diff --git a/DEPLOYMENT.md b/DEPLOYMENT.md
index d995db9..d9b31a9 100644
--- a/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ events {
 
 http {
     upstream backend {
-        server backend:8000;
+        server backend:8048;
     }
 
     upstream frontend {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml exec backend python -c "from app.datab
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs frontend
 
 # Check if backend is accessible
-curl http://backend:8000/health
+curl http://backend:8048/health
 ```
 
 ### SSL certificate issues
diff --git a/QUICKSTART.md b/QUICKSTART.md
index 0951aea..8fb6872 100644
--- a/QUICKSTART.md
+++ b/QUICKSTART.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 4. Configure:
    - Name: "APAC Ops Bot"
    - Supported account types: "Accounts in this organizational directory only"
-   - Redirect URI: `http://localhost:8000/api/v1/auth/msal/callback`
+   - Redirect URI: `http://localhost:8048/api/v1/auth/msal/callback`
 5. After registration, note down:
    - **Application (client) ID**
    - **Directory (tenant) ID**
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ docker-compose logs postgres
 docker-compose up --build backend
 ```
 
-The backend will be available at: **http://localhost:8000**
-- API Docs: http://localhost:8000/docs
-- Health Check: http://localhost:8000/health
+The backend will be available at: **http://localhost:8048**
+- API Docs: http://localhost:8048/docs
+- Health Check: http://localhost:8048/health
 
 ### Step 4: Run Database Migrations
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ The frontend will be available at: **http://localhost:3000**
 
 ```bash
 # Health check
-curl http://localhost:8000/health
+curl http://localhost:8048/health
 
 # Expected response:
 # {"status":"healthy","app":"Seapac Ops Bot","environment":"development"}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ apac-ops-bot/
 **Solution:**
 ```bash
 # Check what's using the port
-lsof -i :8000  # or :5432, :6379
+lsof -i :8048  # or :5432, :6379
 
 # Stop existing containers
 docker-compose down
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdb7c84..16c3be1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cp .env.example .env
 **Required Frontend environment variables:**
 - `REACT_APP_AZURE_CLIENT_ID` - Same as backend Azure client ID
 - `REACT_APP_AZURE_TENANT_ID` - Same as backend Azure tenant ID
-- `REACT_APP_API_URL` - Backend API URL (default: http://localhost:8000/api/v1)
+- `REACT_APP_API_URL` - Backend API URL (default: /apac-ops-bot-back/api/v1)
 
 ### 3. Start services with Docker Compose
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ docker-compose up --build
 This will start:
 - PostgreSQL (port 5432)
 - Redis (port 6379)
-- Backend API (port 8000)
+- Backend API (port 8048)
 - Frontend (port 3000)
 
 **First run:** The backend will automatically create database tables on startup.
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ This will start:
 ### 4. Access the application
 
 - **Frontend Application:** http://localhost:3000
-- **API Documentation:** http://localhost:8000/docs
-- **Health Check:** http://localhost:8000/health
+- **API Documentation:** http://localhost:8048/docs
+- **Health Check:** http://localhost:8048/health
 
 ## Development
 
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ apac-ops-bot/
 ## API Documentation
 
 Once the backend is running, access the interactive API documentation at:
-- Swagger UI: http://localhost:8000/docs
-- ReDoc: http://localhost:8000/redoc
+- Swagger UI: http://localhost:8048/docs
+- ReDoc: http://localhost:8048/redoc
 
 ## Security
 
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 3dbdc5a..d98f1f6 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://apac_ops_bot:password@localhost:5432/apac_ops_
 AZURE_TENANT_ID=your-tenant-id
 AZURE_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
 AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
-AZURE_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8000/api/v1/auth/msal/callback
+AZURE_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8048/api/v1/auth/msal/callback
 
 # OpenAI Responses API
 OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key-here
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index e036703..efcd85a 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-dev.txt
 COPY . .
 
