diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0168faf58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Continuous Delivery
+
+env:
+    AWS_REGION: eu-north-1
+    EBS_APP_NAME: bsa-2024-outreachvids
+    ENVIRONMENT: next
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - next
+    workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+    cd:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout Source Code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Install NodeJS
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version-file: .nvmrc
+
+            - name: Zipping Deployment Package
+              run: |
+                  zip -r build.zip . -x .github
+
+            - name: Deploy to EB
+              uses: einaregilsson/beanstalk-deploy@v21
+              with:
+                  use_existing_version_if_available: true
+                  aws_access_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY }}
+                  aws_secret_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_KEY }}
+                  region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
+                  application_name: ${{ env.EBS_APP_NAME }}
+                  environment_name: ${{ env.ENVIRONMENT }}
+                  version_label: ${{ github.sha }}
+                  deployment_package: ./build.zip
+                  wait_for_environment_recovery: 300
diff --git a/backend/src/common/database/base-database.package.ts b/backend/src/common/database/base-database.package.ts
index dabeafca9..ab87d8d9d 100644
--- a/backend/src/common/database/base-database.package.ts
+++ b/backend/src/common/database/base-database.package.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,17 @@ class BaseDatabase implements Database {
     }
 
     private get initialConfig(): TKnex.Config {
+        const sslConfig =
+            this.appConfig.ENV.APP.ENVIRONMENT === AppEnvironment.DEVELOPMENT
+                ? null
+                : { ssl: { rejectUnauthorized: false } };
+
         return {
             client: this.appConfig.ENV.DB.DIALECT,
-            connection: this.appConfig.ENV.DB.CONNECTION_STRING,
+            connection: {
+                connectionString: this.appConfig.ENV.DB.CONNECTION_STRING,
+                ...(!!sslConfig && sslConfig),
+            },
             pool: {
                 min: this.appConfig.ENV.DB.POOL_MIN,
                 max: this.appConfig.ENV.DB.POOL_MAX,
diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
index 10167079e..414e46c76 100644
--- a/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         "baseUrl": ".",
         "paths": {
             "~/*": ["./src/*"]
-        }
+        },
+        "outDir": "build"
     }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4b51f6ece..1a4340a92 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "project",
-            "hasInstallScript": true,
             "workspaces": [
                 "shared",
                 "backend",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07b2f7e62..bffdc2a17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
         "frontend"
     ],
     "scripts": {
-        "postinstall": "npm run build:shared",
         "build:shared": "npm run build -w shared",
         "build:frontend": "npm run build -w frontend",
         "build:backend": "npm run build -w backend",
+        "build": "npm run build:shared && npm run build:backend && npm run build:frontend && sh ./prepare-build.sh",
         "lint:editor": "editorconfig-checker",
         "lint:fs": "ls-lint",
         "lint:type": "npm run lint:type --workspaces --if-present",
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
         "lint:format": "prettier --check \"**/*.{ts,tsx,json,md,scss,html,yml}\"",
         "lint": "npm run lint:editor && npm run lint:fs && npm run lint:format && npm run lint:type && npm run lint:js && npm run lint:css",
         "lint:fix": "npm run lint:fix -w frontend && npm run lint:fix -w backend",
-        "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{ts,tsx,json,md,css,html,yml}\""
+        "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{ts,tsx,json,md,css,html,yml}\"",
+        "migrate": "npm run migrate:dev -w backend",
+        "prestart": "npm install --include=dev && npm run build && npm run migrate",
+        "start": "cd ./build/backend && npm run start"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@commitlint/cli": "19.4.0",
diff --git a/prepare-build.sh b/prepare-build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..384432fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prepare-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+mkdir -p ./build/backend; mv ./backend/build/* ./build/backend
+mkdir ./build/backend/public; mv ./frontend/build/* ./build/backend/public
+cp ./backend/package.json ./build/backend
+cp package.json package-lock.json ./build