diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 8cc7fc4..f01a501 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+# Auto-deploy disabled: VPS decommissioned. Manual-only for now.
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*.*.*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     tags:
+#       - 'v*.*.*'
 jobs:
   check-master:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5e49e7..7e3cc55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
 
 A high-performance backend service that generates dynamic banners displaying GitHub user statistics. Perfect for enhancing your GitHub profile README with real-time stats.
 
-<p align="center">
-  <img width="350" src="https://api.bnrs.dev/banners/elastic-dark?a=sgt0m9" />
-  <img width="350" src="https://api.bnrs.dev/banners/torvalds-default?a=ie3e7q" />
-</p>
-
 ## Overview
 
 GitHub Banners fetches user data from the GitHub API, calculates aggregated statistics (repositories, stars, forks, languages), and renders beautiful SVG banners that automatically update.