diff --git a/client/next.config.mjs b/client/next.config.mjs
index 81b6465..0f8b1d4 100644
--- a/client/next.config.mjs
+++ b/client/next.config.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os from "node:os";
+
 import isInsideContainer from "is-inside-container";
 
 const isWindowsDevContainer = () =>
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ const isWindowsDevContainer = () =>
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
   reactStrictMode: true,
+  output: "standalone",
   // dumb fix for windows docker
   images: {
     unoptimized: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 6c5e8fb..432624e 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@hookform/resolvers": "^3.9.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-alert-dialog": "^1.1.1",
-        "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-avatar": "^1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^1.1.2",
         "@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu": "^2.1.1",
         "@radix-ui/react-icons": "^1.3.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-label": "^2.1.0",
@@ -36,15 +37,18 @@
         "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
         "react-hook-form": "^7.52.1",
         "react-icons": "^5.2.1",
+        "sonner": "^1.6.1",
         "tailwind-merge": "^2.3.0",
         "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
-        "zod": "^3.23.8"
+        "zod": "^3.23.8",
+        "zustand": "^5.0.1",
+        "zustand-persist": "^0.4.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@csstools/postcss-oklab-function": "^3.0.16",
         "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.43.1",
         "@types/js-cookie": "^3.0.6",
-        "@types/node": "^20.14.10",
+        "@types/node": "20.17.6",
         "@types/react": "^18.3.3",
         "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.13.1",
@@ -57,8 +61,9 @@
         "postcss": "^8",
         "prettier": "^3.3.2",
         "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.5",
+        "sonner": "^1.6.1",
         "tailwindcss": "^3.4.1",
-        "typescript": "^5.5.2"
+        "typescript": "5.7.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@alloc/quick-lru": {
@@ -724,6 +729,42 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-alert-dialog/node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dialog": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-dialog/-/react-dialog-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zysS+iU4YP3STKNS6USvFVqI4qqx8EpiwmT5TuCApVEBca+eRCbONi4EgzfNSuVnOXvC5UPHHMjs8RXO6DH9Bg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@radix-ui/primitive": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-compose-refs": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-context": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-dismissable-layer": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-focus-guards": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-focus-scope": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-id": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-portal": "1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-presence": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-primitive": "2.0.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-slot": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-controllable-state": "1.1.0",
+        "aria-hidden": "^1.1.1",
+        "react-remove-scroll": "2.5.7"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "@types/react-dom": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "@types/react-dom": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-arrow": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -768,11 +809,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-avatar": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-avatar/-/react-avatar-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Q/PbuSMk/vyAd/UoIShVGZ7StHHeRFYU7wXmi5GV+8cLXflZAEpHL/F697H1klrzxKXNtZ97vWiC0q3RKUH8UA==",
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-avatar/-/react-avatar-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eoOtThOmxeoizxpX6RiEsQZ2wj5r4+zoeqAwO0cBaFQGjJwIH3dIX0OCxNrCyrrdxG+vBweMETh3VziQG7c1kw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@radix-ui/react-context": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-context": "1.1.1",
         "@radix-ui/react-primitive": "2.0.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-use-callback-ref": "1.1.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-use-layout-effect": "1.1.0"
@@ -792,6 +834,21 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-avatar/node_modules/@radix-ui/react-context": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-context/-/react-context-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UASk9zi+crv9WteK/NU4PLvOoL3OuE6BWVKNF6hPRBtYBDXQ2u5iu3O59zUlJiTVvkyuycnqrztsHVJwcK9K+Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-checkbox": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-checkbox/-/react-checkbox-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -928,24 +985,130 @@
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     },
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-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-dialog/-/react-dialog-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zysS+iU4YP3STKNS6USvFVqI4qqx8EpiwmT5TuCApVEBca+eRCbONi4EgzfNSuVnOXvC5UPHHMjs8RXO6DH9Bg==",
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-dialog/-/react-dialog-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yj4dZtqa2o+kG61fzB0H2qUvmwBA2oyQroGLyNtBj1beo1khoQ3q1a2AO8rrQYjd8256CO9+N8L9tvsS+bnIyA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@radix-ui/primitive": "1.1.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-compose-refs": "1.1.0",
-        "@radix-ui/react-context": "1.1.0",
-        "@radix-ui/react-dismissable-layer": "1.1.0",
-        "@radix-ui/react-focus-guards": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-context": "1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-dismissable-layer": "1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-focus-guards": "1.1.1",
         "@radix-ui/react-focus-scope": "1.1.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-id": "1.1.0",
-        "@radix-ui/react-portal": "1.1.1",
-        "@radix-ui/react-presence": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-portal": "1.1.2",
+        "@radix-ui/react-presence": "1.1.1",
         "@radix-ui/react-primitive": "2.0.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-slot": "1.1.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-use-controllable-state": "1.1.0",
         "aria-hidden": "^1.1.1",
-        "react-remove-scroll": "2.5.7"
