diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml b/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml
index c1e051c..07de147 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-name: Backend deployment to Azure App Service
+# Docs for the Azure Web Apps Deploy action: https://github.com/Azure/webapps-deploy
+# More GitHub Actions for Azure: https://github.com/Azure/actions
+
+name: Build and deploy Node.js app to Azure Web App - syncrow
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -6,56 +9,63 @@ on:
       - dev
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  AZURE_WEB_APP_NAME: 'syncrow'
-  AZURE_WEB_APP_SLOT_NAME: 'dev'
-  ACR_REGISTRY: 'syncrow.azurecr.io'
-  IMAGE_NAME: 'backend' 
-  IMAGE_TAG: '${{ github.sha }}' # Use commit SHA for unique tagging
-
 jobs:
-  build_and_deploy:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js
+      - name: Set up Node.js version
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '20.x'
 
-      - name: Clear npm cache and install dependencies
+      - name: npm install, build, and test
         run: |
-          npm cache clean --force
           npm install
+          npm run build --if-present
+          npm run test --if-present
 
-      - name: Build project
-        run: npm run build
+      - name: Zip artifact for deployment
+        run: zip release.zip ./* -r
 
-      - name: Log in to Azure
-        uses: azure/login@v1
+      - name: Upload artifact for deployment job
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
+          name: node-app
+          path: release.zip
 
-      - name: Log in to Azure Container Registry
-        run: az acr login --name ${{ env.ACR_REGISTRY }}
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    environment:
+      name: 'dev'
+      url: ${{ steps.deploy-to-webapp.outputs.webapp-url }}
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write #This is required for requesting the JWT
 
-      - name: List build output
-        run: ls -R dist/
+    steps:
+      - name: Download artifact from build job
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: node-app
 
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        run: |
-          docker build . -t ${{ env.ACR_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}
-          docker push ${{ env.ACR_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}
+      - name: Unzip artifact for deployment
+        run: unzip release.zip
+      
+      - name: Login to Azure
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_CLIENTID_E77A43669F9E4C9F9A97FD80A1C3A72F }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_TENANTID_A54F5D02243E4655B8F85616C61EAE15 }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_8048D07E9A08403B9A293950B519EF30 }}
 
-      - name: Set Web App with Docker container
-        run: |
-          az webapp config container set \
-          --name ${{ env.AZURE_WEB_APP_NAME }} \
-          --resource-group backend \
-          --docker-custom-image-name ${{ env.ACR_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }} \
-          --docker-registry-server-url https://${{ env.ACR_REGISTRY }}
-
-      - name: Restart Web App
-        run: az webapp restart --name ${{ env.AZURE_WEB_APP_NAME }} --resource-group backend
+      - name: 'Deploy to Azure Web App'
+        id: deploy-to-webapp
+        uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v3
+        with:
+          app-name: 'syncrow'
+          slot-name: 'dev'
+          package: .
+          
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