contactHandler(event)
+
+      const transporter = nodemailer.default.createTransport.mock.results[0].value
+      expect(transporter.sendMail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+        to: 'tsschulz@tsschulz.de'
+      }))
+    })
   })
 
   describe('GET /api/galerie', () => {