diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a3c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Deployment Checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - deploy
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run code checks
+        run: |
+          pip install black
+          black --check
+
+      - name: Verify code doesn't contain local development references
+        run: |
+          if grep -r "127.0.0.1" .; then
+            echo "Error: Code contains references to local development (127.0.0.1)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Validate Gunicorn configuration
+		run: |
+			gunicorn -c gunicorn_config.py server:app
+		env:
+			ENV_VAR1: ${{ secrets.ENV_VAR1 }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19cfbc1..24853df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ test.db
 
 # secret keys
 report_ai.pem
+dev.sh
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 84946d9..64dd1f0 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+export API_KEY=APIKEY
+export MONGO=MONGOKEY
 python3 server.py
diff --git a/report_ai/background.js b/report_ai/background.js
index a6eb7ad..a18d56a 100644
--- a/report_ai/background.js
+++ b/report_ai/background.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(function (activeInfo) {
   console.log(activeInfo.tabId);
-  alert("Tab changed");
+  console.log("Tab changed");
   const btn4 = document.querySelector("#refreshBtn");
   btn4.onclick = () =>{
     chrome.tabs.query({active: true, currentWindow: true}, function(tabs) {
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index e552444..5e13705 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import requests
 
 
-load_dotenv()
+load_dotenv(".env")
 app = Flask(__name__)
 cors = CORS(app)
 
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ def top_ratings():
     response = {"top": tops_list}
     return jsonify(response)
 
+@app.route("/")
+def home():
+    """Home page"""
+    return "Server is working, //[REPORT.AI]"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run(debug=False)
+    app.run(debug=True)