diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+.gitattributes
+
+# IDE
+.idea
+.vscode
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Node
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+yarn-error.log
+
+# PHP / Laravel
+vendor
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.production.example
+
+# Build artifacts
+frontend/dist
+backend/storage/logs/*
+backend/storage/framework/cache/*
+backend/storage/framework/sessions/*
+backend/storage/framework/testing/*
+backend/storage/framework/views/*
+
+# Testing
+tests
+.phpunit.result.cache
+coverage
+
+# Documentation
+*.md
+!README.md
+docs
+
+# CI/CD
+.github
+.gitlab-ci.yml
+
+# Docker
+docker-compose*.yml
+!docker-compose.prod.yml
+Dockerfile*
+!docker/production/Dockerfile
+
+# Misc
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.claude
+.trees
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diff --git a/.env.production.example b/.env.production.example
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+++ b/.env.production.example
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+# Trip Planner Production Environment Configuration
+# Copy this file to .env and configure for your deployment
+
+# Port to expose the application on
+PORT=80
+
+# Application URL (change to your domain)
+APP_URL=http://localhost
+
+# Frontend URL for CORS configuration (usually same as APP_URL)
+FRONTEND_URL=${APP_URL}
+
+# Application name
+APP_NAME=Trip Planner
+
+# Laravel application key (generate with: php artisan key:generate)
+# REQUIRED: You must set this before running in production
+APP_KEY=
+
+# Session configuration
+SESSION_DRIVER=database
+SESSION_LIFETIME=120
+# Set to true if using HTTPS
+# SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=true
+SESSION_SAME_SITE=lax
+
+# Database configuration (optional - defaults are provided)
+# Only override these if you need custom credentials
+# DB_DATABASE=trip_planner
+# DB_USERNAME=trip_planner
+# DB_PASSWORD=trip_planner_secret
+# DB_ROOT_PASSWORD=
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diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
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+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+when:
+  branch: main
+  event: push
+
+steps:
+  build-and-push:
+    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
+    settings:
+      registry: codeberg.org
+      repo: codeberg.org/lvl0/trip-planner
+      dockerfile: docker/production/Dockerfile
+      context: .
+      tags:
+        - latest
+        - ${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}
+      username:
+        from_secret: docker_username
+      password:
+        from_secret: docker_password
+      platforms:
+        - linux/amd64
+        - linux/arm64
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diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 1063834..05bd4e8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -1,58 +1,35 @@
 version: '3.8'
 
 services:
-  frontend:
-    build:
-      context: ./frontend
-      dockerfile: ../docker/frontend/Dockerfile.prod
-    container_name: trip-planner-frontend
+  trip-planner:
+    image: codeberg.org/lvl0/trip-planner:latest
+    container_name: trip-planner
     ports:
-      - "${FRONTEND_PORT:-80}:80"
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    networks:
-      - trip-planner-network
-
-  backend:
-    build:
-      context: ./backend
-      dockerfile: ../docker/backend/Dockerfile.prod
-    container_name: trip-planner-backend
-    ports:
-      - "${BACKEND_PORT:-8080}:80"
+      - "${PORT:-80}:80"
     environment:
+      # Application settings
+      APP_NAME: "${APP_NAME:-Trip Planner}"
       APP_ENV: production
       APP_DEBUG: false
-      APP_URL: ${APP_URL}
+      APP_URL: "${APP_URL:-http://localhost}"
+      APP_KEY: "${APP_KEY}"
+      FRONTEND_URL: "${FRONTEND_URL:-${APP_URL}}"
+
+      # Database connection settings
       DB_CONNECTION: mysql
-      DB_HOST: ${DB_HOST}
-      DB_PORT: ${DB_PORT:-3306}
-      DB_DATABASE: ${DB_DATABASE}
-      DB_USERNAME: ${DB_USERNAME}
-      DB_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
-      REDIS_HOST: redis
-      REDIS_PORT: 6379
-      CACHE_DRIVER: redis
-      QUEUE_CONNECTION: redis
-      SESSION_DRIVER: redis
-    depends_on:
-      - redis
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    networks:
-      - trip-planner-network
+      DB_HOST: 127.0.0.1
+      DB_PORT: 3306
 
-  redis:
-    image: docker.io/library/redis:alpine
-    container_name: trip-planner-redis
+      # Database credentials (optional overrides)
+      DB_DATABASE: "${DB_DATABASE:-trip_planner}"
+      DB_USERNAME: "${DB_USERNAME:-trip_planner}"
+      DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD:-trip_planner_secret}"
+      DB_ROOT_PASSWORD: "${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}"
     volumes:
-      - redis-data:/data
-    command: redis-server --appendonly yes
+      - mariadb-data:/var/lib/mysql-data
+      - storage-data:/var/www/html/storage
     restart: unless-stopped
-    networks:
-      - trip-planner-network
-
-networks:
-  trip-planner-network:
-    driver: bridge
 
 volumes:
-  redis-data:
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+  mariadb-data:
+  storage-data:
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diff --git a/docker/production/Dockerfile b/docker/production/Dockerfile
