diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b0f8294..abc08dd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,34 +1,15 @@
-# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+# Use the official MariaDB base image
+FROM mariadb:latest
 
 # Set environment variables
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD=DB_ROOTPW
+ENV MARIADB_ROOT_HOST=%
+ENV MARIADB_DATABASE=DBNAME
+ENV MARIADB_USER=DB_USER
+ENV MARIADB_PASSWORD=DB_PASSWORD
 
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /app
+# Expose the MariaDB port
+EXPOSE 3306
 
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    build-essential \
-    libpq-dev \
-    default-libmysqlclient-dev \
-    pkg-config \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install Python dependencies
-COPY requirements.txt /app/
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-RUN pip install gunicorn
-
-# Copy project files
-COPY . /app/
-
-# Expose the port on which the application will run
-EXPOSE 3030
-
-# Define environment variable for Gunicorn
-ENV GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS="--bind 0.0.0.0:3030"
-
-# Run Gunicorn server with your Django application
-CMD ["gunicorn", "BH.wsgi:application"]
+# Start the MariaDB service
+CMD ["mysqld"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0784b53..0a45027 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
 services:
-  django:
+  mariadb:
     build: .
-    env_file:
-      - .env
-    volumes:
-      - .:/app
+    container_name: mariadb
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: 'DB_ROOTPW'
+      MARIADB_ROOT_HOST: '%'
+      MARIADB_DATABASE: 'DBNAME'
+      MARIADB_USER: 'DB_USER'
+      MARIADB_PASSWORD: 'DB_PASSWORD'
     ports:
-      - "3030:3030"
-    network_mode: "host"
-    command: >
-      sh -c "python manage.py makemigrations blog --noinput &&
-             python manage.py migrate --noinput &&
-             python manage.py collectstatic --noinput &&
-             gunicorn BH.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:3030 --workers ${GUNICORN_WORKERS:-3}"
+      - "3306:3306"
+    volumes:
+      - mariadb_data:/var/lib/mysql
+
+volumes:
+  mariadb_data:
+