 # Expose port
-EXPOSE 8000
+EXPOSE 8048
 
 # Development command (with hot reload)
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--reload"]
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8048", "--reload"]
 
 # Stage 3: Production environment
 FROM base as production
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RUN useradd -m -u 1000 appuser && \
 USER appuser
 
 # Expose port
-EXPOSE 8000
+EXPOSE 8048
 
 # Production command with multiple workers
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--workers", "4"]
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8048", "--workers", "4"]
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 11365b2..af858a2 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     uvicorn.run(
         "app.main:app",
         host="0.0.0.0",
-        port=8000,
+        port=8048,
         reload=settings.DEBUG,
     )
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_config.py b/backend/tests/test_config.py
index c01857d..f929492 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_config.py
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ def test_settings_azure_ad_configuration():
         AZURE_TENANT_ID="test-tenant-id",
         AZURE_CLIENT_ID="test-client-id",
         AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET="test-client-secret",
-        AZURE_REDIRECT_URI="http://localhost:8000/api/v1/auth/callback",
+        AZURE_REDIRECT_URI="http://localhost:8048/api/v1/auth/callback",
     )
 
     assert settings.AZURE_TENANT_ID == "test-tenant-id"
     assert settings.AZURE_CLIENT_ID == "test-client-id"
     assert settings.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET == "test-client-secret"
-    assert settings.AZURE_REDIRECT_URI == "http://localhost:8000/api/v1/auth/callback"
+    assert settings.AZURE_REDIRECT_URI == "http://localhost:8048/api/v1/auth/callback"
 
