diff --git a/be/Dockerfile b/be/Dockerfile
index 7365f1a..1dda81e 100644
--- a/be/Dockerfile
+++ b/be/Dockerfile
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ COPY --chown=appuser:appuser alembic/ ./alembic/
 COPY --chown=appuser:appuser alembic.ini ./
 COPY --chown=appuser:appuser *.py ./
 COPY --chown=appuser:appuser requirements.txt ./
+COPY --chown=appuser:appuser entrypoint.sh /app/entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
 
 # Create logs directory
 RUN mkdir -p /app/logs && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=30s --retries=3 \
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 # Production command
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", \
     "--host", "0.0.0.0", \
     "--port", "8000", \
diff --git a/be/alembic/versions/0001_initial_schema.py b/be/alembic/versions/0001_initial_schema.py
index e428ac0..6227807 100644
--- a/be/alembic/versions/0001_initial_schema.py
+++ b/be/alembic/versions/0001_initial_schema.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ recurrence_type_enum = postgresql.ENUM('DAILY', 'WEEKLY', 'MONTHLY', 'YEARLY', n
 chore_frequency_enum = postgresql.ENUM('one_time', 'daily', 'weekly', 'monthly', 'custom', name='chorefrequencyenum', create_type=False)
 chore_type_enum = postgresql.ENUM('personal', 'group', name='choretypeenum', create_type=False)
 
-def upgrade() -> None:
+def upgrade(context=None) -> None: # Add context=None for compatibility, real arg passed by Alembic
     # Create enums
     user_role_enum.create(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=True)
     split_type_enum.create(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=True)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
     op.create_index(op.f('ix_settlement_activities_paid_by_user_id'), 'settlement_activities', ['paid_by_user_id'], unique=False)
 
 
-def downgrade() -> None:
+def downgrade(context=None) -> None: # Add context=None for compatibility, real arg passed by Alembic
     op.drop_table('settlement_activities')
     op.drop_table('settlements')
     op.drop_table('expense_splits')
diff --git a/be/app/main.py b/be/app/main.py
index e56f0a3..eca992d 100644
--- a/be/app/main.py
+++ b/be/app/main.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ async def startup_event():
     logger.info(f"Application startup in {settings.ENVIRONMENT} environment...")
     
     # Run database migrations
-    await run_migrations()
+    # await run_migrations()
     
     # Initialize scheduler
     init_scheduler()
diff --git a/be/entrypoint.sh b/be/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..01d6629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/be/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Run database migrations
+echo "Running database migrations..."
+alembic upgrade head
+
+# Execute the command passed as arguments to this script
+echo "Starting application..."
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 1ac4f7c..52d82e8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,4 @@
 services:
-  db:
-    image: postgres:17-alpine
-    container_name: postgres_db_prod
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
-      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
-    volumes:
-      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-      - ./be/init-db.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sql:ro
-    networks:
-      - app-network
-    healthcheck:
-      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U $${POSTGRES_USER} -d $${POSTGRES_DB}" ]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    deploy:
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          memory: 512M
-        reservations:
-          memory: 256M
-
   backend:
     container_name: fastapi_backend_prod
     build:
@@ -41,24 +15,7 @@ services:
       - ENVIRONMENT=production
       - CORS_ORIGINS=${CORS_ORIGINS}
       - FRONTEND_URL=${FRONTEND_URL}
-    networks:
-      - app-network
-    depends_on:
-      db:
-        condition: service_healthy
     restart: unless-stopped
-    deploy:
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          memory: 1G
-        reservations:
-          memory: 512M
-    healthcheck:
-      test: [ "CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/health" ]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
 
   frontend:
     container_name: frontend_prod
@@ -67,44 +24,5 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.prod
       target: production
     environment:
-      - VITE_API_URL=${VITE_API_URL}
-      - VITE_SENTRY_DSN=${VITE_SENTRY_DSN}
-    ports:
-      - "80:3000"
-    networks:
-      - app-network
-    depends_on:
-      - backend
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    deploy:
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          memory: 256M
-        reservations:
-          memory: 128M
-
-  redis:
-    image: redis:7-alpine
-    container_name: redis_prod
-    command: redis-server --appendonly yes --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
-    volumes:
-      - redis_data:/data
-    networks:
-      - app-network
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    deploy:
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          memory: 256M
-        reservations:
-          memory: 128M
-
-volumes:
-  postgres_data:
-    driver: local
-  redis_data:
-    driver: local
-
-networks:
-  app-network:
-    driver: bridge
+      - VITE_API_URL=https://mitlistbe.mohamad.dev
+    restart: unless-stopped
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4e9ed75..88c6f5e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
       # Pass the database URL to the backend container
       # Uses the service name 'db' as the host, and credentials defined above
       # IMPORTANT: Use the correct async driver prefix if your app needs it!
-      - DATABASE_URL=xxx
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://mitlist_owner:npg_p0SkmyJ6BPWO@ep-small-sound-a9ketcef-pooler.gwc.azure.neon.tech/testnewmig
       - GEMINI_API_KEY=xxx
       - SECRET_KEY=xxx
       # Add other environment variables needed by the backend here