diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml b/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml
index 8373a4f..d38510c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_syncrow(dev).yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Auth and Backend using Docker to Azure App Service
+name: Backend deployment to Azure App Service
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           npm install
           npm run build
 
-      - name: List build output
-        run: ls -R dist/apps/
-
       - name: Log in to Azure
         uses: azure/login@v1
         with:
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: az acr login --name ${{ env.ACR_REGISTRY }}
 
       - name: List build output
-        run: ls -R dist/apps/
+        run: ls -R dist/
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8783b8c..4be2071 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache nginx
-
-COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
-
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY package*.json ./
 
 RUN npm install
+RUN npm install -g @nestjs/cli
 
 COPY . .
 
 RUN npm run build
 
-EXPOSE 8080
+EXPOSE 4000
 
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "nginx -g 'daemon off;' & npm run start:all"]
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ccf92e..0000000
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-worker_processes  1;
-
-events {
-    worker_connections  1024;
-}
-
-http {
-    include       mime.types;
-    default_type  application/octet-stream;
-    sendfile        on;
-    keepalive_timeout  65;
-
-    server {
-    listen 8080;
-
-    location /auth {
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:4001;
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-    }
-
-    location / {
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:4000;
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-    }
-
-        # error pages
-        error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
-        location = /50x.html {
-            root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 52f47cd..a41b90f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         "typeorm": "^0.3.20"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
+        "@nestjs/cli": "^10.3.2",
         "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
         "@nestjs/testing": "^10.0.0",
         "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1cd47fb..759b7e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npx nest build",
     "format": "prettier --write \"apps/**/*.ts\" \"libs/**/*.ts\"",
-    "start": "npx nest start",
+    "start": "node dist/main",
     "start:dev": "npx nest start --watch",
     "start:debug": "npx nest start --debug --watch",
     "start:prod": "node dist/main",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "typeorm": "^0.3.20"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@nestjs/cli": "^10.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/cli": "^10.3.2",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.0",
     "@nestjs/testing": "^10.0.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ed08082..95f8ed1 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ import { ValidationPipe } from '@nestjs/common';
 async function bootstrap() {
   const app = await NestFactory.create(AuthModule);
 
-  // Enable 'trust proxy' setting
-  app.use((req, res, next) => {
-    app.getHttpAdapter().getInstance().set('trust proxy', 1);
-    next();
-  });
-
   app.enableCors();
 
   app.use(
@@ -33,7 +27,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 
   app.useGlobalPipes(new ValidationPipe());
 
-  await app.listen(4001);
+  await app.listen(process.env.PORT || 4000);
 }
-console.log('Starting auth at port 4001...');
+console.log('Starting auth at port ...', process.env.PORT || 4000);
 bootstrap();