+        "react-remove-scroll": "2.6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "@types/react-dom": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "@types/react-dom": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dialog/node_modules/@radix-ui/react-context": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-context/-/react-context-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UASk9zi+crv9WteK/NU4PLvOoL3OuE6BWVKNF6hPRBtYBDXQ2u5iu3O59zUlJiTVvkyuycnqrztsHVJwcK9K+Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dialog/node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dismissable-layer": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-dismissable-layer/-/react-dismissable-layer-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QSxg29lfr/xcev6kSz7MAlmDnzbP1eI/Dwn3Tp1ip0KT5CUELsxkekFEMVBEoykI3oV39hKT4TKZzBNMbcTZYQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@radix-ui/primitive": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-compose-refs": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-primitive": "2.0.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-callback-ref": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-escape-keydown": "1.1.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "@types/react-dom": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "@types/react-dom": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dialog/node_modules/@radix-ui/react-focus-guards": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-focus-guards/-/react-focus-guards-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pSIwfrT1a6sIoDASCSpFwOasEwKTZWDw/iBdtnqKO7v6FeOzYJ7U53cPzYFVR3geGGXgVHaH+CdngrrAzqUGxg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dialog/node_modules/@radix-ui/react-portal": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-portal/-/react-portal-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WeDYLGPxJb/5EGBoedyJbT0MpoULmwnIPMJMSldkuiMsBAv7N1cRdsTWZWht9vpPOiN3qyiGAtbK2is47/uMFg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@radix-ui/react-primitive": "2.0.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-layout-effect": "1.1.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "@types/react-dom": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "@types/react-dom": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dialog/node_modules/@radix-ui/react-presence": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-presence/-/react-presence-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IeFXVi4YS1K0wVZzXNrbaaUvIJ3qdY+/Ih4eHFhWA9SwGR9UDX7Ck8abvL57C4cv3wwMvUE0OG69Qc3NCcTe/A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@radix-ui/react-compose-refs": "1.1.0",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-layout-effect": "1.1.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@types/react": "*",
@@ -962,6 +1125,31 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-dialog/node_modules/react-remove-scroll": {
+      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-remove-scroll/-/react-remove-scroll-2.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-I2U4JVEsQenxDAKaVa3VZ/JeJZe0/2DxPWL8Tj8yLKctQJQiZM52pn/GWFpSp8dftjM3pSAHVJZscAnC/y+ySQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "react-remove-scroll-bar": "^2.3.6",
+        "react-style-singleton": "^2.2.1",
+        "tslib": "^2.1.0",
+        "use-callback-ref": "^1.3.0",
+        "use-sidecar": "^1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
+        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-direction": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-direction/-/react-direction-1.1.0.tgz",
@@ -1993,12 +2181,13 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "20.14.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.14.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MdiXf+nDuMvY0gJKxyfZ7/6UFsETO7mGKF54MVD/ekJS6HdFtpZFBgrh6Pseu64XTb2MLyFPlbW6hj8HYRQNOQ==",
+      "version": "20.17.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.17.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VEI7OdvK2wP7XHnsuXbAJnEpEkF6NjSN45QJlL4VGqZSXsnicpesdTWsg9RISeSdYd3yeRj/y3k5KGjUXYnFwQ==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
+        "undici-types": "~6.19.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/prop-types": {
@@ -7290,6 +7479,17 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/sonner": {
+      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sonner/-/sonner-1.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-W6dH7m5MujEPyug3lpI2l3TC3Pp1+LTgK0Efg+IHDrBbtEjyCmCHHo6yfNBOsf1tFZ6zf+jceWwB38baC8yO9g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0 || ^19.0.0-rc",
+        "react-dom": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/source-map-js": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
@@ -7785,7 +7985,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "5.5.3",
+      "version": "5.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-i5t66RHxDvVN40HfDd1PsEThGNnlMCMT3jMUuoh9/0TaqWevNontacunWyN02LA9/fIbEWlcHZcgTKb9QoaLfg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
@@ -7811,7 +8013,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/undici-types": {
-      "version": "5.26.5",
+      "version": "6.19.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-6.19.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ve2KP6f/JnbPBFyobGHuerC9g1FYGn/F8n1LWTwNxCEzd6IfqTwUQcNXgEtmmQ6DlRrC1hrSrBnCZPokRrDHjw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
@@ -8103,6 +8307,45 @@
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
       }
+    },
+    "node_modules/zustand": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zustand/-/zustand-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pRET7Lao2z+n5R/HduXMio35TncTlSW68WsYBq2Lg1ASspsNGjpwLAsij3RpouyV6+kHMwwwzP0bZPD70/Jx/w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.20.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": ">=18.0.0",
+        "immer": ">=9.0.6",
+        "react": ">=18.0.0",
+        "use-sync-external-store": ">=1.2.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "immer": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "use-sync-external-store": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/zustand-persist": {
+      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zustand-persist/-/zustand-persist-0.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-u6bBIc4yZRpSKBKuTNhoqvoIb09gGHk2NkiPg4K7MPIWTYZg70PlpBn48QEDnKZwfNurnf58TaW5BuMGIMf5hw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=16.8.0",
+        "zustand": ">=3.6.3"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index bbdfce3..08cb1d8 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "format": "prettier -w src",
     "format:check": "prettier -c src",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
-    "prepare": "cd .. && husky client/.husky"
+    "prepare": "if [ \"$NODE_ENV\" != \"production\" ]; then cd .. && husky client/.husky; fi"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@hookform/resolvers": "^3.9.0",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "@csstools/postcss-oklab-function": "^3.0.16",
     "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.43.1",
     "@types/js-cookie": "^3.0.6",
-    "@types/node": "^20.14.10",
+    "@types/node": "20.17.6",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.3",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.13.1",
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
     "postcss": "^8",
     "prettier": "^3.3.2",
     "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.5",
+    "sonner": "^1.6.1",
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.5.2"
+    "typescript": "5.7.2"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/components/main/header/Navbar.tsx b/client/src/components/main/header/Navbar.tsx
index fd219dc..7bb6b8c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/main/header/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/main/header/Navbar.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function Links({ isHiddenWhenLg }: { isHiddenWhenLg: boolean }) {
         Upcoming Events
       </Link>
 