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+++ b/docker/production/Dockerfile
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+# Multi-stage build for Trip Planner production image
+# This creates a single Debian-based image with all services
+
+# Stage 1: Build Frontend
+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS frontend-builder
+
+WORKDIR /app/frontend
+
+COPY frontend/package*.json ./
+RUN npm ci
+
+COPY frontend/ ./
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Stage 2: Build Backend
+FROM php:8.3-fpm-bookworm AS backend-builder
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    libpng-dev \
+    libonig-dev \
+    libxml2-dev \
+    zip \
+    unzip \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install PHP extensions
+RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd opcache
+
+# Install Composer
+COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
+
+WORKDIR /app/backend
+
+# Copy composer files
+COPY backend/composer.json backend/composer.lock ./
+
+# Install dependencies (no dev)
+RUN composer install --no-dev --no-scripts --no-autoloader --prefer-dist
+
+# Copy application
+COPY backend/ ./
+
+# Generate optimized autoloader
+RUN composer dump-autoload --optimize --classmap-authoritative
+
+# Stage 3: Final Production Image
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    nginx \
+    supervisor \
+    mariadb-server \
+    php8.3-fpm \
+    php8.3-mysql \
+    php8.3-mbstring \
+    php8.3-xml \
+    php8.3-bcmath \
+    php8.3-gd \
+    php8.3-opcache \
+    curl \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create application directory
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+# Copy backend from builder
+COPY --from=backend-builder /app/backend ./
+
+# Copy frontend build to Laravel public directory
+RUN mkdir -p /var/www/html/public/app
+COPY --from=frontend-builder /app/frontend/dist /var/www/html/public/app
+
+# Copy production configuration files
+COPY docker/production/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
+COPY docker/production/supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/trip-planner.conf
+COPY docker/production/init-db.sh /usr/local/bin/init-db.sh
+COPY docker/production/php-fpm.conf /etc/php/8.3/fpm/pool.d/www.conf
+
+# Make init script executable
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/init-db.sh
+
+# Configure PHP for production
+RUN echo "opcache.enable=1" >> /etc/php/8.3/fpm/conf.d/99-opcache.ini \
+    && echo "opcache.memory_consumption=128" >> /etc/php/8.3/fpm/conf.d/99-opcache.ini \
+    && echo "opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000" >> /etc/php/8.3/fpm/conf.d/99-opcache.ini \
+    && echo "opcache.validate_timestamps=0" >> /etc/php/8.3/fpm/conf.d/99-opcache.ini
+
+# Ensure all storage subdirectories exist
+RUN mkdir -p /var/www/html/storage/framework/cache/data \
+    /var/www/html/storage/framework/sessions \
+    /var/www/html/storage/framework/views \
+    /var/www/html/storage/logs
+
+# Set permissions
+RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/storage /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache \
+    && chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/storage /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache
+
+# Create data directory for MariaDB persistence
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/mysql-data \
+    && chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql-data
+
+# Expose port 80
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=40s --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl -f http://localhost/api/health || exit 1
+
+# Start supervisord
+CMD ["/usr/bin/supervisord", "-c", "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/trip-planner.conf"]
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diff --git a/docker/production/init-db.sh b/docker/production/init-db.sh
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+++ b/docker/production/init-db.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Database configuration with defaults
+DB_NAME="${DB_DATABASE:-trip_planner}"
+DB_USER="${DB_USERNAME:-trip_planner}"
+DB_PASS="${DB_PASSWORD:-trip_planner_secret}"
+DB_ROOT_PASS="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD:-$(openssl rand -base64 32)}"
+
+# Initialize MariaDB data directory if needed
+if [ ! -d "/var/lib/mysql-data/mysql" ]; then
+    echo "Initializing MariaDB data directory..."
+    mysql_install_db --user=mysql --datadir=/var/lib/mysql-data
+fi
+
+# Check if database is already initialized using marker file
+DB_INITIALIZED=false
+if [ -f "/var/lib/mysql-data/.initialized" ]; then
+    DB_INITIALIZED=true
+    echo "Database already initialized (marker file exists)"
+fi
+
+# If not initialized, set up database
+if [ "$DB_INITIALIZED" = false ]; then
+    echo "Setting up database for the first time..."
+
+    # Validate APP_KEY is set
+    if [ -z "$APP_KEY" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: APP_KEY not set. Generate with: docker run --rm trip-planner php artisan key:generate --show"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Start MariaDB
+    mysqld_safe --datadir=/var/lib/mysql-data --user=mysql &
+    MYSQL_PID=$!
+
+    # Wait for MariaDB to start
+    echo "Waiting for MariaDB to be ready..."
