diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d8126f3..02e16ec 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,3 @@
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: kubernetes
-name: build
-
-clone:
-  disable: false
-
-steps:
-  - name: dotnet restore
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
-    commands:
-      - dotnet restore
-
-  - name: dotnet build
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
-    commands:
-      - dotnet build --configuration Release
-      - ls ./SampleApi/bin/Release/net8.0/
-
-  - name: dotnet test
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
-    commands:
-      - dotnet test --configuration Release
-
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 type: kubernetes
@@ -44,43 +19,12 @@ steps:
   - name: docker build and push
     image: plugins/docker
     settings:
-      repo: registry-server.registry.svc.cluster.local:5000/sampleapi
-      auto_tag: true
-      registry: registry-server.registry.svc.cluster.local:5000
-      insecure: true
+      repo: gitea.khongisa.co.za/khwezi/sampleapi 
+      registry: gitea.khongisa.co.za
+      insecure: false 
       username:
-        from_secret: registry-username
+        from_secret: gitea-username
       password:
-        from_secret: registry-password
+        from_secret: gitea-password
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      context: ./SampleApi/bin/Release/net8.0/publish/
-
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: kubernetes
-name: deploy
-
-depends_on:
-  - package
-
-clone:
-  disable: true
-
-steps:
-  - name: deploy via SSH
-    image: appleboy/drone-ssh
-    settings:
-      host: lead.mngoma.lab
-      username:
-        from_secret: host-username
-      password:
-        from_secret: host-password
-      port: 22
-      script:
-        - set -euo pipefail
-        - echo "Applying Kubernetes manifest via SSH..."
-        # Apply the manifest remotely via kubectl on the host
-        - ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $DRONE_REMOTE_USER@lead.mngoma.lab 'kubectl apply -f -' <<'EOF'
-          $(cat ./manifests/deploy.yml)
-          EOF
-        - echo "Manifest applied successfully."
+      context: ./SampleApi/bin/Release/net8.0/publish/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 075469e..64f1881 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,39 +1,27 @@
-# STAGE 1: Build
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 
-# 1. Copy the .sln and .csproj files first to restore dependencies
-# This makes builds faster by caching the 'restore' layer
 COPY ["SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj", "SampleApi/"]
 RUN dotnet restore "SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj"
 
-# 2. Copy the rest of the code
 COPY . .
 
-# 3. Publish to a FLAT directory
-# We use -o /app/publish and ensure no extra subfolders are created
 RUN dotnet publish "SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj" \
     -c Release \
     -o /app/publish \
     --no-restore \
     /p:UseAppHost=false
 
-# STAGE 2: Runtime
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# expose ports
 ENV ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS=8081
 EXPOSE 8081
 
-# Copy the contents directly
 COPY --from=build /app/publish .
 
-# DEBUG: This will print the contents of /app during the build.
-# If SampleApi.dll isn't in this list, the build will stop here.
 RUN ls -la /app
 
-# Set the environment to listen on the port you mapped in Compose
 ENV ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS=8081
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "SampleApi.dll"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manifests/deploy.yml b/manifests/deploy.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d8e0f0..0000000
--- a/manifests/deploy.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Namespace
-metadata:
-  name: experiments
-  labels:
-    name: experiments
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi-config
-  namespace: experiments
-data:
-  appname: "SampleApi"
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi
-  namespace: experiments
-  labels:
-    app: sampleapi
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: sampleapi
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: sampleapi
-    spec:
-      containers:
-        - name: sampleapi
-          image: registry.registry.svc.cluster.local:5000/experiments/sampleapi:latest
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
-          ports:
-            - name: http
-              containerPort: 8080
-            - name: https
-              containerPort: 8081
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              memory: "128Mi"
-              cpu: "250m"
-            limits:
-              memory: "256Mi"
-              cpu: "500m"
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi
-  namespace: experiments
-spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
-  selector:
-    app: sampleapi
-  ports:
-    - name: http
-      port: 80
-      targetPort: 8080
-    - name: https
-      port: 443
-      targetPort: 8081
----
-apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
-kind: IngressRoute
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi-http
-  namespace: experiments
-spec:
-  entryPoints:
-    - web
-  routes:
-    - match: Host(`sampleapi.apps.mngoma.lab`)
-      kind: Rule
-      services:
-        - name: sampleapi
-          port: 80
-          scheme: http
----
-apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
-kind: IngressRoute
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi-https
-  namespace: experiments
-spec:
-  entryPoints:
-    - websecure
-  routes:
-    - match: Host(`sampleapi.apps.mngoma.lab`)
-      kind: Rule
-      services:
-        - name: sampleapi
-          port: 443
-          scheme: http
-  tls: {}
diff --git a/manifests/deployment.yaml.bak b/manifests/deployment.yaml.bak
deleted file mode 100644
index bcd1d69..0000000
--- a/manifests/deployment.yaml.bak
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-# namespace
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Namespace
-metadata:
-  name: experiments
-  labels:
-    name: experiments
----
-# config map
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi-configmap
-  namespace: experiments
-data:
-  appname: "SampleApi"
----
-# deployment
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi-deployment
-  namespace: experiments
-  labels:
-    app: sampleapi
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: sampleapi
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: sampleapi
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: sampleapi
-        image: khwezi/mngomalab:latest
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-        ports:
-        - name: http
-          containerPort: 8080
-          protocol: TCP
-        - name: https
-          containerPort: 8081
-          protocol: TCP
----
-# service
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi-service
-  namespace: experiments
-spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
-  selector:
-    app: sampleapi
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: sampleapi
-  ports:
-  - port: 8080
-    targetPort: 80
-  - port: 8081
-    targetPort: 443
----
-# ingress
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: sampleapi-ingress
-  namespace: experiments
-  annotations:
-    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: sampleapi-secret
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /$1
-    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "false"
-    cert-manager.io/private-key-size: "4096"
-spec:
-  ingressClassName: nginx
-  rules:
-  - host: sampleapi.main.k3s.lab.mngoma.africa
-    http:
-      paths:
-      - pathType: Prefix
-        path: /
-        backend:
-          service:
-            name: sampleapi-service
-            port:
-              number: 80
-  tls:
-  - hosts:
-    - sampleapi.main.k3s.lab.mngoma.africa
-    secretName: sampleapi-secret
-