-      <Link className={`${onHoverStyle}`} href="/about">
+      <Link className={`${onHoverStyle}`} href="https://coexistaus.org/">
         About Us
       </Link>
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e6f853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+services:
+  db:
+    container_name: coexist-db
+    image: postgres:16
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file: ./server/.env
+    volumes:
+      - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 3s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 5
+    ports:
+     - "5432:5432"
+
+  server:
+    container_name: coexist-server
+    image: ghcr.io/codersforcauses/coexist-server
+    # build:
+    #   context: .
+    #   dockerfile: ./docker/server/Dockerfile
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - /var/www/coexist.codersforcauses.org/static:/var/www/coexist.codersforcauses.org/static
+    env_file: ./server/.env
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+
+  client:
+    container_name: coexist-client
+    image: ghcr.io/codersforcauses/coexist-client
+    # build:
+    #   context: .
+    #   dockerfile: ./docker/client/Dockerfile.prod
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file: ./client/.env
+    environment:
+      - APP_ENV=PRODUCTION
+    depends_on:
+      - server
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+
+  nginx:
+    # build:
+    #   context: ./docker/nginx
+    #   dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: ghcr.io/codersforcauses/coexist-nginx:latest
+    container_name: coexist-nginx
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - /var/www/coexist.codersforcauses.org/static:/var/www/coexist.codersforcauses.org/static
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - server
+
+  watchtower:
+    image: containrrr/watchtower
+    container_name: coexist_watchtower
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - $HOME/.docker/config.json:/config.json
+    command: --interval 30
+
+volumes:
+  db-data:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/client/Dockerfile b/docker/client/Dockerfile
index e7492aa..7de3587 100644
--- a/docker/client/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/client/Dockerfile
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ COPY /docker/client/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
 COPY ./client/package.json ./client/package-lock.json ./
 
