diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4c2f202..5c202e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ RUN node -v && npm -v
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 COPY moleculer.config.ts ./
 COPY tsconfig.json ./
+COPY scripts ./scripts
+RUN chmod +x ./scripts/*
 
 # Install application dependencies
 RUN npm install
@@ -50,9 +52,8 @@ RUN npm install -g typescript ts-node
 # Copy the rest of the application files
 COPY . .
 
-# Build and clean up
-RUN npm run build \
-	&& npm prune
+# clean up
+RUN npm prune
 
 # Expose the application's port
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/config/redis.config.ts b/config/redis.config.ts
index 3d6cf0b..26a4cb8 100644
--- a/config/redis.config.ts
+++ b/config/redis.config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,47 @@
 import { createClient } from "redis";
-const redisURL = new URL(process.env.REDIS_URI);
+import { URL } from "url";
 
-const pubClient = createClient({ url: `redis://${redisURL.hostname}:6379` });
-(async () => {
-	await pubClient.connect();
-})();
+// Ensure that the REDIS_URI environment variable is set
+const redisURL = process.env.REDIS_URI ? new URL(process.env.REDIS_URI) : null;
+if (!redisURL) {
+	throw new Error("REDIS_URI environment variable is not set.");
+}
+
+// Function to create a Redis client
+const createRedisClient = (url) => {
+	const client = createClient({ url });
+
+	client.on("error", (err) => {
+		console.error("Redis Client Error", err);
+	});
+
+	client.on("connect", () => {
+		console.log("Connected to Redis:", url);
+	});
+
+	client.on("reconnecting", () => {
+		console.log("Reconnecting to Redis...");
+	});
+
+	// Attempt to connect with error handling
+	client.connect().catch((err) => {
+		console.error("Failed to connect to Redis:", err);
+	});
+
+	return client;
+};
+
+// Create publisher and subscriber clients
+const pubClient = createRedisClient(process.env.REDIS_URI);
 const subClient = pubClient.duplicate();
 
+// Ensure subscriber client handles connection and errors
+subClient.on("error", (err) => {
+	console.error("Redis Subscriber Client Error", err);
+});
+
+subClient.connect().catch((err) => {
+	console.error("Failed to connect Redis Subscriber:", err);
+});
+
 export { subClient, pubClient };
diff --git a/moleculer.config.ts b/moleculer.config.ts
index 69e2ce2..b6e15d1 100644
--- a/moleculer.config.ts
+++ b/moleculer.config.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const brokerConfig: BrokerOptions = {
 	// More info: https://moleculer.services/docs/0.14/networking.html
 	// Note: During the development, you don't need to define it because all services will be loaded locally.
 	// In production you can set it via `TRANSPORTER=nats://localhost:4222` environment variable.
-	transporter: process.env.REDIS_URI || "redis://localhost:6379",
+	transporter: process.env.REDIS_URI || "redis://127.0.0.1:6379",
 
 	// Define a cacher.
 	// More info: https://moleculer.services/docs/0.14/caching.html