diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3c82d6..9005aa8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ target/
 *.iml
 *.ipr
 
+### environment ###
+.env
+
 ### NetBeans ###
 nbproject/private/
 build/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f99697f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# --- Stage 1: Build the application using Maven ---
+FROM maven:3.9.6-eclipse-temurin-17 AS build
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application while caching Maven dependencies to speed up future builds
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.m2 \
+    mvn clean package -DENV_VAR=docker -DskipTests -Dgit.skip=true
+
+# --- Stage 2: Run the application with a minimal JRE image ---
+FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jre
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the built WAR file from the build stage
+COPY --from=build /app/target/*.war app.war
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "app.war"]
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea751c0..d19b7dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -462,7 +462,18 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.2.2</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>repackage</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 	<reporting>
diff --git a/src/main/environment/admin_ci.properties b/src/main/environment/admin_ci.properties
index 46262ac..e172064 100644
--- a/src/main/environment/admin_ci.properties
+++ b/src/main/environment/admin_ci.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ videoConsultation-base-url=@env.SWYMED_BASE_URL@
 
 
 ### Redis IP
-spring.redis.host=localhost
+spring.redis.host=@env.REDIS_HOST@
 spring.main.allow-bean-definition-overriding=true
 jwt.secret=@env.JWT_SECRET_KEY@
 #ELK logging file name
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ logging.file.name=@env.ADMIN_API_LOGGING_FILE_NAME@
 common-url=@env.COMMON_API@
 
 springdoc.api-docs.enabled=@env.SWAGGER_DOC_ENABLED@
-springdoc.swagger-ui.enabled=@env.SWAGGER_DOC_ENABLED@
+springdoc.swagger-ui.enabled=@env.SWAGGER_DOC_ENABLED@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/environment/admin_docker.properties b/src/main/environment/admin_docker.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d530138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/environment/admin_docker.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# local env 
+# DB Connections 
+spring.datasource.url=${DATABASE_URL}
+spring.datasource.username=${DATABASE_USERNAME}
+spring.datasource.password=${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
+spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
+
+callcentre-server-ip=${CALLCENTRE_SERVER_IP}
+
+videoConsultation-apikey=${SWYMED_APIKEY}
+videoConsultation-base-url=${SWYMED_BASE_URL}
+
+### Redis IP
+spring.redis.host=${REDIS_HOST}
+spring.main.allow-bean-definition-overriding=true
+jwt.secret=${JWT_SECRET_KEY}
+#ELK logging file name
+logging.path=logs/
+logging.file.name=${ADMIN_API_LOGGING_FILE_NAME}
+
+common-url=${COMMON_API}
+
+springdoc.api-docs.enabled=${SWAGGER_DOC_ENABLED}
+springdoc.swagger-ui.enabled=${SWAGGER_DOC_ENABLED}