diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29b..561e708d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Cliff Hill's Coding Project
+
+## AI Use
+
+I used AI to stub out a couple of files:
+* The backend/Dockerfile and frontend/Dockerfile - to speed up the process of getting docker loaded efficiently for the project.
+* The compose.yml file - getting the different images gathered together quickly.
+* The mermaid diagrams used in this file.
+
+## Diagrams
+
+Docker Compose Components:
+
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+    A[Frontend] -->|HTTP/REST| B[Backend]
+    B -->|SQL| C[Postgres]
+    A -->|Docker Network| B
+    B -->|Docker Network| C
+```
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 29d08fb3..d30e686b 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the Poetry configuration files
 COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock ./
 
+# Add the poetry plugin for exporting dependencies
+RUN poetry self add poetry-plugin-export
 # Export dependencies to requirements.txt
 # This will create a requirements.txt file with the dependencies listed in pyproject.toml
-RUN poetry export -f requirements.txt --output requirements.txt --without-hashes --no-dev
+RUN poetry export -f requirements.txt --output requirements.txt --without-hashes
 
 # Final stage
 # Use a fresh Python image to keep the final image small
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index ee5f7d05..a0423a6b 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+FROM node:24.6.0-slim AS base
+
+# Installing npm globally to ensure the latest version is used
+RUN npm install --location=global npm@latest
+
 # Build stage
-FROM node:24.6.0 AS builder
+FROM base AS builder
 
 # Setting working directory for build
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -10,23 +15,26 @@ COPY package*.json ./
 # Copying TypeScript configuration
 COPY tsconfig.json ./
 
+# Copying yarn configuration files
+COPY yarn.lock ./
+
 # Installing dependencies
-RUN npm install
+RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
 # Copying the rest of the application code
 COPY . .
 
 # Building the TypeScript React app for production
-RUN npm run build
+RUN yarn run build
 
 # Production stage
-FROM node:24.6.0-slim
+FROM base
 
 # Setting working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Installing serve to run the production build
-RUN npm install -g serve
+RUN yarn global add serve
 
 # Copying only the build output from the builder stage
 COPY --from=builder /app/build ./build
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index d016c5cf..96ccfa39 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -2082,9 +2082,9 @@
   integrity sha512-/pyBZWSLD2n0dcHE3hq8s8ZvcETHtEuF+3E7XVt0Ig2nvsVQXdghHVcEkIWjy9A0wKfTn97a/PSDYohKIlnP/w==
 
 "@types/node-forge@^1.3.0":
-  version "1.3.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.3.13.tgz#1797af20f7eccaf5f37b4d1739923bb0519d95b6"
-  integrity sha512-zePQJSW5QkwSHKRApqWCVKeKoSOt4xvEnLENZPjyvm9Ezdf/EyDeJM7jqLzOwjVICQQzvLZ63T55MKdJB5H6ww==
+  version "1.3.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.3.14.tgz#006c2616ccd65550560c2757d8472eb6d3ecea0b"
+  integrity sha512-mhVF2BnD4BO+jtOp7z1CdzaK4mbuK0LLQYAvdOLqHTavxFNq4zA1EmYkpnFjP8HOUzedfQkRnp0E2ulSAYSzAw==
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
@@ -3049,7 +3049,7 @@ browser-process-hrtime@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browser-process-hrtime/-/browser-process-hrtime-1.0.0.tgz#3c9b4b7d782c8121e56f10106d84c0d0ffc94626"
   integrity sha512-9o5UecI3GhkpM6DrXr69PblIuWxPKk9Y0jHBRhdocZ2y7YECBFCsHm79Pr3OyR2AvjhDkabFJaDJMYRazHgsow==
 
-browserslist@^4.0.0, browserslist@^4.18.1, browserslist@^4.21.4, browserslist@^4.24.0, browserslist@^4.24.4, browserslist@^4.25.1:
+browserslist@^4.0.0, browserslist@^4.18.1, browserslist@^4.21.4, browserslist@^4.24.0, browserslist@^4.24.4, browserslist@^4.25.3:
   version "4.25.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browserslist/-/browserslist-4.25.3.tgz#9167c9cbb40473f15f75f85189290678b99b16c5"
   integrity sha512-cDGv1kkDI4/0e5yON9yM5G/0A5u8sf5TnmdX5C9qHzI9PPu++sQ9zjm1k9NiOrf3riY4OkK0zSGqfvJyJsgCBQ==
@@ -3396,21 +3396,21 @@ cookie@0.7.1:
   integrity sha512-6DnInpx7SJ2AK3+CTUE/ZM0vWTUboZCegxhC2xiIydHR9jNuTAASBrfEpHhiGOZw/nX51bHt6YQl8jsGo4y/0w==
 
 core-js-compat@^3.43.0:
-  version "3.45.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-compat/-/core-js-compat-3.45.0.tgz#bc0017525dcb7a42ba3241d02f6fce9bae8e5c33"
-  integrity sha512-gRoVMBawZg0OnxaVv3zpqLLxaHmsubEGyTnqdpI/CEBvX4JadI1dMSHxagThprYRtSVbuQxvi6iUatdPxohHpA==
+  version "3.45.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-compat/-/core-js-compat-3.45.1.tgz#424f3f4af30bf676fd1b67a579465104f64e9c7a"
+  integrity sha512-tqTt5T4PzsMIZ430XGviK4vzYSoeNJ6CXODi6c/voxOT6IZqBht5/EKaSNnYiEjjRYxjVz7DQIsOsY0XNi8PIA==
   dependencies:
-    browserslist "^4.25.1"
+    browserslist "^4.25.3"
 
 core-js-pure@^3.23.3:
-  version "3.45.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-pure/-/core-js-pure-3.45.0.tgz#c753b80daf1bf732e56bf0b8cbd62797c0c1f235"
-  integrity sha512-OtwjqcDpY2X/eIIg1ol/n0y/X8A9foliaNt1dSK0gV3J2/zw+89FcNG3mPK+N8YWts4ZFUPxnrAzsxs/lf8yDA==
+  version "3.45.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-pure/-/core-js-pure-3.45.1.tgz#b129d86a5f7f8380378577c7eaee83608570a05a"
+  integrity sha512-OHnWFKgTUshEU8MK+lOs1H8kC8GkTi9Z1tvNkxrCcw9wl3MJIO7q2ld77wjWn4/xuGrVu2X+nME1iIIPBSdyEQ==
 
 core-js@^3.19.2:
-  version "3.45.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js/-/core-js-3.45.0.tgz#556c2af44a2d9c73ea7b49504392474a9f7c947e"
-  integrity sha512-c2KZL9lP4DjkN3hk/an4pWn5b5ZefhRJnAc42n6LJ19kSnbeRbdQZE5dSeE2LBol1OwJD3X1BQvFTAsa8ReeDA==
+  version "3.45.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js/-/core-js-3.45.1.tgz#5810e04a1b4e9bc5ddaa4dd12e702ff67300634d"
+  integrity sha512-L4NPsJlCfZsPeXukyzHFlg/i7IIVwHSItR0wg0FLNqYClJ4MQYTYLbC7EkjKYRLZF2iof2MUgN0EGy7MdQFChg==
 
 core-util-is@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.3"