diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d5c109713..000000000
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-  # Build the Docker image
-  - name: "gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker"
-    args:
-      [
-        "build",
-        "-t",
-        "us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/openfrontio/game-server:${TAG_NAME}-${SHORT_SHA}",
-        "--build-arg",
-        "GAME_ENV=${_GAME_ENV}",
-        ".",
-      ]
-  # Push the image to Artifact Registry
-  - name: "gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker"
-    args:
-      [
-        "push",
-        "us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/openfrontio/game-server:${TAG_NAME}-${SHORT_SHA}",
-      ]
-  # Update the GCE instance with the new container image
-  - name: "gcr.io/cloud-builders/gcloud"
-    args:
-      - "compute"
-      - "instances"
-      - "update-container"
-      - "${_INSTANCE_NAME}"
-      - "--container-image"
-      - "us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/openfrontio/game-server:${TAG_NAME}-${SHORT_SHA}"
-      - "--zone=us-central1-a"
-substitutions:
-  _INSTANCE_NAME: "openfrontio-dev-instance"
-  _GAME_ENV: "preprod" # Default to preprod
-  TAG_NAME: "dev"
-options:
-  substitutionOption: "ALLOW_LOOSE"
-  logging: CLOUD_LOGGING_ONLY
-images:
-  - "us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/openfrontio/game-server:${TAG_NAME}-${SHORT_SHA}"
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index dba9fffc1..f8deed9e9
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ if [ -f .env ]; then
 fi
 
