diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 9bd25a9a..f28f09e1 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ AIRBRAKE_ID=
 AIRBRAKE_KEY=
 NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=
 NEWRELIC_APP_NAME=
-WEB_CONCURRENCY=2
\ No newline at end of file
+WEB_CONCURRENCY=2
diff --git a/bin/start_console_production b/bin/start_console_production
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7ba895a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/start_console_production
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+echo "=== CP Docuseal Production Console Startup ==="
+
+# Enable jemalloc for reduced memory usage and latency.
+if [ -z "${LD_PRELOAD+x}" ]; then
+    LD_PRELOAD=$(find /usr/lib -name libjemalloc.so.2 -print -quit)
+    export LD_PRELOAD
+fi
+
+check_aws_setup() {
+    if [ -z "$AWS_REGION" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: AWS_REGION environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v aws &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "ERROR: AWS CLI is not installed. Please install it to proceed."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to fetch secrets from AWS Secrets Manager
+fetch_db_credentials() {
+    echo "Fetching database credentials from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    if [ -z "$DB_SECRETS_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: DB_SECRETS_NAME environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Fetch the secret
+    echo "Retrieving secret: $DB_SECRETS_NAME"
+    SECRET_JSON=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$DB_SECRETS_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+    
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve secrets from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Parse JSON and export environment variables
+    export DB_USERNAME=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.username')
+    export DB_PASSWORD=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.password')
+
+    # Validate that we got the credentials
+    if [ "$DB_USERNAME" = "null" ] || [ "$DB_PASSWORD" = "null" ] || [ -z "$DB_USERNAME" ] || [ -z "$DB_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to parse database credentials from secrets"
+        echo "Expected JSON format: {\"username\": \"...\", \"password\": \"...\"}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Write credentials to .env.production file
+    echo "Writing database credentials to .env.production..."
+    
+    # Remove existing DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD lines if they exist
+    if [ -f "./.env.production" ]; then
+        echo "Removing existing DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD from .env.production"
+        grep -v "^DB_USERNAME=" ./.env.production > ./.env.production.tmp || true
+        grep -v "^DB_PASSWORD=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        rm -f ./.env.production.tmp
+    fi
+    
+    # Append the new credentials
+    echo "DB_USERNAME=$DB_USERNAME" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "DB_PASSWORD=$DB_PASSWORD" >> ./.env.production
+
+    echo "✓ Database credentials successfully retrieved and written to .env.production"
+}
+
+# Function to fetch allowed hosts from AWS Secrets Manager and write to .env.production
+fetch_allowed_hosts() {
+    echo "Fetching allowed hosts from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    if [ -z "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: ALLOWED_HOSTS_NAME environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Fetch the secret value, assume kept as JSON array
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON" ] || [ "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve allowed hosts from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Extract the array and convert to comma-separated string
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS=$(echo "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON" | jq -r '.allowed_hosts | join(",")')
+
+    if [ -z "$ALLOWED_HOSTS" ] || [ "$ALLOWED_HOSTS" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to parse allowed hosts from secrets. Check that the secret contains 'allowed_hosts' key."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Remove existing ALLOWED_HOSTS line if it exists
+    if [ -f "./.env.production" ]; then
+        grep -v "^ALLOWED_HOSTS=" ./.env.production > ./.env.production.tmp || true
+        mv ./.env.production.tmp ./.env.production
+    fi
+
+    # Append the new allowed hosts
+    echo "ALLOWED_HOSTS=$ALLOWED_HOSTS" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "✓ Allowed hosts successfully retrieved and written to .env.production"
+}
+
+# Function to fetch encryption key from AWS Secrets Manager and write to config/master.key
+fetch_encryption_key() {
+    echo "Fetching encryption key from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    ENCRYPTION_SECRET_NAME="cpdocuseal/encryption_key"
+    if [ -z "$AWS_REGION" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: AWS_REGION environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Fetch the secret value (assume it's a plain string, not JSON)
+    ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$ENCRYPTION_SECRET_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$ENCRYPTION_KEY" ] || [ "$ENCRYPTION_KEY" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve encryption key from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Write the key to config/master.key
+    echo -n "$ENCRYPTION_KEY" > config/master.key
