diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c56cc93..2648ab3 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ENV PYTHONFAULTHANDLER=1
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
+ENV MODE="DEVELOPMENT"
+
 RUN mkdir -p /app
 
 COPY requirements.txt /app
diff --git a/Dockerfile.prod b/Dockerfile.prod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c49c902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+FROM python:3.12-bullseye
+
+ENV COMPANYID=1
+
+ENV PYTHONFAULTHANDLER=1
+
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+ENV MODE="PRODUCTION"
+
+RUN mkdir -p /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt /app
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN pip3 install setuptools
+
+RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+EXPOSE 8003
+
+COPY . /app
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diff --git a/app/database.py b/app/database.py
index 0242857..074c402 100755
--- a/app/database.py
+++ b/app/database.py
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@ from sqlalchemy.engine import URL
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
 
+from config import load_config
+
+
+ApplicationConfig = load_config()
+
+
 url = URL.create(
     drivername="postgresql",
-    username="postgres",
-    password="password",
-    host="192.168.1.204",
-    database="eamco",
-    port=5432
+    username=ApplicationConfig.POSTGRES_USERNAME,
+    password=ApplicationConfig.POSTGRES_PW,
+    host=ApplicationConfig.POSTGRES_SERVER,
+    database=ApplicationConfig.POSTGRES_DBNAME00,
+    port=ApplicationConfig.POSTGRES_PORT
 )
 
 engine = create_engine(url)
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7078235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+
+def load_config(mode=os.environ.get('MODE')):
+
+    try:
+        print(f"mode is {mode}")
+        if mode == 'PRODUCTION':
+          
+            from settings_prod import ApplicationConfig
+            return ApplicationConfig
+        elif mode == 'DEVELOPMENT':
+        
+            from settings_local import ApplicationConfig
+            return ApplicationConfig
+        else:
+            pass
+
+    except ImportError:
+        from settings_local import ApplicationConfig
+        return ApplicationConfig
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diff --git a/settings_local.py b/settings_local.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82417a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings_local.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+
+class ApplicationConfig:
+    """
+    Basic Configuration for a generic User
+    """
+    CURRENT_SETTINGS = 'LOCAL'
+    # databases info
+    POSTGRES_USERNAME = 'postgres'
+    POSTGRES_PW = 'password'
+    POSTGRES_SERVER = '192.168.1.204'
+    POSTGRES_PORT = '5432'
+    POSTGRES_DBNAME00 = 'eamco'
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = "postgresql+psycopg2://{}:{}@{}/{}".format(POSTGRES_USERNAME,
+                                                                           POSTGRES_PW,
+                                                                           POSTGRES_SERVER,
+                                                                           POSTGRES_DBNAME00
+                                                                           )
+  
diff --git a/settings_prod.py b/settings_prod.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..269c60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings_prod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class ApplicationConfig:
+    """
+    Basic Configuration for a generic User
+    """
+    CURRENT_SETTINGS = 'LOCAL'
+    # databases info
+    POSTGRES_USERNAME = 'postgres'
+    POSTGRES_PW = 'password'
+    POSTGRES_SERVER = '192.168.1.204'
+    POSTGRES_PORT = '5432'
+    POSTGRES_DBNAME00 = 'auburnoil'
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = "postgresql+psycopg2://{}:{}@{}/{}".format(POSTGRES_USERNAME,
+                                                                           POSTGRES_PW,
+                                                                           POSTGRES_SERVER,
+                                                                           POSTGRES_DBNAME00
+                                                                           )
+    SQLALCHEMY_BINDS = {'eamco': SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI}