diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/main.yml b/.gitea/workflows/main.yml
index 2acf65ba..3fae250f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/main.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,17 @@ jobs:
           git_remote_url: 'ssh://dokku@v2.discours.io:22/discoursio-api'
           ssh_private_key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
+      - name: Check UPLOADER is running
+        id: check_container
+        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
+        with:
+          host: staging.discours.io
+          username: dokku
+          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          script: ps:report uploader | grep 'Processes:' | awk '{print $2}' | grep '^1$'
+
       - name: Push to dokku for dev branch
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' && steps.check_container.outcome == 'success'
         uses: dokku/github-action@master
         with:
           branch: 'dev'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9041a096..6cb12890 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -151,3 +151,5 @@ poetry.lock
 .ruff_cache
 .jj
 .zed
+
+dokku_config
diff --git a/dokku_config b/dokku_config
deleted file mode 100644
index a9095b30..00000000
--- a/dokku_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-root@v2:~/robo_script# dokku config:show discoursio-api
-=====> discoursio-api env vars
-ACKEE_TOKEN:             f69b4a62-79db-49f5-b8a1-4e157d4079b8
-BACKEND_URL:             https://v2.discours.io
-CDN_DOMAIN:              cdn.discours.io
-COOKIE_DOMAIN:           .discours.io
-DATABASE_URL:            postgresql://postgres:ea4a46965ec298f75e4a28bb2057823e@172.17.0.9:5432/discoursio_db_2024_04_21
-DOKKU_APP_RESTORE:       1
-DOKKU_APP_TYPE:          dockerfile
-DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_PORTS:  8080
-DOKKU_PROXY_PORT:        80
-DOKKU_PROXY_SSL_PORT:    443
-FACEBOOK_OAUTH_ID:       1140141389943829
-FACEBOOK_OAUTH_KEY:      4e9db2db988151b403a43a554065d23b
-FRONTEND_URL:            https://discoursio-webapp-git-feature-googleoauth-discoursio.vercel.app/
-GITHUB_OAUTH_ID:         b285bf5ed53a2bceb899
-GITHUB_OAUTH_KEY:        b374027774e439123179265314aabf646fea1a55
-GIT_REV:                 fbd0e03a3396ec5d1e8c5a0cc658467cec566a6c
-GOOGLE_OAUTH_ID:         648983473866-2hd6v2eqqk6hhqabfhuqq2slb2fkfvve.apps.googleusercontent.com
-GOOGLE_OAUTH_KEY:        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
-JWT_SECRET_KEY:          03vntirucmw309p4p8tvuca0w4
-MAILGUN_API_KEY:         key-ab6609e797cf6bea695c39079d5e1dba
-MAILGUN_DOMAIN:          discours.io
-OAUTH_CALLBACK_URL:      https://new.discours.io/confirm
-OAUTH_REDIRECT_URL:      https://v2.discours.io/oauth-authorize
-REDIS_URL:               redis://:a932edc3ec57b3df7bc3120473774b500c0ec6174e08654434986ec3f77b3e49@dokku-redis-discoursio-redis:6379
-SENTRY_DSN:              https://b537b9504258427dae86502e2bb9c4ce@glitchtip.discours.io/2
-SENTRY_ID:               393bd0b9713245089fb2c1df0e45cbfc
-SESSION_SECRET_KEY:      PwMhr8e5ZneKuNe5
-STORJ_ACCESS_KEY:        jwroxpcugy4x2t7f2zghgsqnwvaq
-STORJ_BUCKET_NAME:       discours-io
-STORJ_END_POINT:         https://gateway.storjshare.io
-STORJ_SECRET_KEY:        jyo6b2xc3bd65u3vw7x3gm3f3gcu4khmdrtaz2sxaez44wsd2zyum
-VK_OAUTH_ID:             55L7N3U8SilJWaE1kEwr
-VK_OAUTH_KEY:            782c7cce782c7cce782c7cce337b3df5447782c782c7cce1b549757d0c219fb895bde1d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nginx.conf.sigil b/nginx.conf.sigil
index 696b9696..941b5652 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.sigil
+++ b/nginx.conf.sigil
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ server {
         proxy_cache_lock on;       
     }
 
+    # Custom location block for /upload
+    location /upload {
+        proxy_pass http://uploader-8080/;
+        {{ $proxy_settings }}
+        {{ $gzip_settings }}
+        {{ $cors_headers_options }}
+        {{ $cors_headers_post }}
+        {{ $cors_headers_get }}
+    }
+
     location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|css|js)$ {
     expires 30d;  # This means that the client can cache these resources for 30 days.
     add_header Cache-Control "public, no-transform";
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index da1ad6b0..f25f2982 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ from granian.server import Granian
 from services.logger import root_logger as logger
 from settings import PORT
 
+def is_docker_container_running(name):
+    cmd = ['docker', 'ps', '-f', f'name={name}']
+    output = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
+    return name in output
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logger.info("started")
 
@@ -15,4 +20,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         websockets=False,
         interface=Interfaces.ASGI,
     )
-    granian_instance.serve()
+    granian_instance.serve()
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