diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee0decf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+name: CI - Build and Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+
+permissions:            # ADD THIS BLOCK
+  contents: read        # ADD
+  packages: write       # ADD
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build the Docker image
+        run: docker build -t tutorial-app:ci .
+
+      - name: Create a shared network
+        run: docker network create test-net
+
+      - name: Start a PostgreSQL database
+        run: |
+          docker run -d --name test-db --network test-net \
+            -e POSTGRES_USER=tutorial_user \
+            -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=tutorial_password \
+            -e POSTGRES_DB=tutorial_db \
+            postgres:15-alpine
+
+      - name: Wait for the database to be ready
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if docker exec test-db pg_isready -U tutorial_user; then
+              echo "Database is ready!"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Waiting for database... ($i)"
+            sleep 2
+          done
+
+      - name: Run the app container
+        run: |
+          docker run -d --name test-app --network test-net \
+            -e DB_HOST=test-db \
+            -e DB_USER=tutorial_user \
+            -e DB_PASSWORD=tutorial_password \
+            -e DB_NAME=tutorial_db \
+            -p 8080:8080 \
+            tutorial-app:ci
+
+      - name: Wait for the app to start
+        run: sleep 15
+
+      - name: Health check (the actual test)
+        run: |
+          curl --fail http://localhost:8080/api/tutorials || exit 1
+          echo "API is responding correctly!"
+
+          # ===== NEW: publish image to GHCR =====
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+ 
+      - name: Set lowercase image name
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        run: echo "IMAGE=ghcr.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+ 
+      - name: Push image to GHCR
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        run: |
+          docker tag tutorial-app:ci $IMAGE:latest
+          docker tag tutorial-app:ci $IMAGE:${{ github.sha }}
+          docker push $IMAGE:latest
+          docker push $IMAGE:${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c2ff60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "githubPullRequests.ignoredPullRequestBranches": [
+        "master"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8877fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM node:18-alpine
+ 
+WORKDIR /app
+ 
+COPY package*.json ./
+ 
+RUN npm install --production
+ 
+COPY . .
+ 
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV PORT=8080
+ 
+EXPOSE 8080
+ 
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/app/config/db.config.js b/app/config/db.config.js
index 64ba9c5..f187962 100644
--- a/app/config/db.config.js
+++ b/app/config/db.config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = {
-  HOST: "localhost",
-  USER: "postgres",
-  PASSWORD: "123",
-  DB: "testdb",
+  HOST: process.env.DB_HOST || "localhost",
+  USER: process.env.DB_USER || "postgres",
+  PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || "123456",
+  DB: process.env.DB_NAME || "testdb",
   dialect: "postgres",
   pool: {
     max: 5,
diff --git a/app/routes/turorial.routes.js b/app/routes/turorial.routes.js
index 674d3aa..fa40fd0 100644
--- a/app/routes/turorial.routes.js
+++ b/app/routes/turorial.routes.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ module.exports = app => {
   // Create a new Tutorial
   router.post("/", tutorials.create);
 
+  // Create a new Tutorial
+  router.post("/health", tutorials.create);
+
   // Retrieve all Tutorials
   router.get("/", tutorials.findAll);
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d450f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+services:
+  backend:
+    build: .
+    container_name: tutorial-api
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    environment:
+      DB_HOST: postgres
+      DB_USER: tutorial_user
+      DB_PASSWORD: tutorial_password
+      DB_NAME: tutorial_db
+      DB_PORT: 5432
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+ 
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15-alpine
+    container_name: tutorial-db
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: tutorial_user
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: tutorial_password
+      POSTGRES_DB: tutorial_db
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+ 
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..493391f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+services:
+  - type: web
+    name: tutorial-api
+    runtime: docker
+    dockerfilePath: ./Dockerfile
+    plan: free
+    envVars:
+      - key: DB_HOST
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: tutorial-db
+          property: host
+      - key: DB_PORT
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: tutorial-db
+          property: port
+      - key: DB_USER
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: tutorial-db
+          property: user
+      - key: DB_PASSWORD
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: tutorial-db
+          property: password
+      - key: DB_NAME
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: tutorial-db
+          property: database
+ 
+databases:
+  - name: tutorial-db
+    plan: free