refactor: update CI/CD setup to remove Vercel secrets and streamline deployment process

Author: chahatkesh

.github/SECRETS-SETUP.md

@@ -1,33 +1,25 @@
 # 🔐 GitHub Secrets Setup
 
-## Required Secrets for CI/CD
-
-### 1. Go to Repository Settings
-```
-Your Repository → Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions → "New repository secret"
-```
-
-### 2. Add These 3 Secrets:
-
-#### `VERCEL_TOKEN`
-- Go to [Vercel Dashboard](https://vercel.com/account/tokens)
-- Click "Create Token"
-- Copy the token value
-
-#### `VERCEL_ORG_ID` and `VERCEL_PROJECT_ID`
-Run in your project directory:
-```bash
-npx vercel link
-cat .vercel/project.json
-```
-Copy the `orgId` and `projectId` values.
-
-### 3. Create Production Environment
-```
-Repository → Settings → Environments → "New environment"
-```
-- Name: `production`
-- Add protection rules if needed (optional)
+## CI/CD Pipeline
+
+The CI/CD pipeline now runs quality checks, builds, and tests without requiring Vercel secrets since Vercel handles deployments automatically.
+
+### No Secrets Required! 🎉
+
+Since Vercel is configured for automatic deployments from your GitHub repository, you don't need to set up any secrets for basic CI/CD functionality.
+
+### What the Pipeline Does:
+
+1. **Quality Assurance**: Runs ESLint and builds the project
+2. **Security Scan**: Checks for vulnerabilities with npm audit  
+3. **Performance Check**: Runs Lighthouse on pull requests (local server)
+
+### Optional: Advanced Features
+
+If you want to add advanced features later, you might need:
+- `SONAR_TOKEN` for SonarCloud code analysis
+- Notification webhooks for Slack/Discord
+- Database credentials for integration tests
 
 ## That's it! 
-Your CI/CD will now work automatically when you push code.
+Your CI/CD works automatically when you push code. Vercel handles all deployments! 🚀

.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml

@@ -100,78 +100,31 @@ jobs:
         run: npm audit --audit-level=high
         continue-on-error: true
 
-  # Deploy to Vercel (Production)
-  deploy-production:
-    name: Deploy to Production
+  # Lighthouse Performance Check (on PR only)
+  lighthouse:
+    name: Lighthouse Performance Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [qa, build]
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
-    environment: production
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Download build artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: build-files
-          path: dist/
-          
-      - name: Deploy to Vercel
-        uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v25
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
-          vercel-org-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
-          vercel-project-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
-          vercel-args: '--prod'
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          cache: 'npm'
 
-  # Deploy to Vercel (Preview)
-  deploy-preview:
-    name: Deploy Preview
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [qa, build]
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-    
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
 
       - name: Download build artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: build-files
           path: dist/
-          
-      - name: Deploy Preview to Vercel
-        uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v25
-        with:
-          vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
-          vercel-org-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
-          vercel-project-id: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
-          
-      - name: Comment PR with preview URL
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        with:
-          script: |
-            github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              body: '🚀 Preview deployment is ready! Check it out at the Vercel deployment URL.'
-            })
-
-  # Lighthouse Performance Check
-  lighthouse:
-    name: Lighthouse Performance Check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: deploy-preview
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-    
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Run Lighthouse CI
         uses: treosh/lighthouse-ci-action@v11