+    chmod 600 config/master.key
+    echo "✓ Encryption key written to config/master.key"
+}
+
+fetch_env_variables() {
+    echo "Fetching environment variables from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    if [ -z "$CP_VARIABLES_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: CP_VARIABLES_NAME environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Fetch the secret
+    echo "Retrieving secret: $CP_VARIABLES_NAME"
+    SECRET_JSON=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$CP_VARIABLES_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+    
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve secrets from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    export DB_HOST=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.host')
+    export REDIS_URL=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.redis_url')
+    export S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.s3_attachments_bucket')
+    export AIRBRAKE_ID=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.airbrake_id')
+    export AIRBRAKE_KEY=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.airbrake_key')
+    export NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.newrelic_license_key')
+    export NEWRELIC_APP_NAME=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.newrelic_app_name')
+    export NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.newrelic_monitor_mode')
+
+
+    # Validate that we got the values
+    if [ "$DB_HOST" = "null" ] || [ "$REDIS_URL" = "null" ] || [ "$S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET" = "null" ] || [ -z "$DB_HOST" ] || [ -z "$REDIS_URL" ] || [ -z "$S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to parse variables from secrets"
+        echo "Expected JSON format: {\"key\": \"...\", ...}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Write variables to .env.production file
+    echo "Writing environment variables to .env.production..."
+
+    # Remove existing DB_HOST, REDIS_URL, and S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET lines if they exist
+    if [ -f "./.env.production" ]; then
+        echo "Removing existing variables from .env.production"
+        grep -v "^DB_HOST=" ./.env.production > ./.env.production.tmp || true
+        grep -v "^REDIS_URL=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        grep -v "^S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        grep -v "^AIRBRAKE_ID=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        grep -v "^AIRBRAKE_KEY=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        grep -v "^NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        grep -v "^NEWRELIC_APP_NAME=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        grep -v "^NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE=" ./.env.production.tmp > ./.env.production || true
+        rm -f ./.env.production.tmp
+    fi
+    
+    # Append the new credentials
+    echo "DB_HOST=$DB_HOST" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "REDIS_URL=$REDIS_URL" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET=$S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "AIRBRAKE_ID=$AIRBRAKE_ID" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "AIRBRAKE_KEY=$AIRBRAKE_KEY" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=$NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "NEWRELIC_APP_NAME=$NEWRELIC_APP_NAME" >> ./.env.production
+    echo "NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE=$NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE" >> ./.env.production
+
+    echo "✓ Environment variables successfully retrieved and written to .env.production"
+}
+
+# Function to setup database
+setup_database() {
+    echo "Running database migrations..."
+    ./bin/rails db:migrate
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "✓ Database migrations completed successfully"
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: Database migrations failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+set_environment() {
+    if [ -f "./.env.production" ]; then
+      echo "Setting environment variables from .env.production"
+      set -a
+      . ./.env.production
+      set +a
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main execution
+main() {
+    cd ../../app/
+
+    set_environment
+
+    check_aws_setup
+    
+    echo "Starting CP Docuseal in production mode..."
+    echo "Rails Environment: ${RAILS_ENV:-production}"
+
+    # Fetch database credentials from Secrets Manager
+    fetch_db_credentials
+    
+    # Fetch encryption key and write to config/master.key
+    fetch_encryption_key
+
+    # Fetch allowed hosts from Secrets Manager
+    fetch_allowed_hosts
+
+    # Fetch other environment variables from Secrets Manager
+    fetch_env_variables
+
+    # Load updated environment variables
+    set_environment
+    
+    # Setup and migrate database
+    setup_database
+
+    echo "=== Startup Complete - Starting Rails Console ==="
+    echo "Database Host: ${DB_HOST:-not set}"
+    echo "Database Port: ${DB_PORT:-not set}"
+    echo "S3 Bucket: ${S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET:-not set}"
+
+    # Check if READONLY mode is enabled
+    if [ "$READONLY" = "true" ]; then
+        echo "Starting Rails console in READONLY mode..."
+        export RAILS_READONLY=true
+        exec ./bin/rails console
+    else
+        echo "Starting Rails console in normal mode..."
+        exec ./bin/rails console
+    fi
+}
+
+# Execute main function with all arguments
+main "$@" 
