diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5f7c278..ca2d9bc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Click "Fork" on [GitHub](https://github.com/operacle/checkcle) to create your ow
 
 ### 2. Clone Your Fork
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/operacle/checkcle.git
+git clone --branch develop https://github.com/operacle/checkcle.git
 cd checkcle
 ```
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3b1f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Stage 1: Build the frontend
+FROM node:18-alpine AS frontend-builder
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY application/package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+COPY application/ ./
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Stage 2: Download PocketBase binary
+FROM alpine:3.17 AS pb-builder
+WORKDIR /pb
+ARG PB_VERSION=0.27.2
+RUN apk add --no-cache wget unzip \
+    && wget https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/download/v${PB_VERSION}/pocketbase_${PB_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip \
+    && unzip pocketbase_${PB_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip \
+    && chmod +x /pb/pocketbase
+
+# Stage 3: Final runtime image
+FROM alpine:3.17
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy PocketBase binary
+COPY --from=pb-builder /pb/pocketbase /app/pocketbase
+
+# Copy frontend build to PocketBase public directory
+COPY --from=frontend-builder /app/dist /app/pb_public
+
+# Copy backend files
+COPY server/pb_migrations /app/pb_migrations
+COPY server/pb_data /app/pb_data  
+
+# Mark pb_data as a volume for runtime persistence
+VOLUME /app/pb_data
+
+# Expose default PocketBase port
+EXPOSE 8090
+
+# Launch PocketBase and bind to 0.0.0.0 for external access
+CMD ["/app/pocketbase", "serve", "--http=0.0.0.0:8090", "--dir", "/app/pb_data"]
diff --git a/application/src/lib/pocketbase.ts b/application/src/lib/pocketbase.ts
index 4ad1dfb..8baea56 100644
--- a/application/src/lib/pocketbase.ts
+++ b/application/src/lib/pocketbase.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import PocketBase from 'pocketbase';
 
-// Dynamically detect API base URL from current host (for use in browser)
+// Auto-detect base URL from browser location
 const dynamicBaseUrl =
   typeof window !== 'undefined'
-    ? `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.hostname}:8090`
+    ? window.location.origin
     : 'http://localhost:8090';
 
-// Define available API endpoints
+// Define API endpoints
 export const API_ENDPOINTS = {
   REMOTE: dynamicBaseUrl
 };
 
-// Get the current endpoint from localStorage or use remote as default
 export const getCurrentEndpoint = (): string => {
   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     const savedEndpoint = localStorage.getItem('pocketbase_endpoint');
@@ -20,26 +19,19 @@ export const getCurrentEndpoint = (): string => {
   return API_ENDPOINTS.REMOTE;
 };
 
-// Set the API endpoint and reinitialize PocketBase
 export const setApiEndpoint = (endpoint: string): void => {
   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     localStorage.setItem('pocketbase_endpoint', endpoint);
-    window.location.reload(); // Reload to reinitialize PocketBase with new endpoint
+    window.location.reload();
   }
 };
 
-// Initialize the PocketBase client with the current API URL
 export const pb = new PocketBase(getCurrentEndpoint());
 
-// Helper to check if user is authenticated
-export const isAuthenticated = () => {
-  return pb.authStore.isValid;
-};
+export const isAuthenticated = () => pb.authStore.isValid;
 
-// Export the auth store for use in components
 export const authStore = pb.authStore;
 
-// Configure PocketBase to persist authentication between page reloads
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
   const storedAuthData = localStorage.getItem('pocketbase_auth');
   if (storedAuthData) {
@@ -52,13 +44,15 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     }
   }
 
-  // Subscribe to authStore changes to persist authentication
   pb.authStore.onChange(() => {
     if (pb.authStore.isValid) {
-      localStorage.setItem('pocketbase_auth', JSON.stringify({
-        token: pb.authStore.token,
-        model: pb.authStore.model
-      }));
+      localStorage.setItem(
+        'pocketbase_auth',
+        JSON.stringify({
+          token: pb.authStore.token,
+          model: pb.authStore.model
+        })
+      );
     } else {
       localStorage.removeItem('pocketbase_auth');
     }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e8487c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "checkcle-dev",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}
diff --git a/server/pb_data/auxiliary.db-shm b/server/pb_data/auxiliary.db-shm
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diff --git a/server/pb_data/auxiliary.db-wal b/server/pb_data/auxiliary.db-wal
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