diff --git a/.github/workflows/thepercyj-esrs-group-9-main-example-environment-branch-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/thepercyj-esrs-group-9-main-example-environment-branch-workflow.yml
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index d80de1b..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/thepercyj-esrs-group-9-main-example-environment-branch-workflow.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-name: Architect main Branch Deployment
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-env:
-  ARCHITECT_GENERATED: true
-  ARCHITECT_BRANCH: true
-  COMPONENT_FILE_PATH: architect.yml
-  ARCHITECT_ACCOUNT: thepercyj
-  COMPONENT_NAME: esrs-group-9
-  ENVIRONMENT_NAME: example-environment
-  BRANCH_NAME: main
-  CLUSTER_NAME: architect
-
-jobs:
-  architect_create_branch_deployments:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '16'
-      - uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-runtime@v2 # Exports internal envs for Github Actions. Required for register caching to work.
-      - name: Install Architect CLI
-        run: npm install -g @architect-io/cli
-      - name: Login to Architect Cloud
-        run: architect login -e ${{ secrets.ARCHITECT_EMAIL }} -p ${{ secrets.ARCHITECT_PASSWORD }} # These secrets were created on your behalf
-      - name: Register component w/ Architect
-        run: architect register ${{ env.COMPONENT_FILE_PATH }} -t latest
-      - name: An environment created automatically by a GitHub branch workflow to facilitate automated component deployments
-        run: architect environment:create --cluster=${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }} --description="Architect workflow environment" ${{ env.ENVIRONMENT_NAME }}
-      - name: Deploy component
-        run: architect deploy --auto-approve -e ${{ env.ENVIRONMENT_NAME }} ${{ env.COMPONENT_NAME }}:latest
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9bcc762..bbcfa05 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@
 # We Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
 FROM python:3.9.13
 
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+
 # Allows docker to cache installed dependencies between builds
-COPY Bingle/requirements.txt requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+COPY Bingle/requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # Mounts the application code to the image
-COPY . app
-WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 # runs the production server
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "Bingle/manage.py"]
-CMD ["runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000d"]
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+CMD ["runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"]
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diff --git a/architect.yml b/architect.yml
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index e40d924..0000000
--- a/architect.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-name: esrs-group-9
-services:
-  web:
-    build:
-      context: ..
-      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
-    interfaces:
-      main:
-        port: 8000
-    debug:
-      volumes:
-        volume:
-          host_path: .
-          mount_path: /app
-    reserved_name: web
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aad2ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  web:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/usr/src/app
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