diff --git a/bin/start_console_staging b/bin/start_console_staging
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0991d160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/start_console_staging
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+echo "=== CP Docuseal Staging Console Startup ==="
+
+# Enable jemalloc for reduced memory usage and latency.
+if [ -z "${LD_PRELOAD+x}" ]; then
+    LD_PRELOAD=$(find /usr/lib -name libjemalloc.so.2 -print -quit)
+    export LD_PRELOAD
+fi
+
+check_aws_setup() {
+    if [ -z "$AWS_REGION" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: AWS_REGION environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v aws &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "ERROR: AWS CLI is not installed. Please install it to proceed."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to fetch secrets from AWS Secrets Manager
+fetch_db_credentials() {
+    echo "Fetching database credentials from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    if [ -z "$DB_SECRETS_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: DB_SECRETS_NAME environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Fetch the secret
+    echo "Retrieving secret: $DB_SECRETS_NAME"
+    SECRET_JSON=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$DB_SECRETS_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+    
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve secrets from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Parse JSON and export environment variables
+    export DB_USERNAME=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.username')
+    export DB_PASSWORD=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.password')
+
+    # Validate that we got the credentials
+    if [ "$DB_USERNAME" = "null" ] || [ "$DB_PASSWORD" = "null" ] || [ -z "$DB_USERNAME" ] || [ -z "$DB_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to parse database credentials from secrets"
+        echo "Expected JSON format: {\"username\": \"...\", \"password\": \"...\"}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Write credentials to .env.staging file
+    echo "Writing database credentials to .env.staging..."
+    
+    # Remove existing DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD lines if they exist
+    if [ -f "./.env.staging" ]; then
+        echo "Removing existing DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD from .env.staging"
+        grep -v "^DB_USERNAME=" ./.env.staging > ./.env.staging.tmp || true
+        grep -v "^DB_PASSWORD=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        rm -f ./.env.staging.tmp
+    fi
+    
+    # Append the new credentials
+    echo "DB_USERNAME=$DB_USERNAME" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "DB_PASSWORD=$DB_PASSWORD" >> ./.env.staging
+
+    echo "✓ Database credentials successfully retrieved and written to .env.staging"
+}
+
+# Function to fetch allowed hosts from AWS Secrets Manager and write to .env.staging
+fetch_allowed_hosts() {
+    echo "Fetching allowed hosts from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    if [ -z "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: ALLOWED_HOSTS_NAME environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Fetch the secret value, assume kept as JSON array
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON" ] || [ "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve allowed hosts from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Extract the array and convert to comma-separated string
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS=$(echo "$ALLOWED_HOSTS_JSON" | jq -r '.allowed_hosts | join(",")')
+
+    if [ -z "$ALLOWED_HOSTS" ] || [ "$ALLOWED_HOSTS" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to parse allowed hosts from secrets. Check that the secret contains 'allowed_hosts' key."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Remove existing ALLOWED_HOSTS line if it exists
+    if [ -f "./.env.staging" ]; then
+        grep -v "^ALLOWED_HOSTS=" ./.env.staging > ./.env.staging.tmp || true
+        mv ./.env.staging.tmp ./.env.staging
+    fi
+
+    # Append the new allowed hosts
+    echo "ALLOWED_HOSTS=$ALLOWED_HOSTS" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "✓ Allowed hosts successfully retrieved and written to .env.staging"
+}
+
+# Function to fetch encryption key from AWS Secrets Manager and write to config/master.key
+fetch_encryption_key() {
+    echo "Fetching encryption key from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    ENCRYPTION_SECRET_NAME="cpdocuseal/encryption_key"
+    if [ -z "$AWS_REGION" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: AWS_REGION environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Fetch the secret value (assume it's a plain string, not JSON)
+    ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$ENCRYPTION_SECRET_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$ENCRYPTION_KEY" ] || [ "$ENCRYPTION_KEY" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve encryption key from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Write the key to config/master.key
+    echo -n "$ENCRYPTION_KEY" > config/master.key
+    chmod 600 config/master.key
+    echo "✓ Encryption key written to config/master.key"
+}
+
+fetch_env_variables() {
+    echo "Fetching environment variables from AWS Secrets Manager..."
+
+    if [ -z "$CP_VARIABLES_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: CP_VARIABLES_NAME environment variable is not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Fetch the secret
+    echo "Retrieving secret: $CP_VARIABLES_NAME"
