diff --git a/apps/authentication/.env b/apps/authentication/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index afa895c..0000000
--- a/apps/authentication/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-APP_NAME=authentication
-export SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST=0.0.0.0
-export SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT=8004
-export CONTAINER_APP_ROOT=/app
-export LOG_BASE_PATH=$CONTAINER_APP_ROOT/log/$APP_NAME
-export BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME=$APP_NAME
-export APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_LOG=$APP_NAME-activity
-export MONGODB_NAME=freeleaps2
-export MONGODB_PORT=27017
-export JWT_SECRET_KEY=ea84edf152976b2fcec12b78aa8e45bc26a5cf0ef61bf16f5c317ae33b3fd8b0
-GIT_REPO_ROOT=/mnt/freeleaps/freeleaps-service-hub
-CODEBASE_ROOT=/mnt/freeleaps/freeleaps-service-hub/apps/authentication
-SITE_DEPLOY_FOLDER=/mnt/freeleaps/freeleaps-service-hub/sites/authentication/deploy
-#!/bin/bash
-export VENV_DIR=venv_t
-export VENV_ACTIVATE=venv_t/bin/activate
-export DOCKER_HOME=/var/lib/docker
-export DOCKER_APP_HOME=$DOCKER_HOME/app
-export DOCKER_BACKEND_HOME=$DOCKER_APP_HOME/$APP_NAME
-export DOCKER_BACKEND_LOG_HOME=$DOCKER_BACKEND_HOME/log
-export MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/
-export FREELEAPS_ENV=local
-
diff --git a/apps/authentication/common/config/log_settings.py b/apps/authentication/common/config/log_settings.py
index 856281d..6d86462 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/common/config/log_settings.py
+++ b/apps/authentication/common/config/log_settings.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
+from .app_settings import app_settings
 
 class LogSettings():
     LOG_LEVEL: str = "DEBUG"
-    LOG_PATH_BASE: str = (
-        "./logs"
-    )
-    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_PATH_BASE + '/' + "app" + '.log'
+    LOG_BASE_PATH: str = app_settings.LOG_BASE_PATH
+    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_BASE_PATH + '/' + app_settings.BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME + '.log'
     LOG_RETENTION: str = "14 days"
     LOG_ROTATION: str = "00:00"  # mid night
 
diff --git a/apps/central_storage/common/config/log_settings.py b/apps/central_storage/common/config/log_settings.py
index 856281d..6d86462 100644
--- a/apps/central_storage/common/config/log_settings.py
+++ b/apps/central_storage/common/config/log_settings.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
+from .app_settings import app_settings
 
 class LogSettings():
     LOG_LEVEL: str = "DEBUG"
-    LOG_PATH_BASE: str = (
-        "./logs"
-    )
-    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_PATH_BASE + '/' + "app" + '.log'
+    LOG_BASE_PATH: str = app_settings.LOG_BASE_PATH
+    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_BASE_PATH + '/' + app_settings.BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME + '.log'
     LOG_RETENTION: str = "14 days"
     LOG_ROTATION: str = "00:00"  # mid night
 
diff --git a/apps/content/common/config/log_settings.py b/apps/content/common/config/log_settings.py
index 856281d..6d86462 100644
--- a/apps/content/common/config/log_settings.py
+++ b/apps/content/common/config/log_settings.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
+from .app_settings import app_settings
 
 class LogSettings():
     LOG_LEVEL: str = "DEBUG"
-    LOG_PATH_BASE: str = (
-        "./logs"
-    )
-    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_PATH_BASE + '/' + "app" + '.log'
+    LOG_BASE_PATH: str = app_settings.LOG_BASE_PATH
+    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_BASE_PATH + '/' + app_settings.BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME + '.log'
     LOG_RETENTION: str = "14 days"
     LOG_ROTATION: str = "00:00"  # mid night
 
diff --git a/apps/notification/Dockerfile b/apps/notification/Dockerfile
index 4136969..2268ab8 100644
--- a/apps/notification/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/notification/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,46 @@
-# Dockerfile for Python Service
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.10-slim-buster
 