 # Check command line argument
-if [ $# -ne 1 ] || ([ "$1" != "staging" ] && [ "$1" != "prod" ]); then
-    echo "Error: Please specify environment (staging or prod)"
-    echo "Usage: $0 [staging|prod]"
+if [ $# -ne 1 ] || ([ "$1" != "staging" ] && [ "$1" != "prod" ] && [ "$1" != "alt" ]); then
+    echo "Error: Please specify environment (staging, prod, or alt)"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [staging|prod|alt]"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ if [ "$ENV" == "staging" ]; then
     print_header "DEPLOYING TO STAGING ENVIRONMENT"
     SERVER_HOST=$SERVER_HOST_STAGING
     DOCKER_REPO=$DOCKER_REPO_STAGING
+elif [ "$ENV" == "alt" ]; then
+    print_header "DEPLOYING TO ALT ENVIRONMENT"
+    SERVER_HOST=$SERVER_HOST_ALT
+    DOCKER_REPO=$DOCKER_REPO_PROD  # Uses prod Docker repo for alt environment
+    ENV="prod"
 else
     print_header "DEPLOYING TO PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT"
     SERVER_HOST=$SERVER_HOST_PROD
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 18c0fa201..000000000
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  openfront:
-    build: .
-    ports:
-      - "80:80"
-      - "443:443"
-    env_file:
-      - .env
diff --git a/openfront-setup.sh b/openfront-setup.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b9182c6ce..000000000
--- a/openfront-setup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Executed on ec2 startup
-yum update -y
-amazon-linux-extras install docker -y
-service docker start
-systemctl enable docker
-usermod -a -G docker ec2-user
-
-# Install AWS CLI v2
-curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
-unzip awscliv2.zip
-./aws/install
-
-# Install CloudWatch agent (simplified)
-yum install -y amazon-cloudwatch-agent
-
-# Start CloudWatch agent with default config (collects basic system metrics)
-/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a fetch-config -m ec2 -s -c file:/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.json
-
-# Authenticate to ECR and run container
-AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --query Account --output text)
-aws ecr get-login-password --region eu-west-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
-
-# Pull and run container with simple CloudWatch logging
-docker pull ${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/openfront:latest
-docker run -d -p 80:80 \
-  --log-driver=awslogs \
-  --log-opt awslogs-region=eu-west-1 \
-  --log-opt awslogs-group=/aws/ec2/docker-containers \
-  --log-opt awslogs-create-group=true \
-  ${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/openfront:latest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/update-deploy.sh b/update-deploy.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bc83999b0..000000000
--- a/update-deploy.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# deploy.sh - Complete deployment script for staging and production environments
-# This script:
-# 1. Builds and uploads the Docker image to ECR with appropriate tag
-# 2. Copies the update script to EC2 instance (staging or prod)
-# 3. Executes the update script on the EC2 instance
-set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
-
-# Function to print section headers
-print_header() {
-    echo "======================================================"
-    echo "🚀 $1"
-    echo "======================================================"
-}
-
-# Load environment variables
-if [ -f .env ]; then
-    echo "Loading configuration from .env file..."
-    export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
-fi
-
-# Check command line argument
-if [ $# -ne 1 ] || ([ "$1" != "staging" ] && [ "$1" != "prod" ]); then
-    echo "Error: Please specify environment (staging or prod)"
-    echo "Usage: $0 [staging|prod]"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-ENV=$1
-VERSION_TAG=""
-
-# Set environment-specific variables
-if [ "$ENV" == "staging" ]; then
-    print_header "DEPLOYING TO STAGING ENVIRONMENT"
-    EC2_HOST=$EC2_HOST_STAGING
-    VERSION_TAG="staging"
-else
-    print_header "DEPLOYING TO PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT"
-    EC2_HOST=$EC2_HOST_PROD
-    VERSION_TAG="latest"
-fi
-
-# Check required environment variables
-if [ -z "$EC2_HOST" ]; then
-    echo "Error: EC2_HOST_${ENV^^} not defined in .env file or environment"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Configuration
-EC2_KEY=${EC2_KEY:-"~/.ssh/id_rsa"}      # Use default or override from .env
-BUILD_SCRIPT="./upload.sh"     # Path to your build script
-UPDATE_SCRIPT="./update.sh"    # Path to your update script
-REMOTE_UPDATE_SCRIPT="/home/ec2-user/update-openfront.sh"  # Where to place the script on EC2
-
-# Check if required scripts exist
-if [ ! -f "$BUILD_SCRIPT" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Build script $BUILD_SCRIPT not found!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f "$UPDATE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Update script $UPDATE_SCRIPT not found!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Step 1: Build and upload Docker image to ECR
-print_header "STEP 1: Building and uploading Docker image to ECR"
-echo "Environment: ${ENV}"
-echo "Using version tag: $VERSION_TAG"
-
-# Execute the build script with the version tag
-$BUILD_SCRIPT $VERSION_TAG
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "❌ Build and upload failed. Stopping deployment."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Step 2: Copy update script to EC2 instance
-print_header "STEP 2: Copying update script to EC2 instance"
-echo "Target: $EC2_HOST"
-
-# Make sure the update script is executable
-chmod +x $UPDATE_SCRIPT
-
-# Copy the update script to the EC2 instance
-scp -i $EC2_KEY $UPDATE_SCRIPT $EC2_HOST:$REMOTE_UPDATE_SCRIPT
-scp -i $EC2_KEY .env $EC2_HOST:/home/ec2-user/.env
-# After copying the .env file, secure it
-ssh -i $EC2_KEY $EC2_HOST "chmod 600 /home/ec2-user/.env"
-
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "❌ Failed to copy update script to EC2 instance. Stopping deployment."
-    exit 1
-fi
-echo "✅ Update script successfully copied to EC2 instance."
-
-# Step 3: Execute the update script on the EC2 instance
-print_header "STEP 3: Executing update script on EC2 instance"
-
-# Make the script executable on the remote server and execute it with the environment parameter
-ssh -i $EC2_KEY $EC2_HOST "chmod +x $REMOTE_UPDATE_SCRIPT && $REMOTE_UPDATE_SCRIPT $ENV"
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "❌ Failed to execute update script on EC2 instance."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-print_header "DEPLOYMENT COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY"
-echo "✅ New version deployed to ${ENV} environment!"
-echo "🌐 Check your ${ENV} server to verify the deployment."
-echo "======================================================"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index cfd51a5bb..948c4900e 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Script to update Docker container
+# update.sh - Script to update Docker container on Hetzner server
+# Called by deploy.sh after uploading Docker image to Docker Hub
 
 # Check if environment parameter is provided
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-  echo "Error: Environment parameter is required (prod or staging)"
-  echo "Usage: $0 <environment>"
+if [ $# -lt 3 ]; then
+  echo "Error: Required parameters missing"
+  echo "Usage: $0 <environment> <docker_username> <docker_repo>"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Set environment from parameter
+# Set parameters
 ENV=$1
+DOCKER_USERNAME=$2
+DOCKER_REPO=$3
+
+# Container and image configuration
 CONTAINER_NAME="openfront-${ENV}"
 IMAGE_NAME="${DOCKER_USERNAME}/${DOCKER_REPO}"
 FULL_IMAGE_NAME="${IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
@@ -70,7 +75,6 @@ echo "Starting new container for ${ENV} environment..."
 docker run -d -p 80:80 \
   --restart=always \
   $VOLUME_MOUNTS \
-  $NETWORK_FLAGS \
   --env GAME_ENV=${ENV} \
   --env-file /root/.env \
   --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} \
@@ -78,7 +82,8 @@ docker run -d -p 80:80 \
 
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   echo "Update complete! New ${ENV} container is running."
-    # Final cleanup after successful deployment
+  
+  # Final cleanup after successful deployment
   echo "Performing final cleanup of unused Docker resources..."
   echo "Removing unused images (not tagged and not referenced)..."
   docker image prune -f