+    SECRET_JSON=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
+        --region "$AWS_REGION" \
+        --secret-id "$CP_VARIABLES_NAME" \
+        --query SecretString \
+        --output text)
+    
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to retrieve secrets from AWS Secrets Manager"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    export DB_HOST=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.host')
+    export REDIS_URL=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.redis_url')
+    export S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.s3_attachments_bucket')
+    export AIRBRAKE_ID=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.airbrake_id')
+    export AIRBRAKE_KEY=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.airbrake_key')
+    export NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.newrelic_license_key')
+    export NEWRELIC_APP_NAME=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.newrelic_app_name')
+    export NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE=$(echo "$SECRET_JSON" | jq -r '.newrelic_monitor_mode')
+
+
+    # Validate that we got the values
+    if [ "$DB_HOST" = "null" ] || [ "$REDIS_URL" = "null" ] || [ "$S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET" = "null" ] || [ -z "$DB_HOST" ] || [ -z "$REDIS_URL" ] || [ -z "$S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to parse variables from secrets"
+        echo "Expected JSON format: {\"key\": \"...\", ...}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Write variables to .env.staging file
+    echo "Writing environment variables to .env.staging..."
+
+    # Remove existing DB_HOST, REDIS_URL, and S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET lines if they exist
+    if [ -f "./.env.staging" ]; then
+        echo "Removing existing variables from .env.staging"
+        grep -v "^DB_HOST=" ./.env.staging > ./.env.staging.tmp || true
+        grep -v "^REDIS_URL=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        grep -v "^S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        grep -v "^AIRBRAKE_ID=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        grep -v "^AIRBRAKE_KEY=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        grep -v "^NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        grep -v "^NEWRELIC_APP_NAME=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        grep -v "^NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE=" ./.env.staging.tmp > ./.env.staging || true
+        rm -f ./.env.staging.tmp
+    fi
+    
+    # Append the new credentials
+    echo "DB_HOST=$DB_HOST" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "REDIS_URL=$REDIS_URL" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET=$S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "AIRBRAKE_ID=$AIRBRAKE_ID" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "AIRBRAKE_KEY=$AIRBRAKE_KEY" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=$NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "NEWRELIC_APP_NAME=$NEWRELIC_APP_NAME" >> ./.env.staging
+    echo "NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE=$NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE" >> ./.env.staging
+
+    echo "✓ Environment variables successfully retrieved and written to .env.staging"
+}
+
+# Function to setup database
+setup_database() {
+    echo "Running database migrations..."
+    ./bin/rails db:migrate
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "✓ Database migrations completed successfully"
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: Database migrations failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+set_environment() {
+    if [ -f "./.env.staging" ]; then
+      echo "Setting environment variables from .env.staging"
+      set -a
+      . ./.env.staging
+      set +a
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main execution
+main() {
+    cd ../../app/
+
+    set_environment
+
+    check_aws_setup
+    
+    echo "Starting CP Docuseal in staging mode..."
+    echo "Rails Environment: ${RAILS_ENV:-staging}"
+
+    # Fetch database credentials from Secrets Manager
+    fetch_db_credentials
+    
+    # Fetch encryption key and write to config/master.key
+    fetch_encryption_key
+
+    # Fetch allowed hosts from Secrets Manager
+    fetch_allowed_hosts
+
+    # Fetch other environment variables from Secrets Manager
+    fetch_env_variables
+
+    # Load updated environment variables
+    set_environment
+    
+    # Setup and migrate database
+    setup_database
+
+    echo "=== Startup Complete - Starting Rails Console ==="
+    echo "Database Host: ${DB_HOST:-not set}"
+    echo "Database Port: ${DB_PORT:-not set}"
+    echo "S3 Bucket: ${S3_ATTACHMENTS_BUCKET:-not set}"
+
+    # Check if READONLY mode is enabled
+    if [ "$READONLY" = "true" ]; then
+        echo "Starting Rails console in READONLY mode..."
+        export RAILS_READONLY=true
+        exec ./bin/rails console
+    else
+        echo "Starting Rails console in normal mode..."
+        exec ./bin/rails console
+    fi
+}
+
+# Execute main function with all arguments
+main "$@" 
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 0c804623..35795896 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 default: &default
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
+  host: <%= ENV['DB_HOST'] %>
+  port: <%= ENV['DB_PORT'] %>
+  pool: <%= ENV['DB_POOL'] || 25 %>
+  username: <%= ENV['DB_USERNAME'] %>
+  password: <%= ENV['DB_PASSWORD'] %>
+  database: <%= ENV['DB_NAME'] %>
 
