From 858a0fc0d0ec8121cd5658ea5debd7126918a923 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon <s.thiessen@local-it.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:07:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] chore: allow manual nightly-tests pipeline run

---
 .drone.yml                        |  1 +
 docs/test-optimization-summary.md |  7 ++++++-
 docs/test-slow-suite.md           | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index ebc74e7..a529207 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ name: nightly-tests
 trigger:
   event:
     - cron
+    - custom  # Allows manual triggering
   cron:
     - "0 2 * * *"  # Run at 2 AM daily
 
diff --git a/docs/test-optimization-summary.md b/docs/test-optimization-summary.md
index 001a235..1e7e03f 100644
--- a/docs/test-optimization-summary.md
+++ b/docs/test-optimization-summary.md
@@ -172,7 +172,12 @@ just test-all --max-failures 5
 
 - **Standard CI:** Runs `mix test --exclude slow` for faster feedback loops
 - **Nightly Builds:** Separate pipeline (`nightly-tests`) runs daily at 2 AM and executes all performance tests
-- **Manual Execution:** Performance tests can be executed anytime with `just test-slow`
+- **Manual Execution:** 
+  - **Local:** Performance tests can be executed anytime with `just test-slow`
+  - **CI:** The nightly pipeline can be manually triggered via Drone CLI or Web UI:
+    ```bash
+    drone build start <owner>/<repo> <branch> --event custom
+    ```
 
 ### Further Details
 
diff --git a/docs/test-slow-suite.md b/docs/test-slow-suite.md
index e4cfcc2..8d4c2f8 100644
--- a/docs/test-slow-suite.md
+++ b/docs/test-slow-suite.md
@@ -134,6 +134,26 @@ just test-all --max-failures 5
 - Executes daily at 2 AM via cron trigger
 - Pipeline name: `nightly-tests`
 
+**Manual Execution:**
+
+The nightly pipeline can be manually triggered using:
+
+**Drone CLI:**
+```bash
+drone build start <owner>/<repo> <branch> --event custom
+```
+
+**Drone Web UI:**
+- Navigate to the repository in Drone
+- Go to the `nightly-tests` pipeline
+- Click "Run" or "Restart" and select event type `custom`
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+# Trigger nightly-tests pipeline manually
+drone build start local-it/mitgliederverwaltung main --event custom
+```
+
 ---
 
 ## Best Practices for New Performance Tests