diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8881c4d..0c7bbb9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -133,3 +133,5 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # database
 *.sqlite3
+static/
+media/
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 09fad0b..b5f229f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ COPY src/requirments.txt .
 # Install dependencies
 RUN pip install -r requirments.txt
 
+RUN pip install gunicorn
 # Copy the application code
-COPY src/* .
-
+COPY src/ .
 # Expose the port for Gunicorn
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 # Run migrations and then start Gunicorn
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "python manage.py migrate && gunicorn --workers=3 --bind=0.0.0.0:8000 core.wsgi:application"]
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+# CMD ["sh", "-c", "python manage.py migrate && gunicorn --workers=3 --bind=0.0.0.0:8000 core.wsgi:application"]
+ENTRYPOINT [ "sh","/app/docker-entrypoint.sh" ]
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diff --git a/src/core/settings.py b/src/core/settings.py
index bfaae96..02d697a 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.py
+++ b/src/core/settings.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = 'static/'
-
+STATIC_ROOT= 'static/'
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
diff --git a/src/docker-entrypoint.sh b/src/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f9d8117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!ash
+python manage.py collectstatic --noinput 
+python manage.py migrate
+gunicorn --workers=3 --bind=0.0.0.0:8000 core.wsgi:application
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