 development:
-  adapter: postgresql
-  encoding: unicode
   database: docuseal_development
   pool: 5
   username: postgres
@@ -12,8 +16,6 @@ development:
   host: localhost
 
 test:
-  adapter: postgresql
-  encoding: unicode
   database: docuseal_test
   pool: 5
   username: postgres
@@ -22,23 +24,11 @@ test:
 
 production:
   <<: *default
-  host: <%= ENV['DB_HOST'] %>
-  port: <%= ENV['DB_PORT'] %>
-  pool: <%= ENV['DB_POOL'] || 25 %>
-  username: <%= ENV['DB_USERNAME'] %>
-  password: <%= ENV['DB_PASSWORD'] %>
-  database: <%= ENV['DB_NAME'] %>
   sslmode: <%= ENV['DB_SSLMODE'] %>
   sslrootcert: <%= ENV['DB_SSLCERT'] %>
 
 staging:
   <<: *default
-  host: <%= ENV['DB_HOST'] %>
-  port: <%= ENV['DB_PORT'] %>
-  pool: <%= ENV['DB_POOL'] || 25 %>
-  username: <%= ENV['DB_USERNAME'] %>
-  password: <%= ENV['DB_PASSWORD'] %>
-  database: <%= ENV['DB_NAME'] %>
   sslmode: <%= ENV['DB_SSLMODE'] %>
   sslrootcert: <%= ENV['DB_SSLCERT'] %>
   variables:
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 7e422baa..c745690e 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -96,13 +96,17 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # Use default logging formatter so that PID and timestamp are not suppressed.
   config.log_formatter = Logger::Formatter.new
 
-  # Use a different logger for distributed setups.
-  # require "syslog/logger"
-  # config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(Syslog::Logger.new "app-name")
+  # logger           = ActiveSupport::Logger.new($stdout)
+  # logger.formatter = config.log_formatter
+  # config.logger    = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger)
 
-  logger           = ActiveSupport::Logger.new($stdout)
-  logger.formatter = config.log_formatter
-  config.logger    = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger)
+  config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
+    Logger.new($stdout)
+  )
+
+  config.active_job.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
+    Logger.new($stdout)
+  )
 
   encryption_secret = ENV['ENCRYPTION_SECRET'].presence || Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(ENV['SECRET_KEY_BASE'].to_s)
 
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.rb b/config/environments/staging.rb
index 286a868a..89b8940c 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.rb
+++ b/config/environments/staging.rb
@@ -91,32 +91,13 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # Use default logging formatter so that PID and timestamp are not suppressed.
   config.log_formatter = Logger::Formatter.new
 
-  # Use a different logger for distributed setups.
-  # require "syslog/logger"
-  # config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(Syslog::Logger.new "app-name")
-
-  # logger           = ActiveSupport::Logger.new($stdout)
-  # logger.formatter = config.log_formatter
-  # config.logger    = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger)
-
-  # NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE enables stdout logger sync for worker/web via NR APM
-  if ENV['NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE'].presence
-    config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
-      Logger.new($stdout)
-    )
-
-    config.active_job.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
-      Logger.new($stdout)
-    )
-  else
-    config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
-      Syslog::Logger.new('rails-main')
-    )
-
-    config.active_job.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
-      Syslog::Logger.new('rails-sidekiq')
-    )
-  end
+  config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
+    Logger.new($stdout)
+  )
+
+  config.active_job.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(
+    Logger.new($stdout)
+  )
 
   encryption_secret = ENV['ENCRYPTION_SECRET'].presence || Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(ENV['SECRET_KEY_BASE'].to_s)
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/readonly_mode.rb b/config/initializers/readonly_mode.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ea1ab6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/readonly_mode.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Set database to readonly mode when RAILS_READONLY environment variable is set
+if ENV['RAILS_READONLY'] == 'true'
+  Rails.application.config.after_initialize do
+    if defined?(Rails::Console)
+      puts 'Setting database connection to read-only mode...'
+
+      # Delay execution to ensure all connections are established
+      at_exit do
+        # Ensure we have an active connection
+        ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection
+
+        # Set readonly mode at the database level
+        ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute('SET SESSION default_transaction_read_only = true')
+        puts '✓ Database session is now in read-only mode. Any write operations will fail.'
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        puts "⚠ Warning: Could not set read-only mode: #{e.message}"
+      end
+
+      # Also set it immediately if connection is already available
+      begin
+        if ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.connected?
+          ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute('SET SESSION default_transaction_read_only = true')
+          puts '✓ Database session is now in read-only mode. Any write operations will fail.'
+        end
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        puts "⚠ Note: Will set read-only mode when console starts: #{e.message}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/newrelic.yml b/config/newrelic.yml
index 05b6041c..44ae7d8e 100644
--- a/config/newrelic.yml
+++ b/config/newrelic.yml
@@ -1114,4 +1114,4 @@ production:
   <<: *default_settings
   app_name: <%= ENV['NEWRELIC_APP_NAME'] %> Production
   monitor_mode: <%= ENV['NEWRELIC_MONITOR_MODE'].presence || true %>
-  distributed_tracing.enabled: false
\ No newline at end of file
+  distributed_tracing.enabled: false