diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 5e90e26..92c90f4 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -19,3 +19,15 @@ Dockerfile
 .dockerignore
 Makefile
 k8s/
+/mounts
+/proc
+/sys
+/dev
+/run
+/var/lib/containers
+/mnt
+/media
+/boot
+/lost+found
+/root
+/srv
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3622ce4..5acae59 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
 # Create a symlink so 'php' command works
 RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/php84 /usr/bin/php
 
-# Copy application files
-# Using a different target directory to avoid permission issues with /var/www in Alpine/Podman
-COPY . /app
+# Set working directory early
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Copy application files explicitly from the context
+COPY . /app
+
 # Get Composer
 COPY --from=docker.io/composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8910d3f..f0cbb9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ IMG := mkm-admin
 build:
 	podman build -t $(IMG) .
 
-# Server configuration (Change these to your actual server details)
-SERVER_USER := ubuntu
-SERVER_IP := 192.168.100.200
-SERVER_PATH := /var/www/MKM
-
 deploy: build
 	@echo "Cleaning up existing deployment if any..."
 	-podman kube down k8s/deployment.yaml >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -17,22 +12,9 @@ deploy: build
 	@cat k8s/deployment.yaml >> /tmp/merged_deployment.yaml
 	@echo "Deploying via podman kube play..."
 	podman kube play /tmp/merged_deployment.yaml
-	@rm /tmp/merged_deployment.yaml
-
-deploy-server:
-	@echo "Deploying to remote server $(SERVER_IP)..."
-	@# Build image on the remote server
-	ssh $(SERVER_USER)@$(SERVER_IP) "cd $(SERVER_PATH) && sudo podman build --no-cache -t $(IMG) ."
-	@# Generate temporary merged YAML for server in /tmp
-	@sudo kubectl create configmap mkm-admin-config --from-env-file=.env --dry-run=client -o yaml > /tmp/server_deploy.yaml
-	@echo "---" >> /tmp/server_deploy.yaml
-	@cat k8s/deployment.yaml >> /tmp/server_deploy.yaml
-	@# Single SCP/SSH call to apply
-	scp /tmp/server_deploy.yaml $(SERVER_USER)@$(SERVER_IP):/tmp/server_deploy.yaml
-	ssh $(SERVER_USER)@$(SERVER_IP) "sudo kubectl apply -f /tmp/server_deploy.yaml && rm -f /tmp/server_deploy.yaml"
-	@rm -f /tmp/server_deploy.yaml
+	@rm -f /tmp/merged_deployment.yaml
 
 stop:
 	-podman kube down k8s/deployment.yaml >/dev/null 2>&1
 
-.PHONY: build deploy deploy-server stop
+.PHONY: build deploy stop