-# Set the working directory inside the container
-WORKDIR /app
+# docker settings
+ARG CONTAINER_APP_ROOT=
+ENV APP_NAME=
 
-# Copy the requirements.txt to the working directory and install dependencies
-COPY requirements.txt ./
+
+#site_settings
+ENV SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST=0.0.0.0
+ENV SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT=8003
+ENV RABBITMQ_HOST=
+ENV RABBITMQ_PORT=
+
+ENV SYSTEM_USER_ID=
+ENV SMS_FROM=
+ENV EMAIL_FROM=
+
+ENV SECRET_KEY=
+
+ENV SENDGRID_API_KEY=
+
+ENV TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=
+ENV TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=
+
+
+
+#log_settings
+ENV LOG_BASE_PATH=
+ENV BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME=
+ENV APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_LOG=
+
+
+WORKDIR ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# Copy the application code to the working directory
-COPY . /app
+COPY . ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
 
-# Expose the port used by the FastAPI app
-EXPOSE 8003
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y netcat
+RUN ln -s /bin/bash /usr/bin/bash
 
-
-# Run the application using the start script
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.notification.webapi.main:app", "--reload", "--port=8003", "--host=0.0.0.0"]
+EXPOSE ${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT}
+CMD ["uvicorn", "webapi.main:app", "--reload", "--port=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT}", "--host=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST}"]
diff --git a/apps/notification/common/config/log_settings.py b/apps/notification/common/config/log_settings.py
index 55a36da..6d86462 100644
--- a/apps/notification/common/config/log_settings.py
+++ b/apps/notification/common/config/log_settings.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-## This would be the app specific log setting file
-class LogSettings:
+
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
+from .app_settings import app_settings
+
+class LogSettings():
     LOG_LEVEL: str = "DEBUG"
-    LOG_PATH_BASE: str = "./logs"
-    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_PATH_BASE + "/" + "app" + ".log"
+    LOG_BASE_PATH: str = app_settings.LOG_BASE_PATH
+    LOG_PATH: str = LOG_BASE_PATH + '/' + app_settings.BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME + '.log'
     LOG_RETENTION: str = "14 days"
     LOG_ROTATION: str = "00:00"  # mid night
 
diff --git a/apps/notification/start_fastapi.sh b/apps/notification/start_fastapi.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cafe5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/notification/start_fastapi.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+rp=$(dirname "$(realpath '$1'))")
+pushd $rp
+
+APP_NAME=notification
+APP_PARENT_FOLDER=apps
+
+GIT_REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+CODEBASE_ROOT=$GIT_REPO_ROOT/$APP_PARENT_FOLDER/$APP_NAME
+SITE_DEPLOY_FOLDER=$GIT_REPO_ROOT/sites/$APP_NAME/deploy
+
+
+echo APP_NAME=$APP_NAME  > .env
+cat $SITE_DEPLOY_FOLDER/common/.env >> .env
+echo GIT_REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) >> .env
+echo CODEBASE_ROOT=$GIT_REPO_ROOT/$APP_PARENT_FOLDER/$APP_NAME >> .env
+echo SITE_DEPLOY_FOLDER=$GIT_REPO_ROOT/sites/$APP_NAME/deploy >> .env
+cat $SITE_DEPLOY_FOLDER/common/.host.env >> .env
+cat $SITE_DEPLOY_FOLDER/local/.env >> .env
+
+. .env
+
+if [ -d "$VENV_DIR" ]
+then
+    echo "Folder $VENV_DIR exists. Proceed to next steps"
+else
+    echo "Folder $VENV_DIR dosen't exist. create it"
+    sudo apt install python3-pip
+    python3 -m pip install virtualenv
+    python3 -m virtualenv $VENV_DIR
+fi
+
+source $VENV_DIR/bin/activate
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+uvicorn webapi.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port $SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT
+
+
+popd
diff --git a/sites/notification/deploy/alpha/.env b/sites/notification/deploy/alpha/.env
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..68beb14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/alpha/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export MONGODB_URI='mongodb+srv://jetli:8IHKx6dZK8BfugGp@freeleaps2.hanbj.mongodb.net/'
+export FREELEAPS_ENV=alpha
+
diff --git a/sites/notification/.env b/sites/notification/deploy/common/.env
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 50%
rename from sites/notification/.env
rename to sites/notification/deploy/common/.env
index 7a825c1..86017aa
--- a/sites/notification/.env
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/common/.env
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+export SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST=0.0.0.0
+export SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT=8004
+export CONTAINER_APP_ROOT=/app
+export LOG_BASE_PATH=$CONTAINER_APP_ROOT/log/$APP_NAME
+export BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME=$APP_NAME
+export APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_LOG=$APP_NAME-activity
 export SENDGRID_API_KEY='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'
 export EMAIL_FROM=freeleaps@freeleaps.com
 export TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=ACf8c9283a6acda060258eadb29be58bc8
 export TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=ef160748cc22c8b7195b49df4b8eca7e
-export JWT_SECRET_KEY=ea84edf152976b2fcec12b78aa8e45bc26a5cf0ef61bf16f5c317ae33b3fd8b0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sites/notification/deploy/common/.host.env b/sites/notification/deploy/common/.host.env
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..73c2468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/common/.host.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export VENV_DIR=venv_t
+export VENV_ACTIVATE=venv_t/bin/activate
+export DOCKER_HOME=/var/lib/docker
+export DOCKER_APP_HOME=$DOCKER_HOME/app
+export DOCKER_BACKEND_HOME=$DOCKER_APP_HOME/$APP_NAME
+export DOCKER_BACKEND_LOG_HOME=$DOCKER_BACKEND_HOME/log
diff --git a/sites/notification/deploy/common/docker-compose.yaml b/sites/notification/deploy/common/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e407d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/common/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+services:
+  authentication:
+    container_name: $APP_NAME
+    build: 
+      context: ${CODEBASE_ROOT}
+      args:
+        CONTAINER_APP_ROOT: ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
+    profiles: [prod,alpha,dev]
+    restart: always
+    environment: 
+      - APP_NAME=${APP_NAME}
+      - MONGODB_NAME=${MONGODB_NAME}
+      - MONGODB_PORT=${MONGODB_PORT}
+      - MONGODB_URI=${MONGODB_URI}
+      - SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST}
+      - SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT}
+      - LOG_BASE_PATH=${LOG_BASE_PATH}
+      - BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME=${BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME}
+      - APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_LOG=${APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_LOG}
+      - JWT_SECRET_KEY=${JWT_SECRET_KEY}
+    ports:
