Update .drone.yml

split check version into 2 steps to tackle different environments for git and docker tag comparison

.drone.yml

@@ -12,23 +12,33 @@ workspace:
   path: /drone/src
 
 steps:
-  # Step 1: Check if image for the latest tag exists locally
+  # Step 1a: Git fetch tags locally
-  - name: check-version
+  - name: fetch-tags
     image: docker:24
     environment:
-      DOCKER_HOST: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
+      DOCKER_HOST: unix:///var/run/docker.sock   # local Docker, if needed
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache git
       - git fetch --tags
       - |
         LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
-        echo "Latest Git tag: $LATEST_TAG"
+        echo "Latest Git tag fetched: $LATEST_TAG"
+        # Save to file to share with next step
+        echo $LATEST_TAG > /drone/src/LATEST_TAG.txt
 
-        if docker image inspect apps/homepage:$LATEST_TAG > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # Step 1b: Check if image exists on remote LAN Docker
-          echo "✅ Docker image apps/homepage:$LATEST_TAG already exists — skipping build"
+  - name: check-remote-image
-          exit 78   # tells Drone to stop pipeline gracefully
+    image: docker:24
+    environment:
+      DOCKER_HOST: tcp://192.168.1.111:2376   # remote Docker
+    commands:
+      - IMAGE_TAG=$(cat /drone/src/LATEST_TAG.txt)
+      - echo "Checking if apps/homepage:$IMAGE_TAG exists on remote Docker..."
+      - if docker image inspect apps/homepage:$IMAGE_TAG > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "✅ Docker image apps/homepage:$IMAGE_TAG already exists — skipping build";
+          exit 78;   # stop pipeline gracefully
         else
-          echo "⚙️  Docker image apps/homepage:$LATEST_TAG not found — proceeding to build..."
+          echo "⚙️ Docker image apps/homepage:$IMAGE_TAG not found — proceeding to build...";
         fi
 
   # Step 2: Build Docker image (dynamic tag)