diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4a6e26c..67e052d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ RUN mkdir -p /app/instance/data
 COPY app.py /app
 COPY requirements.txt /app
 COPY models.py /app
-COPY init_db.py /app/init_db.py
+COPY entrypoint.sh /app
+COPY init_db.py /app
+
 
 # Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ RUN apk del .build-deps
 
 # ---- Production Stage ----
 FROM python:3.8-alpine3.18 as production
+RUN apk add --upgrade --no-cache bash 
 
 # Create a user to run our application
 RUN adduser -D myuser -u 1000
@@ -35,10 +38,19 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /app /app
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local /usr/local
 COPY --from=builder /usr/bin /usr/bin
+
 RUN chown -R myuser:myuser /app
+# Set script to be executable
+RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
 
 # Switch to the created user
 USER myuser
 
+RUN ls -l /app
+RUN ls -l /
+
+# Set the script as the entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
+
 # Start gunicorn with the appropriate options
 CMD ["gunicorn", "-b", "0.0.0.0:3000", "--log-level=debug", "--workers=3", "app:app"]
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index e73a4f1..f71abe9 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -41,14 +41,15 @@ class WebPushService():
         db_uri = os.getenv('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI', 'sqlite:////app/instance/data/webpush.db')
         # This relative path works in docker-compose
         #db_uri = os.getenv('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI', 'sqlite:///data/webpush.db')
-        self.app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = db_uri
+#        self.app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = db_uri
 
         # Initializing the database with the application
-        db.init_app(self.app)
+#        db.init_app(self.app)
+#        db.create_all()
 
         # Creating a context for the application and initializing services
-        with self.app.app_context():
-            self._initialize()
+#        with self.app.app_context():
+#            self._initialize()
 
         # Creating and starting a thread to send daily notifications
         self.daily_notification_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._send_daily_notifications)
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ class WebPushService():
           to web clients, hence the check and generation if they don't exist.
         """
 
+        pass
         # Checking if there are any VAPID keys in the database
         if not VAPIDKey.query.first():
             
@@ -170,26 +172,26 @@ class WebPushService():
             
             # Creating a context for the application to enable database operations
             with self.app.app_context():
-                
+                pass
                 # Retrieving all subscription data from the database
-                all_subscriptions = Subscription.query.all()
+                #all_subscriptions = Subscription.query.all()
 
                 # Retrieving the VAPID key from the database
-                vapid_key = VAPIDKey.query.first()
+                #vapid_key = VAPIDKey.query.first()
 
                 # Constructing the push notification message
-                message = {"title": "Daily Update", "message": "Here's your daily update!"}
+                #message = {"title": "Daily Update", "message": "Here's your daily update!"}
 
                 # Sending a push notification to each subscribed client
-                for subscription in all_subscriptions:
-                    subscription_info = {
-                        "endpoint": subscription.endpoint,
-                        "keys": {
-                            "p256dh": subscription.p256dh,
-                            "auth": subscription.auth
-                        }
-                    }
-                    WebPushService._send_push_notification(subscription_info, message, vapid_key)
+                # for subscription in all_subscriptions:
+                #     subscription_info = {
+                #         "endpoint": subscription.endpoint,
+                #         "keys": {
+                #             "p256dh": subscription.p256dh,
+                #             "auth": subscription.auth
+                #         }
+                #     }
+                #     WebPushService._send_push_notification(subscription_info, message, vapid_key)
 
             # Sleeping for 24 hours before sending the next set of notifications
             time.sleep(24 * 60 * 60)
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb9a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Set the desired permissions
+#chown -R 1000:1000 /app/instance/data
+
+echo "Hello World"
+
+# Execute the command provided as arguments to this script
+#exec "$@"