-# Install ALL Dependencies
-RUN npm install
-
 # Copy Application code into a directory called `app`
 COPY ./client /app
 
@@ -21,5 +18,3 @@ COPY ./client /app
 # CMD commands get executed at container runtime!
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
 CMD ["/entrypoint.sh"]
-
-# TODO: Production 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/client/Dockerfile.prod b/docker/client/Dockerfile.prod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b560a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/client/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Step 1: Build Stage
+FROM node:20-slim as build-stage
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY ./client/package.json ./client/package-lock.json ./
+
+# echo hi
+RUN echo "Building the application..."
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY ./client /app
+
+# Ensure .next/cache directory exists and is writable
+RUN mkdir -p /app/.next/cache && chmod -R 755 /app/.next/cache
+
+# Build the application in standalone mode
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Create build timestamp
+RUN date -u > /app/build_timestamp.txt
+
+# Step 2: Production Stage
+FROM node:20-slim as production-stage
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the built files from the build stage
+COPY --from=build-stage /app/.next/standalone /app
+COPY --from=build-stage /app/.next/static /app/.next/static
+COPY --from=build-stage /app/public /app/public
+COPY --from=build-stage /app/build_timestamp.txt /app/build_timestamp.txt
+
+# run the web server.
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/codersforcauses/coexist
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/client/entrypoint.sh b/docker/client/entrypoint.sh
index 0173c5c..3cf1a9f 100644
--- a/docker/client/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/client/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,58 +1,39 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-echo "${APP_NAME^^} - NextJS CONTAINER STARTING..."
-echo $APP_NAME
+set -e
 
-# Display Docker Image / CI / Release details
-echo "Image Build Date/Time: " "$(cat /app/build_timestamp.txt)" "UTC"
+echo "$APP_NAME - NextJS CONTAINER STARTING..."
+echo "APP_NAME: $APP_NAME"
+
+# Display Build Date/Time if available
+if [ -f /app/build_timestamp.txt ]; then
+    echo "Image Build Date/Time: $(cat /app/build_timestamp.txt) UTC"
+fi
 
 echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "APP_ENV: ${APP_ENV}"
 
