diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93f63e5d1
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+++ b/.flake8
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+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 88
+extend-ignore = E501
+exclude = .venv, frontend
+ignore = E203, W503, G004, G200
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..747181fb8
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+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-push.yml
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+name: Build and Push Docker Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+      - demo
+      - hotfix
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - ready_for_review
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+      - demo
+      - hotfix
+  workflow_dispatch: 
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - name: Log in to Azure Container Registry
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
+        uses: azure/docker-login@v2
+        with:
+          login-server: ${{ secrets.ACR_LOGIN_SERVER }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.ACR_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.ACR_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Log in to Azure Container Registry (Dev/Demo)
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'dev' || github.ref_name == 'demo' || github.ref_name == 'hotfix' }}
+        uses: azure/docker-login@v2
+        with:
+          login-server: ${{ secrets.ACR_DEV_LOGIN_SERVER }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.ACR_DEV_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.ACR_DEV_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Set Docker image tag
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
+            echo "TAG=latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/dev" ]]; then
+            echo "TAG=dev" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/demo" ]]; then
+            echo "TAG=demo" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/hotfix" ]]; then
+            echo "TAG=hotfix" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      - name: Build and push Docker images
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
+        run: |
+          cd src/backend
+          docker build -t ${{ secrets.ACR_LOGIN_SERVER }}/macae-backend:${{ env.TAG }} -f Dockerfile . && \
+          docker push ${{ secrets.ACR_LOGIN_SERVER }}/macae-backend:${{ env.TAG }} && \
+          echo "Backend image built and pushed successfully."
+          cd ../frontend
+          docker build -t ${{ secrets.ACR_LOGIN_SERVER }}/mac-webapp:${{ env.TAG }} -f Dockerfile . && \
+          docker push ${{ secrets.ACR_LOGIN_SERVER }}/mac-webapp:${{ env.TAG }} && \
+          echo "Frontend image built and pushed successfully."
+      - name: Build and push Docker images (Dev/Demo/hotfix)
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'dev' || github.ref_name == 'demo' || github.ref_name == 'hotfix' }}
+        run: |
+          cd src/backend
+          docker build -t ${{ secrets.ACR_DEV_LOGIN_SERVER }}/macae-backend:${{ env.TAG }} -f Dockerfile . && \
+          docker push ${{ secrets.ACR_DEV_LOGIN_SERVER }}/macae-backend:${{ env.TAG }} && \
+          echo "Dev/Demo/Hotfix Backend image built and pushed successfully."
+          cd ../frontend
+          docker build -t ${{ secrets.ACR_DEV_LOGIN_SERVER }}/mac-webapp:${{ env.TAG }} -f Dockerfile . && \
+          docker push ${{ secrets.ACR_DEV_LOGIN_SERVER }}/mac-webapp:${{ env.TAG }} && \
+          echo "Dev/Demo/Hotfix Frontend image built and pushed successfully."
+          
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74fc73c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
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+name: Pylint and Flake8
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r src/backend/requirements.txt
+          pip install flake8  # Ensure flake8 is installed explicitly
+      
+      - name: Run flake8 and pylint
+        run: |
+          flake8 --config=.flake8 src/backend  # Specify the directory to lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daf9bfd1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+name: Test Workflow with Coverage
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+      - demo
+      - hotfix
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - ready_for_review
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - main
+      - dev
+      - demo
+      - hotfix
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r src/backend/requirements.txt
+          pip install pytest-cov
+
+      - name: Check if test files exist
+        id: check_tests
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$(find src -type f -name 'test_*.py')" ]; then
+            echo "No test files found, skipping tests."
+            echo "skip_tests=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "Test files found, running tests."
+            echo "skip_tests=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Run tests with coverage
+        if: env.skip_tests == 'false'
+        run: |
+          pytest --cov=. --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml
+          
+      - name: Skip coverage report if no tests
+        if: env.skip_tests == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Skipping coverage report because no tests were found."