 
 def test_settings_redis_url():
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c50ad93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# APAC Ops Bot Deployment Script
+# Idempotent deployment for Ubuntu server at /opt/apac-ops-bot/
+#
+# Usage: sudo ./deploy.sh
+#
+# Note: Run 'git pull origin main' manually before running this script
+# (root user typically doesn't have SSH keys for git)
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Logging functions
+log_info() {
+    echo -e "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_success() {
+    echo -e "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_warn() {
+    echo -e "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_error() {
+    echo -e "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+# Error handler
+error_exit() {
+    log_error "$1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Configuration
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH="/var/www/html/apac-ops-bot"
+BACKEND_PORT=8048
+HEALTH_CHECK_RETRIES=30
+HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL=2
+
+log_info "Starting APAC Ops Bot deployment..."
+log_info "Working directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Pre-flight checks
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log_info "Running pre-flight checks..."
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    error_exit "This script must be run as root (use sudo)"
+fi
+
+# Check Docker
+if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+    error_exit "Docker is not installed"
+fi
+log_info "Docker found: $(docker --version)"
+
+# Check docker-compose (try both v1 and v2 syntax)
+if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null; then
+    DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker-compose"
+elif docker compose version &> /dev/null; then
+    DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker compose"
+else
+    error_exit "docker-compose is not installed"
+fi
+log_info "Docker Compose found: $($DOCKER_COMPOSE version --short 2>/dev/null || $DOCKER_COMPOSE version)"
+
+# Check Node.js
+if ! command -v node &> /dev/null; then
+    error_exit "Node.js is not installed"
+fi
+NODE_VERSION=$(node --version)
+log_info "Node.js found: $NODE_VERSION"
+
+# Check npm
+if ! command -v npm &> /dev/null; then
+    error_exit "npm is not installed"
+fi
+log_info "npm found: $(npm --version)"
+
+# Check .env files
+if [[ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/backend/.env" ]]; then
+    error_exit "Backend .env file not found at $SCRIPT_DIR/backend/.env"
+fi
+log_info "Backend .env file found"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend/.env" ]]; then
+    log_warn "Frontend .env file not found at $SCRIPT_DIR/frontend/.env (may use defaults)"
+fi
+
+# Verify docker-compose.yml exists
+if [[ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/docker-compose.yml" ]]; then
+    error_exit "docker-compose.yml not found"
+fi
+
+log_success "Pre-flight checks passed"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build Docker containers
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log_info "Building Docker containers..."
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE build --pull || error_exit "Docker build failed"
+
+log_success "Docker containers built"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Restart Docker services
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log_info "Starting Docker services..."
+
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE up -d || error_exit "Failed to start Docker services"
+
+# Wait for postgres to be healthy
+log_info "Waiting for PostgreSQL to be ready..."
+POSTGRES_READY=false
+for i in $(seq 1 $HEALTH_CHECK_RETRIES); do
+    if $DOCKER_COMPOSE exec -T postgres pg_isready -U apac_ops_bot &> /dev/null; then
+        POSTGRES_READY=true
+        break
+    fi
+    log_info "Waiting for PostgreSQL... (attempt $i/$HEALTH_CHECK_RETRIES)"
+    sleep $HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL
+done
+
+if [[ "$POSTGRES_READY" != "true" ]]; then
+    error_exit "PostgreSQL failed to become ready"
+fi
+
+log_success "Docker services started and PostgreSQL is ready"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Run database migrations
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log_info "Running database migrations..."
+
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE exec -T backend alembic upgrade head || error_exit "Database migrations failed"
+
+log_success "Database migrations completed"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build frontend
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log_info "Building frontend..."
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend"
+
+# Clean install dependencies
+log_info "Installing frontend dependencies..."
+npm ci || error_exit "npm ci failed"
+
+# Build production bundle
+log_info "Creating production build..."
+npm run build || error_exit "Frontend build failed"
+
+if [[ ! -d "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend/build" ]]; then
+    error_exit "Frontend build directory not found"
+fi
+
+log_success "Frontend built successfully"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Deploy frontend to Apache
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log_info "Deploying frontend to Apache..."
+
+# Create deployment directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH"
+
+# Clear existing files
+rm -rf "${FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH:?}"/*
+
+# Copy new build
+cp -r "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend/build/"* "$FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH/"
+
+# Set proper ownership
+chown -R www-data:www-data "$FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH"
+
+# Verify index.html exists
+if [[ ! -f "$FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH/index.html" ]]; then
+    error_exit "Frontend deployment verification failed - index.html not found"
+fi
+
+log_success "Frontend deployed to $FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Verification
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log_info "Running verification checks..."
+
+# Wait for backend to be ready
+log_info "Waiting for backend health check..."
+BACKEND_READY=false
+for i in $(seq 1 $HEALTH_CHECK_RETRIES); do
+    HTTP_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "http://localhost:$BACKEND_PORT/health" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+    if [[ "$HTTP_STATUS" == "200" ]]; then
+        BACKEND_READY=true
+        break
+    fi
+    log_info "Waiting for backend... (attempt $i/$HEALTH_CHECK_RETRIES, status: $HTTP_STATUS)"
+    sleep $HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL
+done
+
+if [[ "$BACKEND_READY" != "true" ]]; then
+    log_warn "Backend health check failed - service may still be starting"
+else
+    log_success "Backend health check passed"
+fi
+
+# Verify Docker containers are running
+log_info "Docker container status:"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE ps
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Summary
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo ""
+echo "=============================================="
+COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+COMMIT_MSG=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%s" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+
+if [[ "$BACKEND_READY" == "true" ]]; then
+    log_success "Deployment completed successfully!"
+else
+    log_warn "Deployment completed with warnings (backend may still be starting)"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+log_info "Deployed commit: $COMMIT_HASH - $COMMIT_MSG"
+log_info "Frontend path: $FRONTEND_DEPLOY_PATH"
+log_info "Backend URL: http://localhost:$BACKEND_PORT"
+echo "=============================================="
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b2666a0..2d5d14b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       target: development
     container_name: apac_ops_bot_backend
-    command: uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
+    command: uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8048 --reload
     volumes:
       - ./backend:/app
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
+      - "8048:8048"
     env_file:
       - ./backend/.env
     environment:
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - ./frontend/.env
     environment:
-      - REACT_APP_API_URL=http://83.151.203.105:8000/api/v1
-      - REACT_APP_WS_URL=ws://83.151.203.105:8000/ws
+      - REACT_APP_API_URL=/apac-ops-bot-back/api/v1
+      - REACT_APP_WS_URL=/apac-ops-bot-back/ws
     depends_on:
       - backend
     networks:
diff --git a/frontend/.env.example b/frontend/.env.example
index 760e289..4a33edf 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.example
+++ b/frontend/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # API Configuration
-REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:8000/api/v1
-REACT_APP_WS_URL=ws://localhost:8000/ws
+# For production with Apache reverse proxy:
+REACT_APP_API_URL=/apac-ops-bot-back/api/v1
+REACT_APP_WS_URL=/apac-ops-bot-back/ws
+# For local development without proxy:
+# REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:8048/api/v1
+# REACT_APP_WS_URL=ws://localhost:8048/ws
 
 # Azure AD / MSAL Configuration
 REACT_APP_AZURE_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id-here
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/api.ts b/frontend/src/services/api.ts
index e6cad1a..a8c3530 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/api.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import axios, { AxiosInstance, InternalAxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
 
-const API_URL = process.env.REACT_APP_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1';
+const API_URL = process.env.REACT_APP_API_URL || '/apac-ops-bot-back/api/v1';
 
 // Create axios instance
 const apiClient: AxiosInstance = axios.create({