-# # ====================================================================================
-# # Debug / Sanity check info
-# # ====================================================================================
-# echo "  "
-# echo "======= Current Dir / Files (Debug) ============================================================================="
-# pwd
-# ls -al
-
-# echo "  "
-# echo "======= Env Vars (Debug) ========================================================================================"
-# if [ "${APP_ENV^^}" != "PRODUCTION" ]; then
-#   # Only print environment vars in non-prod environments to prevent sensitive variables being sent to logging system
-#   printenv
-# fi
-
-# echo "  "
-# echo "======= Linux version (Debug) ==================================================================================="
-# cat /etc/os-release
-
-# echo "  "
-# echo "======= Node Path & Version (Debug) ==========================================================================="
-# node -v
-
-# Check for required env vars, exit as failure if missing these critical env vars.
-if [[ -z "${APP_ENV}" ]]; then
+# Check for required env vars
+if [ -z "${APP_ENV}" ]; then
     echo "█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
-    echo "█ CRITICAL ERROR: Missing 'APP_ENV' environment variables."
+    echo "█ CRITICAL ERROR: Missing 'APP_ENV' environment variable."
     echo "█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
-    echo "APP_ENV=" $APP_ENV
-    echo "░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░"
-    exit
+    echo "APP_ENV=${APP_ENV}"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
-# CI TEST DOWN THE TRACK
-
-# ====================================================================================
-# Run inbuilt nextjs server if ENV is LOCAL
-# ====================================================================================
-if [ "${APP_ENV^^}" = "DEVELOPMENT" ]; then
-    # Install dependencies (idk why it's not installing the latest ones in the docker image)
+# Start the application based on APP_ENV
+if [ "${APP_ENV}" = "PRODUCTION" ]; then
+    echo "Starting Next.js application in production mode"
+    # Build and run for prod
+    npm install
+    npm run build
+    npm start
+elif [ "${APP_ENV}" = "DEVELOPMENT" ]; then
+    echo "Starting Next.js application in development mode"
     npm install
-    # Run developments
-    echo "  "
-    echo "======= Starting inbuilt nextjs webserver ==================================================================="
     npm run dev
-    exit
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+else
+    echo "Unknown APP_ENV: ${APP_ENV}"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/docker/nginx/Dockerfile b/docker/nginx/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2642a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/nginx/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+FROM nginx:latest
+
+RUN rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+COPY ./docker/nginx/conf.d/ /etc/nginx/conf.d/
diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/default.conf b/docker/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7046d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name coexistapi.codersforcauses.org;
+
+    real_ip_header CF-Connecting-IP;
+    set_real_ip_from 103.21.244.0/22;
+    set_real_ip_from 103.22.200.0/22;
+    set_real_ip_from 103.31.4.0/22;
+    set_real_ip_from 104.16.0.0/12;
+    set_real_ip_from 108.162.192.0/18;
+    set_real_ip_from 131.0.72.0/22;
+    set_real_ip_from 141.101.64.0/18;
+    set_real_ip_from 162.158.0.0/15;
+    set_real_ip_from 172.64.0.0/13;
+    set_real_ip_from 173.245.48.0/20;
+    set_real_ip_from 188.114.96.0/20;
+    set_real_ip_from 190.93.240.0/20;
+    set_real_ip_from 197.234.240.0/22;
+    set_real_ip_from 198.41.128.0/17;
+    real_ip_recursive on;
+
+    location /api {
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_pass http://coexist-server:8000;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    }
+
+    location /static/ {
+        alias /var/www/coexist.codersforcauses.org/static/;
+        autoindex on;
+    }
+
+    location /admin {
+        proxy_pass http://coexist-server:8000;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    }
+
+    access_log /var/log/nginx/api-coexist.access.log;
+    error_log /var/log/nginx/api-coexist.error.log;
+}
diff --git a/docker/server/Dockerfile b/docker/server/Dockerfile
index 3e886bd..bd3ce08 100644
--- a/docker/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/server/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,45 @@
+# Use the official Python image
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends postgresql-client g++ libssl-dev && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libpq-dev \
+    postgresql-client && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install poetry
+# Set work directory
+WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN poetry config virtualenvs.in-project false
-RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
+# Install Poetry
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install poetry
 
-WORKDIR /app
+# Configure Poetry
+RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
 
-COPY ./docker/server/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN mkdir -p /var/log/accesslogs
 
+# Copy the application files
 COPY ./server/pyproject.toml ./server/poetry.lock ./
+RUN poetry install --without dev --no-root --no-interaction --no-ansi
 
-RUN poetry install
+COPY ./server/ ./
 
-COPY ./server ./
+# Collect static files
+RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput --verbosity 2
 
+# Create log directory
+RUN mkdir -p /var/log/accesslogs && \
+    chmod -R 755 /var/log/accesslogs
+
+# Copy entrypoint script
+COPY ./docker/server/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
-CMD ["/entrypoint.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# Start the application
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/codersforcauses/coexist
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/server/entrypoint.sh b/docker/server/entrypoint.sh
index 5d36abf..93d568b 100644
--- a/docker/server/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/server/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
+export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=api.settings
+
 # Wait until Database is available before continuing
 printf "\n" && echo "Checking Database is up"
 # using psql
@@ -17,9 +21,11 @@ python manage.py migrate --noinput
 echo "Collecting static files"
 python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 
-# Create Django Superuser
-echo "Creating Django Superuser"
-python manage.py createsuperuser --noinput
+# Check if superuser exists
+if [ "$APP_ENV" = "DEVELOPMENT" ]; then
+  echo "Creating Django Superuser"
+  python manage.py createsuperuser --noinput || true
+fi
 
