diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1285a95..c1c5fa0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Use Node.js 18 LTS
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 
 # Install MongoDB CLI tools for import operations
 RUN apk add --no-cache mongodb-tools
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7925abf..cbeeded 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.8'
-
 services:
   observation_db:
     image: mongo:6.0
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ services:
       MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password123
       MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: beanstalk
     ports:
-      - "27017:27017"
+      # - "27017:27017"
     volumes:
       - mongo_data:/data/db
       - ./scripts/init-mongo.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-mongo.js:ro
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-docker.sh b/scripts/deploy-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cccae81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Deploy Docker App Only - Connects to external MongoDB
+# Resource limits: CPU=128, MEMORY=300m
+
+set -e
+
+echo "🚀 Deploying Observation App (Docker-only)..."
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+print_status() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_success() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_warning() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+# Configuration
+APP_NAME="observation-app"
+IMAGE_NAME="observation-app:latest"
+CONTAINER_NAME="observation-app-container"
+PORT="3000"
+
+# Resource limits
+CPU_LIMIT="128"
+MEMORY_LIMIT="300m"
+
+# Default MongoDB configuration (can be overridden)
+MONGODB_URI="${MONGODB_URI:-mongodb://localhost:27017/beanstalk}"
+
+# Check if .env file exists
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+    print_error ".env file not found!"
+    echo "Please create .env file with MONGODB_URI and other configuration."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Load environment variables
+source .env
+
+# Use MONGODB_URI from .env if available
+if [ ! -z "$MONGODB_URI" ]; then
+    MONGODB_URI="$MONGODB_URI"
+fi
+
+print_status "Configuration:"
+echo "  • MongoDB URI: $MONGODB_URI"
+echo "  • CPU Limit: $CPU_LIMIT"
+echo "  • Memory Limit: $MEMORY_LIMIT"
+echo "  • Port: $PORT"
+echo ""
+
+# Stop and remove existing container
+print_status "Stopping existing container..."
+docker stop "$CONTAINER_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+docker rm "$CONTAINER_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Remove existing image
+print_status "Removing existing image..."
+docker rmi "$IMAGE_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Build new image
+print_status "Building application image..."
+docker build \
+  --build-arg NODE_ENV=production \
+  -t "$IMAGE_NAME" \
+  .
+
+# Create necessary directories
+print_status "Creating directories..."
+mkdir -p uploads
+
+# Run container with resource limits
+print_status "Starting container with resource limits..."
+docker run -d \
+  --name "$CONTAINER_NAME" \
+  --cpus="$CPU_LIMIT" \
+  --memory="$MEMORY_LIMIT" \
+  --memory-swap="$MEMORY_LIMIT" \
+  -p "$PORT:3000" \
+  -e NODE_ENV=production \
+  -e MONGODB_URI="$MONGODB_URI" \
+  -v "$(pwd)/public:/app/public:ro" \
+  -v "$(pwd)/uploads:/app/uploads" \
+  --restart unless-stopped \
+  "$IMAGE_NAME"
+
+# Wait for application to start
+print_status "Waiting for application to start..."
+sleep 10
+
+# Health check
+print_status "Performing health check..."
+if curl -f "http://localhost:$PORT/api/health" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    print_success "Application is healthy!"
+else
+    print_warning "Health check failed, but container may still be starting..."
+fi
+
+# Import database if files exist in public/db
+if [ "$(ls -A public/db/*.json 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    print_status "Found database files in public/db. Starting import..."
+    
+    # Import each JSON file
+    for file in public/db/*.json; do
+        filename=$(basename "$file" .json)
+        print_status "Importing $filename..."
+        
+        # Copy file to container and import
+        docker cp "$file" "$CONTAINER_NAME:/tmp/$(basename "$file")"
+        docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" curl -X POST -F "file=@/tmp/$(basename "$file")" http://localhost:3000/api/import-json
+        
+        # Clean up
+        docker exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" rm "/tmp/$(basename "$file")"
+        
+        print_success "Imported $filename"
+    done
+else
+    print_warning "No database files found in public/db"
+fi
+
+# Display deployment information
+echo ""
+print_success "🎉 Deployment completed successfully!"
+echo ""
+echo "📋 Service Information:"
+echo "  • Application URL: http://localhost:$PORT"
+echo "  • Container Name: $CONTAINER_NAME"
+echo "  • Image: $IMAGE_NAME"
+echo "  • MongoDB: External server ($MONGODB_URI)"
+echo ""
+echo "🔧 Resource Limits:"
+echo "  • CPU: $CPU_LIMIT"
+echo "  • Memory: $MEMORY_LIMIT"
+echo "  • Memory Swap: $MEMORY_LIMIT"
+echo ""
+echo "🛠️ Useful Commands:"
+echo "  • View logs: docker logs -f $CONTAINER_NAME"
+echo "  • Stop container: docker stop $CONTAINER_NAME"
+echo "  • Start container: docker start $CONTAINER_NAME"
+echo "  • Access container: docker exec -it $CONTAINER_NAME sh"
+echo "  • Resource usage: docker stats $CONTAINER_NAME"
+echo ""
+echo "📁 Data Locations:"
+echo "  • Images: ./public/observations/ (mounted read-only)"
+echo "  • Database files: ./public/db/ (imported to external MongoDB)"
+echo "  • Uploads: ./uploads/ (mounted for file uploads)"
+echo ""
+
+# Show container status and resource usage
+print_status "Container Status:"
+docker ps --filter "name=$CONTAINER_NAME" --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}"
+
+echo ""
+print_status "Resource Usage:"
+docker stats --no-stream --format "table {{.Container}}\t{{.CPUPerc}}\t{{.MemUsage}}\t{{.MemPerc}}" "$CONTAINER_NAME"