diff --git a/.github/workflows/server_workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/server_workflows.yml
index 929bade..bd915a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server_workflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server_workflows.yml
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ jobs:
           conan_audit_token: ${{ secrets.CONAN_AUDIT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install Conan dependencies
-        run: conan build . --build=missing
+        run: conan build . --build=missing -s build_type=Debug
 
       - name: Run GTest
-        run: ctest --test-dir build/Release
+        run: ctest --test-dir build/Debug
 
       - name: Coverage
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cd build/Release
+          cd build/Debug
           make coverage
 
       - name: Report Code Coverage
         uses: zgosalvez/github-actions-report-lcov@v4
         with:
-          coverage-files: build/Release/CMakeFiles/server_library.dir/src/coverage.info
+          coverage-files: build/Debug/CMakeFiles/server_library.dir/src/coverage.info
           artifact-name: code-coverage-report
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6107877..1775616 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ set(TEST_TARGET "server_tests_bin")
 set(TARGET "server_impl_bin")
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
+# Override Debug flags
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-g -O0 --coverage")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "-g -O0 --coverage")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "--coverage")
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "--coverage")
+
 find_package(GTest CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
@@ -24,15 +30,14 @@ add_library(${LIBRARY}
 )
 target_include_directories(${LIBRARY} PUBLIC include)
 target_compile_features(${LIBRARY} PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-target_compile_options(${LIBRARY} PRIVATE -O0 -g --coverage)
 target_link_libraries(${LIBRARY} PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
 
 
 # unit tests executable
 enable_testing()
 add_executable(${TEST_TARGET}
-    test/HttpServerTest.cpp
-    test/HttpParserTest.cpp
+        test/HttpServerTest.cpp
+        test/HttpParserTest.cpp
 )
 target_link_libraries(${TEST_TARGET}
         PRIVATE ${LIBRARY} GTest::gtest_main
@@ -40,18 +45,16 @@ target_link_libraries(${TEST_TARGET}
 
 include(GoogleTest)
 gtest_discover_tests(${TEST_TARGET})
-target_compile_options(${TEST_TARGET} PRIVATE -g -O0 -g --coverage)
-target_link_options(${TEST_TARGET} PRIVATE -O0 -g --coverage)
 
 
 # server implementation executable
 add_executable(${TARGET}
         src/main.cpp
 )
-target_compile_options(${TARGET} PRIVATE -g -O0 -g --coverage)
 target_link_options(${TARGET} PRIVATE -O0 -g --coverage)
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${LIBRARY})
 
+
 # coverage target
 # find required tools
 find_program(LCOV lcov REQUIRED)
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 104534a..83d9f3f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --exclude=build/ . .
 
 # Build with Conan
-RUN conan build . --build=missing
+RUN conan build . --build=missing -s build_type=Release
 
 
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92f5d4a..9e4f37e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ A modern C++ HTTP server implementation with routing, testing, and CI-driven qua
 * [Using Nix](#using-nix)
 * [Building the Source Code](#building-the-source-code)
     * [Building for Release Mode](#building-for-release-mode)
+    * [Building for Debug Mode](#building-for-debug-mode)
 * [Running the Server](#running-the-server)
 * [Running the Tests](#running-the-tests)
 * [Code Coverage](#code-coverage)
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ The cpp_http_server is ~1.562x faster in throughput or about 56.2% higher reques
 Calculation: 27,366.734925 RPS / 17,524.167725 RPS = ~1.5612
 
 | Metric             | **C++ Server**    | **Node + Express** |
-| ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------ |
+|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 | Target rate        | 30,000.00 RPS     | 30,000.00 RPS      |
 | Actual RPS         | 27,366.734925 RPS | 17,524.167725 RPS  |
 | Total requests     | 280,791           | 176,924            |
@@ -171,7 +172,13 @@ This project uses **Conan** for dependency management and **CMake** for builds.
 ### Building for Release Mode
 
 ```bash
-conan build . --build=missing
+conan build . --build=missing -s build_type=Release
+```
+
+### Building for Debug Mode
+
+```bash
+conan build . --build=missing -s build_type=Debug
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -183,6 +190,9 @@ Command to run the HTTP server implementation example:
 ```bash
 # in release mode
 ./build/Release/server_impl_bin
+
+# in debug mode
+./build/Debug/server_impl_bin
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -193,7 +203,7 @@ Command to execute the automated test suite:
 
 ```bash
 # run tests
-./build/Release/server_tests_bin
+./build/Debug/server_tests_bin
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -205,14 +215,14 @@ Coverage reports are generated using **lcov**.
 ### Generate Coverage Reports
 
 ```bash
-make -C build/Release coverage
+make -C build/Debug coverage
 ```
 
 ### Open the Coverage Report
 
 ```bash
 # specific to Linux
-xdg-open build/Release/CMakeFiles/server_library.dir/src/out/index.html
+xdg-open build/Debug/CMakeFiles/server_library.dir/src/out/index.html
 ```
 
 ---