diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 3c20820db..ce4fe20cf 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules/
 app/client/build/
 app/client/plugins/
 *.log
+**/.env*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0c246ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fly-deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# See https://fly.io/docs/app-guides/continuous-deployment-with-github-actions/
+
+name: Fly Deploy
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    name: Deploy app
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency: deploy-group    # optional: ensure only one action runs at a time
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: superfly/flyctl-actions/setup-flyctl@master
+      - run: flyctl deploy --remote-only
+        env:
+          FLY_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FLY_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e4863d28f..96f913736 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 FROM node:10.17.0-buster-slim
 
+# Install Python 2
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python2
+
+# Install make and build-essential
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y make build-essential
+
 WORKDIR /usr/app/src
 EXPOSE 3000
 
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 878e19ae7..e663da020 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ var adminConfig = require("./config/admin");
 var app = express();
 
 // Connect to mongodb
-mongoose.connect(database);
+mongoose.connect(database, {
+  useNewUrlParser: true,
+  useUnifiedTopology: true
+});
 
 app.use(morgan("dev"));
 
diff --git a/fly.toml b/fly.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c36949d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fly.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# fly.toml app configuration file generated for quill on 2024-07-20T01:18:12-07:00
+#
+# See https://fly.io/docs/reference/configuration/ for information about how to use this file.
+#
+
+app = 'quill'
+primary_region = 'sjc'
+
+[build]
+
+[http_service]
+  internal_port = 3000
+  force_https = true
+  auto_stop_machines = true
+  auto_start_machines = true
+  min_machines_running = 0
+  processes = ['app']
+
+[[vm]]
+  memory = '1gb'
+  cpu_kind = 'shared'
+  cpus = 1