diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ab87a2..a8d4f8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ node_modules/
 
 # Windows specific files
 Thumbs.db
+
+# Docker files
+Dockerfile
+docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/internal/core/middleware/CSRF.go b/internal/core/middleware/CSRF.go
index 9f42b6b..2cccb04 100644
--- a/internal/core/middleware/CSRF.go
+++ b/internal/core/middleware/CSRF.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -16,13 +17,17 @@ func NewCSRFProtection() *CSRFProtection {
 func (csrf *CSRFProtection) Handle(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
-			// Generate and set CSRF token for GET requests
-			token, err := GenerateCSRFToken()
+			// Retrieve or set CSRF token for GET requests
+			_, err := getCSRFCookie(r)
 			if err != nil {
-				http.Error(w, "Failed to generate CSRF token", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				return
+				// Generate and set a new CSRF token if not present
+				token, err := GenerateCSRFToken()
+				if err != nil {
+					http.Error(w, "Failed to generate CSRF token", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+					return
+				}
+				SetCSRFCookie(w, token)
 			}
-			SetCSRFCookie(w, token)
 		} else if r.Method == http.MethodPost || r.Method == http.MethodPut || r.Method == http.MethodDelete {
 			// Validate CSRF token for state-changing requests
 			if !ValidateCSRFToken(r) {
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ func (csrf *CSRFProtection) Handle(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
+// GenerateCSRFToken generates a new CSRF token.
 func GenerateCSRFToken() (string, error) {
 	token := make([]byte, 32) // 32 bytes = 256 bits
 	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, token); err != nil {
@@ -53,11 +59,22 @@ func SetCSRFCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, token string) {
 	})
 }
 
+// getCSRFCookie retrieves the CSRF token from the cookie, if present.
+func getCSRFCookie(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
+	cookie, err := r.Cookie("csrf_token")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return cookie.Value, nil
+}
+
+// ValidateCSRFToken validates the CSRF token from the request header or form data.
 func ValidateCSRFToken(r *http.Request) bool {
 	cookie, err := r.Cookie("csrf_token")
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error retrieving CSRF cookie: %v", err)
 		return false
 	}
-	csrfToken := r.Header.Get("X-CSRF-Token") // Or retrieve from form data
+	csrfToken := r.Header.Get("X-CSRF-Token") // Retrieve from request header
 	return csrfToken == cookie.Value
 }
diff --git a/internal/core/middleware/cacher.go b/internal/core/middleware/cacher.go
index 6134a56..cfe5107 100644
--- a/internal/core/middleware/cacher.go
+++ b/internal/core/middleware/cacher.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package middleware
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -14,9 +15,14 @@ type Caching struct {
 }
 
 func NewCaching(redisAddr string, ttl time.Duration) *Caching {
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	client := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
 		Addr: redisAddr, // e.g., "localhost:6379"
 	})
+	_, err := client.Ping(ctx).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not connect to Redis: %v", err)
+	}
 	return &Caching{
 		client: client,
 		ttl:    ttl,
@@ -27,20 +33,31 @@ func (c *Caching) Handle(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 
-		// Try to get the cached response from Redis
-		data, err := c.client.Get(ctx, r.RequestURI).Result()
-		if err == nil {
-			// If found in cache, write it directly to the response
-			w.Write([]byte(data))
-			return
+		if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
+			// Try to get the cached response from Redis
+			data, err := c.client.Get(ctx, r.RequestURI).Result()
+			if err == nil {
+				// If found in cache, write it directly to the response
+				w.Header().Set("X-Cache-Hit", "true")
+				w.Write([]byte(data))
+				return
+			} else if err != redis.Nil {
+				// Log any errors retrieving from Redis
+				log.Printf("Error retrieving from cache: %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 
-		// If not cached, create a response writer to capture the response
+		// Create a response writer to capture the response
 		rec := &responseRecorder{ResponseWriter: w, statusCode: http.StatusOK}
 		next.ServeHTTP(rec, r)
 
-		// Cache the response in Redis
-		c.client.Set(ctx, r.RequestURI, rec.body, c.ttl)
+		if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
+			// Cache the response in Redis
+			err := c.client.Set(ctx, r.RequestURI, rec.body, c.ttl).Err()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Error setting cache: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
 	})
 }
 
@@ -54,3 +71,10 @@ func (rec *responseRecorder) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	rec.body = append(rec.body, p...)
 	return rec.ResponseWriter.Write(p)
 }
+
+// Implement the Flush method
+func (rec *responseRecorder) Flush() {
+	if flusher, ok := rec.ResponseWriter.(http.Flusher); ok {
+		flusher.Flush()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/core/middleware/json_parser.go b/internal/core/middleware/json_parser.go
index c804f76..4d6a7b8 100644
--- a/internal/core/middleware/json_parser.go
+++ b/internal/core/middleware/json_parser.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ func NewJsonParser(options ParserOptions) *JSONParser {
 	}
 }
 
+type JsonKey string
+
 func (jp *JSONParser) Handle(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Header.Get("Content-Type") == "application/json" {
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (jp *JSONParser) Handle(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 
 			// Store the parsed JSON in the context
-			key := "jsonBody"
+			key := JsonKey("jsonBody")
 			r = r.WithContext(context.WithValue(r.Context(), key, body))
 		}
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)