diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e1979c0..76c5a4a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RUN uv venv && \
 ENV FLASK_APP=main.py
 ENV FLASK_ENV=production
 ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
-ENV GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS="--workers=4 --bind=0.0.0.0:5000 --timeout=120"
+ENV GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS="--workers=1 --bind=0.0.0.0:5000 --timeout=120"
 
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 5000
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 27b2d75..b978d6c 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ def create_app():
     app.config.from_object(Config)
     
     # Ensure upload directory exists
-    os.makedirs(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], exist_ok=True)
+    upload_path = os.path.join(app.static_folder, 'uploads')
+    os.makedirs(upload_path, exist_ok=True)
+    # Update config to use absolute path for file operations
+    app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'] = upload_path
     
     # Setup logging
     from app.utils.logging_config import setup_logging
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 28b860f..64c7bd8 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class Config:
     # Flask settings
     SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY') or os.urandom(24)
     
-    # Upload settings
-    UPLOAD_FOLDER = os.environ.get('UPLOAD_FOLDER') or 'app/static/uploads'
+    # Upload settings  
+    UPLOAD_FOLDER = os.environ.get('UPLOAD_FOLDER') or 'static/uploads'
     MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH = 16 * 1024 * 1024  # 16MB max file size
     ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = {'png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'gif'}
     
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a38ff51..93db27d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - FLASK_APP=main.py
       - FLASK_ENV=production
-      - GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS=--workers=4 --bind=0.0.0.0:5000 --timeout=120 --keep-alive=5 --worker-class=sync --worker-connections=1000 --max-requests=1000 --max-requests-jitter=50
+      - GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS=--workers=1 --bind=0.0.0.0:5000 --timeout=120 --keep-alive=5 --worker-class=sync --worker-connections=1000 --max-requests=1000 --max-requests-jitter=50
       # Application configuration
       - UPLOAD_FOLDER=app/static/uploads
       - DATABASE_PATH=pet_pictures.db
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index cb68abb..d038634 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ app = create_app()
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Development server configuration
     debug_mode = os.environ.get('FLASK_ENV') == 'development'
-    app.run(debug=debug_mode, host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)
+    port = int(os.environ.get('PORT', 5001))  # Use port 5001 to avoid AirPlay conflict
+    app.run(debug=debug_mode, host='0.0.0.0', port=port)