diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92e2b2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Deploy Nexus Preview to Pages
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "pages"
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+
+      - name: Prepare static assets
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p _site
+          cp index.html app.js style.css boot.js gofai_worker.js _site/
+          cp service-worker.js manifest.json robots.txt help.html _site/
+          cp portals.json vision.json _site/
+          cp -r nexus/ _site/nexus/
+          cp -r icons/ _site/icons/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          cp -r assets/ _site/assets/ 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: '_site'
+
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
diff --git a/Dockerfile.preview b/Dockerfile.preview
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07e93b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.preview
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+FROM nginx:alpine
+
+RUN rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+COPY preview/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+
+COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY app.js /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY style.css /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY boot.js /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY gofai_worker.js /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY service-worker.js /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY manifest.json /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY robots.txt /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY help.html /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY portals.json /usr/share/nginx/html/
+COPY vision.json /usr/share/nginx/html/
+
+COPY nexus/ /usr/share/nginx/html/nexus/
+COPY icons/ /usr/share/nginx/html/icons/
+COPY assets/ /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/
+
+EXPOSE 8080
diff --git a/PREVIEW.md b/PREVIEW.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14768fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PREVIEW.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Nexus Preview Deployment
+
+Deploy The Nexus to a proper URL so ES module imports work.
+
+## Problem
+
+`file://` and raw Forge URLs break ES module imports (CORS + wrong Content-Type).
+`boot.js` already detects this: _"Serve this world over HTTP to initialize Three.js."_
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+./preview.sh              # http://localhost:8080 (Python, no deps)
+./preview.sh docker       # http://localhost:8080 (nginx + WS proxy)
+docker compose up -d nexus-preview nexus-backend  # full stack
+```
+
+## Deploy Options
+
+| Method | Command | URL |
+|--------|---------|-----|
+| Local Python | `./preview.sh` | http://localhost:8080 |
+| Docker nginx | `docker compose up nexus-preview` | http://localhost:8080 |
+| GitHub Pages | push to main | auto-deploy |
+| VPS nginx | copy files + nginx | your-domain.com |
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+Browser ──► nginx :8080 ──► index.html, app.js, style.css, nexus/
+                │
+                └── /api/world/ws ──► proxy ──► nexus-backend :8765
+```
+
+## Files
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `Dockerfile.preview` | nginx preview container |
+| `preview/nginx.conf` | MIME types + WebSocket proxy |
+| `preview.sh` | Python preview server |
+| `.github/workflows/pages.yml` | GitHub Pages auto-deploy |
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 76f1fd3b..1140c418 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# deploy.sh — spin up (or update) the Nexus staging environment
-# Usage: ./deploy.sh          — rebuild and restart nexus-main (port 4200)
-#        ./deploy.sh staging  — rebuild and restart nexus-staging (port 4201)
+# deploy.sh — spin up (or update) the Nexus environment
+# Usage: ./deploy.sh          — rebuild nexus-main (port 8765)
+#        ./deploy.sh staging  — rebuild nexus-staging (port 8766)
+#        ./deploy.sh preview  — deploy static preview (port 8080)
+#        ./deploy.sh full     — deploy preview + backend
 set -euo pipefail
 
 SERVICE="${1:-nexus-main}"
@@ -9,6 +11,21 @@ SERVICE="${1:-nexus-main}"
 case "$SERVICE" in
   staging) SERVICE="nexus-staging" ;;
   main)    SERVICE="nexus-main" ;;
+  preview)
+    echo "==> Deploying Nexus preview on http://localhost:8080"
+    docker compose build nexus-preview
+    docker compose up -d --force-recreate nexus-preview
+    echo "==> Preview at http://localhost:8080"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  full)
+    echo "==> Deploying full Nexus stack (preview + backend)"
+    docker compose build nexus-preview nexus-backend
+    docker compose up -d --force-recreate nexus-preview nexus-backend
+    echo "==> Preview: http://localhost:8080"
+    echo "==> Backend WS: nexus-backend:8765"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
 esac
 
 echo "==> Deploying $SERVICE …"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ab351d5c..209aff9b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,28 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "8765:8765"
+
   nexus-staging:
     build: .
     container_name: nexus-staging
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
-      - "8766:8765"
\ No newline at end of file
+      - "8766:8765"
+
+  nexus-backend:
+    build: .
+    container_name: nexus-backend
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    expose:
+      - "8765"
+
+  nexus-preview:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.preview
+    container_name: nexus-preview
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    depends_on:
+      - nexus-backend
diff --git a/preview.sh b/preview.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e1b949ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/preview.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# preview.sh — One-command preview server for The Nexus
+# Serves static files with correct MIME types so ES modules load.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./preview.sh          — http://localhost:8080
+#   ./preview.sh 3000     — http://localhost:3000
+#   ./preview.sh docker   — Docker/nginx instead
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PORT="${1:-8080}"
+
+if [ "$PORT" = "docker" ]; then
+    echo "==> Starting Nexus preview via Docker/nginx..."
+    docker compose up -d nexus-preview
+    echo "==> Preview at http://localhost:8080"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: python3 not found. Use './preview.sh docker' instead."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> Nexus preview on http://localhost:$PORT"
+echo "==> Ctrl+C to stop"
+echo ""
+
+python3 -c "
+import http.server, socketserver
+
+PORT = $PORT
+
+class Handler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def end_headers(self):
+        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
+        super().end_headers()
+
+    def guess_type(self, path):
+        if path.endswith('.js') or path.endswith('.mjs'):
+            return 'application/javascript'
+        if path.endswith('.css'):
+            return 'text/css'
+        if path.endswith('.json'):
+            return 'application/json'
+        return super().guess_type(path)
+
+with socketserver.TCPServer(('', PORT), Handler) as httpd:
+    print(f'Serving at http://localhost:{PORT}')
+    httpd.serve_forever()
+"
diff --git a/preview/nginx.conf b/preview/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4cc03d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/preview/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+server {
+    listen 8080;
+    server_name _;
+
+    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    index index.html;
+
+    # Serve static assets with correct MIME types
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+        add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
+        add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
+    }
+
+    # ES modules need correct Content-Type
+    location ~* \.js$ {
+        types { application/javascript js; }
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600";
+    }
+
+    location ~* \.css$ {
+        types { text/css css; }
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600";
+    }
+
+    location ~* \.json$ {
+        types { application/json json; }
+        add_header Cache-Control "no-cache";
+    }
+
+    # Proxy WebSocket to backend (app.js connects to /api/world/ws)
+    location /api/world/ws {
+        proxy_pass http://nexus-backend:8765;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_read_timeout 86400;
+    }
+
+    # Direct WebSocket proxy
+    location /ws {
+        proxy_pass http://nexus-backend:8765;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_read_timeout 86400;
+    }
+
+    # Health check
+    location /health {
+        return 200 '{"status":"ok","service":"nexus-preview"}';
+        add_header Content-Type application/json;
+    }
+}