diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 3feaa5b..775f466 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
-# ADD DOCKERFILE CONTENTS HERE
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+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+
+
+COPY . .
+
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD ["node", "src/index.js"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index db39ad0..e3d27ec 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1 +1,44 @@
-# ADD DOCKER-COMPOSE CONTENT HERE
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+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  nodeapp:
+    build: ./backend
+    container_name: nodeapp
+    ports:
+      - "3000:8080"
+    environment:
+      - REDIS_HOST=redis
+      - REDIS_PORT=6379
+      - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://mongo:27017/mydb
+      - NODE_ENV=development
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+      - mongo
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7
+    container_name: redis
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+    volumes:
+      - redis-data:/data
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  mongo:
+    image: mongo:7
+    container_name: mongo
+    ports:
+      - "27017:27017"
+
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    container_name: nginx
+    ports:
+      - "1234:80"
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
+
+
+volumes:
+  redis-data:
+
diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index e4efe51..c7e8b0a 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -1 +1,64 @@
-# ADD NGINX CONFIGS HERE
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+# nginx.conf
+user  nginx;
+worker_processes  auto;
+
+error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
+pid        /var/run/nginx.pid;
+
+events {
+    worker_connections  1024;
+}
+
+http {
+    include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    default_type  application/octet-stream;
+
+    log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
+                      '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
+                      '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
+
+    access_log  /var/log/nginx/access.log  main;
+
+    sendfile        on;
+    keepalive_timeout  65;
+    server_tokens    off;
+
+    upstream node_app {
+        server nodeapp:3000;  
+    }
+
+    server {
+        listen 80;
+        server_name localhost;
+
+        # Health check endpoint
+        location /health {
+            proxy_pass http://node_app/health;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+        }
+
+        # API routes
+        location /api/ {
+            proxy_pass http://node_app$request_uri;
+            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;
+        }
+
+        # Default fallback
+        location / {
+            proxy_pass http://node_app;
+            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;
+        }
+    }
+}