diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 9df588b..ac453c5 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "Backbone",
 	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
-	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:1-9.0-noble",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:1-10.0-noble",
 
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	"features": {
diff --git a/Backbone.csproj b/Backbone.csproj
index f44f31a..1dbae47 100644
--- a/Backbone.csproj
+++ b/Backbone.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+		<TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
-
diff --git a/Backbone.sln b/Backbone.sln
deleted file mode 100644
index 71b4599..0000000
--- a/Backbone.sln
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 17
-VisualStudioVersion = 17.0.31903.59
-MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Backbone", "Backbone.csproj", "{79FCBBD5-0D12-4E24-BADC-FC5C2613774C}"
-EndProject
-Global
-	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
-		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
-		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
-		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
-		{79FCBBD5-0D12-4E24-BADC-FC5C2613774C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{79FCBBD5-0D12-4E24-BADC-FC5C2613774C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{79FCBBD5-0D12-4E24-BADC-FC5C2613774C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{79FCBBD5-0D12-4E24-BADC-FC5C2613774C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
-	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
diff --git a/Backbone.slnx b/Backbone.slnx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95689ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backbone.slnx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<Solution>
+	<Project Path="Backbone.csproj" />
+</Solution>
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 27234cf..f9780f3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:9.0-alpine AS build
+# Build stage
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0-alpine-aot AS build
 WORKDIR /build
 
-# Installing additional dev dependencies for AOT
-RUN apk add clang binutils musl-dev build-base zlib-static
+ADD --link . .
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.nuget \
+	--mount=type=cache,target=/build/obj \
+	--mount=type=cache,target=/build/bin \
+	dotnet publish --runtime linux-musl-x64 --configuration Release --output /out \
+		&& rm /out/*.dbg /out/*.endpoints.json /out/appsettings.Development.json
 
-ADD *.csproj .
-RUN dotnet restore --runtime linux-musl-x64
-
-ADD . ./
-RUN dotnet publish --configuration Release --no-restore --output /out
-
-FROM scratch AS prod
+# Production stage
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:10.0-alpine AS prod
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY --from=build /out/Backbone .
-COPY --from=build /out/appsettings*.json .
+COPY --link --from=build /out/Backbone .
 
-EXPOSE 80
+USER $APP_UID
+EXPOSE 8080
 ENTRYPOINT [ "./Backbone" ]
-CMD [ "--urls", "http://*:80" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d092b8e..0912a50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ dotnet build			# Build the project for production
 To build a Docker image, run:
 
 ```bash
-docker build -t <tag_name> .
+docker build -t backbone:latest .
+
+# To run the Docker container:
+docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name backbone_server backbone:latest
 ```
 
 > [!TIP]