diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..480d85b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+node_modules
+dist
+.env
+.git
+*.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4061d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+FROM node:24-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Doppler CLI so we can run `doppler run --` inside the container
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl gnupg \
+  && curl -Ls https://cli.doppler.com/install.sh | sh
+
+# pnpm via corepack (ships with node 24, no separate install needed)
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
+
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+COPY prisma ./prisma
+
+RUN pnpm install
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN pnpm exec prisma generate
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD ["pnpm", "dev"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..704b31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: guidway
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: guidway
+      POSTGRES_DB: guidway
+    ports:
+      - "5434:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    ports:
+      - "6380:6379"
+
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+    environment:
+      DOPPLER_TOKEN: ${DOPPLER_TOKEN}
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+      - redis
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata:
+
+# services:
+#   backend:
+#     build:
+#       context: .
+#       dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+#     environment:
+#       DOPPLER_TOKEN: ${DOPPLER_TOKEN}
+#     extra_hosts:
+#       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+#     volumes:
+#       - .:/app
+#       - /app/node_modules
+#     ports:
+#       - "3000:3000"
diff --git a/src/application/useCases/booking/CreateBookingIntent.usecase.ts b/src/application/useCases/booking/CreateBookingIntent.usecase.ts
index d20486e..40fd66c 100644
--- a/src/application/useCases/booking/CreateBookingIntent.usecase.ts
+++ b/src/application/useCases/booking/CreateBookingIntent.usecase.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class CreateBookingIntentUsecase implements ICreateBookingIntentUsecase {
 			data.startTime,
 			data.endTime,
 		);
-
+		console.log("mentor vailable", availability);
 		if (!availability) {
 			throw new ConflictError("Mentor is unavailable for the requested time");
 		}
diff --git a/src/config/env.ts b/src/config/env.ts
index 30af4b6..8cc13f2 100644
--- a/src/config/env.ts
+++ b/src/config/env.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 
 const envSchema = z.object({
 	DATABASE_URL: z.url("DATABASE_URL must be a valid connection string"),
+	REDIS_URL: z.url("Redis url must be a valid connection string"),
+
 	NODE_ENV: z
 		.enum(["development", "production", "test"])
 		.default("development"),
@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@ export class EnvConfig {
 	static get NODE_ENV(): string {
 		return parsedEnv.NODE_ENV;
 	}
+	static get REDIS_URL(): string {
+		return parsedEnv.REDIS_URL;
+	}
 	static get RAZORPAY_KEY_ID(): string {
 		return parsedEnv.RAZORPAY_KEY_ID;
 	}
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/database/redisClient.ts b/src/infrastructure/database/redisClient.ts
index c8be860..3e26a90 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/database/redisClient.ts
+++ b/src/infrastructure/database/redisClient.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import { EnvConfig } from "@config/env";
 import { createClient } from "redis";
 
-export const redisClient = createClient();
+export const redisClient = createClient({ url: EnvConfig.REDIS_URL });
 
 redisClient.on("error", (err) => console.error("Redis Client Error", err));
 redisClient.on("connect", () =>
diff --git a/src/presentation/controllers/booking/booking.controller.ts b/src/presentation/controllers/booking/booking.controller.ts
index cd729a0..9ead236 100644
--- a/src/presentation/controllers/booking/booking.controller.ts
+++ b/src/presentation/controllers/booking/booking.controller.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class BookingController implements IBookingController {
 		const result = await this._createBookingIntentUsecase.execute(userId, data);
 
 		res
-			.status(201)
+			.status(HTTPSTATUS.CREATED)
 			.json(createSuccess("Booking intent created successfully", result));
 	};