 # Run inbuilt Django server if ENV is development
 if [ "${APP_ENV^^}" = "DEVELOPMENT" ]; then
@@ -43,5 +49,5 @@ if [ "${APP_ENV^^}" = "PRODUCTION" ]; then
     # Run Gunicorn / Django
     printf "\n" && echo " Running Gunicorn / Django"
     echo "Running: gunicorn api.wsgi -b 0.0.0.0:8000 --workers=6 --keep-alive 20 --log-file=- --log-level debug --access-logfile=/var/log/accesslogs/gunicorn --capture-output --timeout 50"
-    gunicorn api.wsgi -b 0.0.0.0:8000 --workers=6 --keep-alive 20 --log-file=- --log-level debug --access-logfile=/var/log/accesslogs/gunicorn --capture-output --timeout 50
+    poetry run gunicorn api.wsgi -b 0.0.0.0:8000 --workers=6 --keep-alive 20 --log-file=- --log-level debug --access-logfile=/var/log/accesslogs/gunicorn --capture-output --timeout 50
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..015be09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,476 @@
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+  "name": "coexist",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd15579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "sharp": "^0.33.5"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index 69d13e0..9d052ba 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ APP_NAME=DjangoAPI
 
 APP_ENV=DEVELOPMENT
 API_SECRET_KEY="supersecretkey"
-API_ALLOWED_HOSTS=".localhost 127.0.0.1 [::1]"
+API_ALLOWED_HOSTS=".localhost 127.0.0.1 [::1] coexist-server"
 
 POSTGRES_HOST=db
 POSTGRES_NAME=postgres
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=Password123
 DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL=admin@test.com
 DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME=admin
 
-FRONTEND_URL="http://localhost:3000"
\ No newline at end of file
+FRONTEND_URL="http://localhost:3000"
+
+DJANGO_PROJECT_ROOT="/server" # Only applies in production at the moment
diff --git a/server/api/settings.py b/server/api/settings.py
index 87f084d..0ffbbc4 100644
--- a/server/api/settings.py
+++ b/server/api/settings.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import datetime
+
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
@@ -81,10 +83,17 @@
     "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
 ]
 
-CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [
-    "http://localhost:3000",
-    "http://127.0.0.1:3000",
-]
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = (
+    os.environ.get("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS").split()
+    if os.environ.get("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS")
+    else []
+)
+
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = (
+    os.environ.get("CSRF_ALLOWED_ORIGINS").split()
+    if os.environ.get("CSRF_ALLOWED_ORIGINS")
+    else []
+)
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = "api.urls"
 
@@ -155,18 +164,23 @@
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/static-files/
 
-PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(
-    os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-)  # <- '/' directory
-
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 
-# STATIC_ROOT is where the static files get copied to when "collectstatic" is run.
-# STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "server", "static")
+def get_project_root() -> str:
+    if os.environ.get("APP_ENV") == "DEVELOPMENT": 
+        return os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    else:
+        return os.environ.get("DJANGO_PROJECT_ROOT")
+
+PROJECT_ROOT = get_project_root()
+
+# Will need to configure this for actual deployment
+STATIC_ROOT = "/var/www/coexist.codersforcauses.org/static/"
+
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [
+    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")
+]
 
-# This is where to _find_ static files when 'collectstatic' is run.
-# These files are then copied to the STATIC_ROOT location.
-STATICFILES_DIRS = (os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "server", "static"),)
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
@@ -175,7 +189,7 @@
 
 
 # DRF Simple JWT Configuration
-SIMPLE_JWT = {
-    # "ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME": datetime.timedelta(seconds=10),
-    # "REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME": datetime.timedelta(seconds=30),
-}
+# SIMPLE_JWT = {
+#     "ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME": datetime.timedelta(seconds=10),
+#     "REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME": datetime.timedelta(seconds=30),
+# }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/api/wsgi.py b/server/api/wsgi.py
index af988b5..7fc622a 100644
--- a/server/api/wsgi.py
+++ b/server/api/wsgi.py
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
-os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "server.settings")
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "api.settings")
 
 application = get_wsgi_application()
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