+      - ${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT}:${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT}
+    command:
+      - /bin/sh
+      - -c
+      - |
+        uvicorn webapi.main:app --reload --port=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT} --host=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST}
+    networks:
+      - devbox_freeleaps2-network
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: $DOCKER_BACKEND_LOG_HOME
+        target: $LOG_BASE_PATH
+networks:
+  devbox_freeleaps2-network:
+    external: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sites/notification/deploy/deploy.sh b/sites/notification/deploy/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..470f1ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+DW_BASE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd)"
+APP_NAME=authentication
+APP_PARENT_FOLDER=apps
+PROJECT_NAME=authentication
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+  --target* | -u*)
+    if [[ "$1" != *=* ]]; then shift; fi # Value is next arg if no `=`
+    TARGET_ENV="${1#*=}"
+    ;;
+  --help | -h)
+    printf "$BASE_NAME --target=<prod | alpha | dev>\n" # Flag argument
+    return 0
+    ;;
+  *)
+    printf >&2 "Error: Invalid argument\n"
+    return 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if [[ "${TARGET_ENV}" != "prod" && "${TARGET_ENV}" != "alpha" && "${TARGET_ENV}" != "dev" ]]; then
+  printf "$BASE_NAME --target=<prod | alpha | dev>\n" # Flag argument
+  return 0
+fi
+if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # git repo!
+    GIT_REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+    CODEBASE_ROOT=$GIT_REPO_ROOT/$APP_PARENT_FOLDER/$APP_NAME
+    WORKING_DIR=$GIT_REPO_ROOT/sites/$APP_NAME/deploy
+    
+else
+    # NOT a git repo!
+    printf "Please run this command under a git repo"
+    return 0
+fi
+
+. $DW_BASE_DIR/common/.host.env
+
+
+DW_PUSHD_COUNTER=0
+
+ENV_FOLDER=$WORKING_DIR/$TARGET_ENV
+COMMON_ENV_FOLDER=$WORKING_DIR/common
+
+
+pushd $WORKING_DIR
+DW_PUSHD_COUNTER=$((DW_PUSHD_COUNTER + 1))
+
+echo export APP_NAME=$APP_NAME > $WORKING_DIR/.env
+echo export GIT_REPO_ROOT=$GIT_REPO_ROOT >> $WORKING_DIR/.env
+echo export APP_PARENT_FOLDER=$APP_PARENT_FOLDER >> $WORKING_DIR/.env
+
+cat $COMMON_ENV_FOLDER/.env >> $WORKING_DIR/.env
+echo export CODEBASE_ROOT=$CODEBASE_ROOT >> $WORKING_DIR/.env
+echo export WORKING_DIR=$WORKING_DIR >> $WORKING_DIR/.env
+cat $COMMON_ENV_FOLDER/.host.env >> $WORKING_DIR/.env
+cat $ENV_FOLDER/.env >>$WORKING_DIR/.env
+
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_YAML=$WORKING_DIR/docker-compose-$APP_NAME.yaml
+cp $DW_BASE_DIR/common/docker-compose.yaml $DOCKER_COMPOSE_YAML -u
+
+. $WORKING_DIR/.env
+
+sudo mkdir $DOCKER_BACKEND_LOG_HOME -p
+
+sudo docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME -f $DOCKER_COMPOSE_YAML --profile $TARGET_ENV down --remove-orphans
+sudo docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME -f $DOCKER_COMPOSE_YAML --profile $TARGET_ENV build --no-cache
+
+# Clean up any previous resources that are not needed
+# sudo docker system prune -f --volumes
+# sudo docker image prune -f
+# sudo docker container prune -f
+# sudo docker network prune -f
+
+# Start up the Docker containers in detached mode and remove orphans
+sudo docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME -f $DOCKER_COMPOSE_YAML --profile $TARGET_ENV up --detach --remove-orphans
+echo 'You can use "sudo docker compose logs -f" to check the output of the containers'
+sudo docker ps -a
+
+rm $WORKING_DIR/.env
+rm $DOCKER_COMPOSE_YAML 
+
+while [[ "$DW_PUSHD_COUNTER" -gt 0 ]]; do
+  DW_PUSHD_COUNTER=$((DW_PUSHD_COUNTER - 1))
+  popd
+done
+
diff --git a/sites/notification/deploy/dev/.env b/sites/notification/deploy/dev/.env
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a43a6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/dev/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export MONGODB_URI=mongodb://freeleaps2-mongodb:27017/
+export FREELEAPS_ENV=dev
+
diff --git a/sites/notification/deploy/local/.env b/sites/notification/deploy/local/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4938c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/local/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/
+export FREELEAPS_ENV=local
+
diff --git a/sites/notification/deploy/prod/.env b/sites/notification/deploy/prod/.env
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0167e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/notification/deploy/prod/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export MONGODB_URI='mongodb+srv://freeadmin:0eMV0bt8oyaknA0m@freeleaps2.zmsmpos.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority'
+export FREELEAPS_ENV=prod