diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 3162977..ff9e0fa 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: default
 
 clone:
   depth: 1
-  submodules: true  # Ensure git submodules are cloned
+  submodules: true  # Ensure submodules like pxy_city_digital_twins are cloned
 
 steps:
   - name: install dependencies and check Django project
@@ -14,9 +14,39 @@ steps:
         from_secret: DATABASE_URL
       SECRET_KEY:
         from_secret: SECRET_KEY
-      DEBUG: "False"
+      DEBUG:
+        from_secret: DEBUG
+      NEO4J_URI:
+        from_secret: NEO4J_URI
+      NEO4J_USERNAME:
+        from_secret: NEO4J_USERNAME
+      NEO4J_PASSWORD:
+        from_secret: NEO4J_PASSWORD
+      OPENAI_API_KEY:
+        from_secret: OPENAI_API_KEY
+      PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN
+      VERIFY_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: VERIFY_TOKEN
     commands:
       - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
       - pip install -r requirements.txt
-      - python manage.py check || true  # Avoid crashing if env not ready
+      - python manage.py check
       - echo "✅ Django check completed"
+
+  - name: deploy to production
+    image: appleboy/ssh
+    settings:
+      host:
+        from_secret: PROD_HOST
+      username:
+        from_secret: PROD_USER
+      port: 22
+      key:
+        from_secret: PROD_SSH_KEY
+      script:
+        - cd /home/polisplexity/app.polisplexity.tech
+        - git pull origin main
+        - docker compose down
+        - docker compose up -d --build
+        - echo "🚀 Deployment complete"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..125e2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*.sqlite3
+
+# Environment
+.env
+*.env
+*.env.*
+
+# Django
+db.sqlite3
+*.log
+
+# VSCode
+.vscode/
+*.code-workspace
+
+# Media/static/runtime
+/media
+/static
+/cache
+*.dump.sql
+*.load
+*.sql
+
+# System
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/pxy_city_digital_twins b/pxy_city_digital_twins
index e4ca275..ec7de54 160000
--- a/pxy_city_digital_twins
+++ b/pxy_city_digital_twins
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e4ca27541e264e4916481d96f0e0fb0d68b0672b
+Subproject commit ec7de54fe9464aef7cad6895d7f87df4e3239cda