diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
index 887218c..d5158c6 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
       "Bash(dir:*)",
       "Bash(lsof:*)",
       "Bash(powershell -Command:*)",
-      "Bash(git rm:*)"
+      "Bash(git rm:*)",
+      "Bash(docker ps:*)"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 9543133..0000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# VIP Coordinator Environment Configuration
-# Copy this file to .env and update the values for your deployment
-
-# Database Configuration
-DB_PASSWORD=VipCoord2025SecureDB
-
-# Domain Configuration (Update these for your domain)
-DOMAIN=your-domain.com
-VITE_API_URL=https://api.your-domain.com
-
-# Google OAuth Configuration (Get these from Google Cloud Console)
-GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your-google-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com
-GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-google-client-secret
-GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI=https://api.your-domain.com/auth/google/callback
-
-# Frontend URL
-FRONTEND_URL=https://your-domain.com
-
-# Admin Configuration
-ADMIN_PASSWORD=ChangeThisSecurePassword
-
-# Flight API Configuration (Optional)
-AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY=your-aviationstack-api-key
-
-# Port Configuration
-PORT=3000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a9f5d2..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: dev build deploy
-
-dev:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
-
-build:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml build
-
-deploy:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 5342e42..a85bf29 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -8,16 +8,22 @@ FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173
 # ============================================
 # Database Configuration
 # ============================================
-DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:changeme@localhost:5432/vip_coordinator"
+# Port 5433 is used to avoid conflicts with local PostgreSQL
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:changeme@localhost:5433/vip_coordinator"
 
 # ============================================
 # Redis Configuration (Optional)
 # ============================================
-REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6379"
+# Port 6380 is used to avoid conflicts with local Redis
+REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6380"
 
 # ============================================
 # Auth0 Configuration
 # ============================================
+# Get these from your Auth0 dashboard:
+# 1. Create Application (Single Page Application)
+# 2. Create API
+# 3. Configure callback URLs: http://localhost:5173/callback
 AUTH0_DOMAIN="your-tenant.us.auth0.com"
 AUTH0_AUDIENCE="https://your-api-identifier"
 AUTH0_ISSUER="https://your-tenant.us.auth0.com/"
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c3768e..0000000
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-version: '3.8'
-
-services:
-
-  db:
-    image: postgres:15
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_DB: vip_coordinator
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: changeme
-    volumes:
-      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-    ports:
-      - 5432:5432
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
-      interval: 5s
-      timeout: 5s
-      retries: 5
-
-  redis:
-    image: redis:7
-    ports:
-      - 6379:6379
-
-  keycloak:
-    image: quay.io/keycloak/keycloak:24.0
-    environment:
-      KEYCLOAK_ADMIN: admin
-      KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD: admin
-      KC_DB: postgres
-      KC_DB_URL: jdbc:postgresql://db:5432/keycloak
-      KC_DB_USERNAME: postgres
-      KC_DB_PASSWORD: changeme
-      KC_HOSTNAME_STRICT: false
-      KC_HOSTNAME_STRICT_HTTPS: false
-      KC_HTTP_ENABLED: true
-    ports:
-      - 8080:8080
-    command: start-dev
-    depends_on:
-      db:
-        condition: service_healthy
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:8080/health/ready || exit 1"]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 5
-
-  backend:
-    build:
-      context: ./backend
-      target: development
-    environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:changeme@db:5432/vip_coordinator
-      REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
-      KEYCLOAK_SERVER_URL: http://keycloak:8080
-      KEYCLOAK_REALM: vip-coordinator
-      KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID: vip-coordinator-frontend
-      FRONTEND_URL: http://localhost:5173
-      PORT: 3000
-      NODE_ENV: development
-    ports:
-      - 3000:3000
-    depends_on:
-      - db
-      - redis
-      - keycloak
-
-  frontend:
-    build:
-      context: ./frontend
-      target: development
-    environment:
-      VITE_API_URL: http://localhost:3000/api
-      VITE_KEYCLOAK_URL: http://localhost:8080
-      VITE_KEYCLOAK_REALM: vip-coordinator
-      VITE_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID: vip-coordinator-frontend
-    ports:
-      - 5173:5173
-    depends_on:
-      - backend
-
-volumes:
-  postgres-data:
diff --git a/frontend/.env.example b/frontend/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4bd19a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# API Configuration
+VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/api/v1
+
+# Auth0 Configuration
+# Get these from your Auth0 dashboard:
+# 1. Create Application (Single Page Application)
+# 2. Use the Domain, Client ID, and API Audience
+VITE_AUTH0_DOMAIN=your-tenant.us.auth0.com
+VITE_AUTH0_CLIENT_ID=your-auth0-client-id
+VITE_AUTH0_AUDIENCE=https://your-api-identifier