+    for i in {1..30}; do
+        if mysqladmin ping -h localhost --silent 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "MariaDB is ready!"
+            break
+        fi
+        if [ $i -eq 30 ]; then
+            echo "MariaDB failed to start in time"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+    done
+
+    # Set root password and configure database
+    if ! mysql -u root <<-EOSQL
+        ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASS}';
+        DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';
+        DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='root' AND Host NOT IN ('localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1');
+        DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;
+        DELETE FROM mysql.db WHERE Db='test' OR Db='test\\_%';
+
+        CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${DB_NAME} CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+        CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS '${DB_USER}'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_PASS}';
+        GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${DB_NAME}.* TO '${DB_USER}'@'localhost';
+        FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+EOSQL
+    then
+        echo "ERROR: Database initialization failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Database created and user configured"
+
+    # Wait for database to be accessible by application user
+    echo "Verifying database accessibility..."
+    cd /var/www/html
+    for i in {1..10}; do
+        if mysql -u "${DB_USER}" -p"${DB_PASS}" -h localhost "${DB_NAME}" -e "SELECT 1" &>/dev/null; then
+            echo "Database accessible!"
+            break
+        fi
+        if [ $i -eq 10 ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Database not accessible"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+    done
+
+    # Run Laravel migrations
+    echo "Running Laravel migrations..."
+    if ! php artisan migrate --force; then
+        echo "ERROR: Migration failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Optimize Laravel for production
+    echo "Optimizing Laravel for production..."
+    php artisan config:cache
+    php artisan route:cache
+    php artisan view:cache
+
+    # Create marker file to indicate successful initialization
+    touch /var/lib/mysql-data/.initialized
+    echo "Database initialization complete!"
+
+    # Shutdown MariaDB for clean restart
+    mysqladmin -u root -p"${DB_ROOT_PASS}" shutdown 2>/dev/null || kill $MYSQL_PID
+    wait $MYSQL_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+# Start MariaDB in foreground
+echo "Starting MariaDB..."
+exec mysqld --datadir=/var/lib/mysql-data --user=mysql
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diff --git a/docker/production/nginx.conf b/docker/production/nginx.conf
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index 0000000..8d07794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/production/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Rate limiting zones
+limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=api_limit:10m rate=60r/m;
+limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=auth_limit:10m rate=5r/m;
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name _;
+    root /var/www/html/public;
+    index index.php index.html;
+
+    # Upload size limit
+    client_max_body_size 10M;
+
+    # Disable access log for performance, send errors to stderr for Docker logging
+    access_log off;
+    error_log /dev/stderr warn;
+
+    # Gzip compression
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1024;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/json application/javascript application/xml+rss application/rss+xml application/atom+xml image/svg+xml text/javascript application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf font/opentype;
+
+    # Serve frontend app
+    location /app {
+        alias /var/www/html/public/app;
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /app/index.html;
+
+        # Cache static assets
+        location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$ {
+            expires 1y;
+            add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Laravel API routes with rate limiting
+    location /api {
+        # Apply rate limiting with burst allowance
+        limit_req zone=api_limit burst=10 nodelay;
+
+        # Extra strict rate limiting for auth endpoints
+        location ~ ^/api/(login|register) {
+            limit_req zone=auth_limit burst=3 nodelay;
+            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+        }
+
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+    }
+
+    # Laravel backend
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+    }
+
+    # PHP handler
+    location ~ \.php$ {
+        try_files $uri =404;
+        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
+        fastcgi_index index.php;
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+        fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
+        fastcgi_buffers 8 16k;
+        fastcgi_read_timeout 240;
+    }
+
+    # Deny access to hidden files
+    location ~ /\.(?!well-known).* {
+        deny all;
+    }
+
+    # Security headers
+    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
+}
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diff --git a/docker/production/php-fpm.conf b/docker/production/php-fpm.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eb0d5f
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+++ b/docker/production/php-fpm.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[www]
+user = www-data
+group = www-data
+listen = 127.0.0.1:9000
+listen.owner = www-data
+listen.group = www-data
+pm = dynamic
+pm.max_children = 50
+pm.start_servers = 5
+pm.min_spare_servers = 5
+pm.max_spare_servers = 35
+pm.max_requests = 500
+catch_workers_output = yes
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diff --git a/docker/production/supervisord.conf b/docker/production/supervisord.conf
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/production/supervisord.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[supervisord]
+nodaemon=true
+user=root
+logfile=/var/log/supervisor/supervisord.log
+pidfile=/var/run/supervisord.pid
+
+[program:mariadb]
+command=/usr/local/bin/init-db.sh
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+priority=1
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
+
+[program:php-fpm]
+command=/usr/sbin/php-fpm8.3 -F
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+priority=10
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
+
+[program:nginx]
+command=/usr/sbin/nginx -g "daemon off;"
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+priority=20
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
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