diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d42dc30..90e6fe9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@ stages:
 remove-old-services:
   stage: prepare
   script:
-    - podman stop ll-backend
-    - podman rm ll-backend
+    - systemctl --user stop little-lines-backend
+    - podman rm --force little-lines-backend
+    - cp little-lines-backend.container ~/.config/containers/systemd
+    - systemctl --user daemon-reload
 
 container-build:
   stage: build 
   script:
-    - podman build -t ll-backend .
+    - sed -i "s/DATE/$(date -I)/g" ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/server.js
+    - sed -i "s/VERSION/$(git log -1 --oneline | awk '{print $1}')/g" ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/server.js
+    - podman build -t little-lines-backend .
 
 container-deploy:
   stage: deploy
   script:
-    - podman run --name ll-backend -p 5001:5001 -v /home/sasha/Data1/Apps/ll-backend/.env:/opt/ll-backend/.env -d ll-backend
-    - podman generate systemd ll-backend > ~/.config/systemd/user/ll-backend.service
-    - systemctl --user daemon-reload
-    - systemctl --user enable ll-backend
+    - systemctl --user start little-lines-backend
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2f586e5..1af8933 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM nginx:alpine
+FROM docker.io/library/alpine:latest
 
 # Set up environment for building
 RUN apk add yarn nodejs
diff --git a/little-lines-backend.container b/little-lines-backend.container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bd60c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/little-lines-backend.container
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Little Lines backend container
+
+[Container]
+ContainerName=little-lines-backend
+Image=localhost/little-lines-backend
+PublishPort=5001:5001
+Volume= /media/sasha/Data1/Apps/ll-backend/.env:/opt/ll-backend/.env
+
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target default.target
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 9964297..c7c3071 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors());
 app.use('/api/users', require('./routes/userRoute'));
 
+app.get('/', function(req, res) { 
+    res.json({ 
+      version: "DATE-VERSION"
+    }); 
+}); 
 
 app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {
     console.log(`server's running on port ${process.env.PORT}`);