diff --git a/API/docker/production/Dockerfile b/API/docker/production/Dockerfile
index 34354b5..0124eaf 100644
--- a/API/docker/production/Dockerfile
+++ b/API/docker/production/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
  && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install PHP extensions
-RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo pdo_mysql mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd intl zip soap
+RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo pdo_mysql mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd intl zip soap opcache
+
+# Copy custom opcache configuration
+COPY ./opcache.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/opcache.ini
 
 # Enable Apache Rewrite module (required by Laravel)
 RUN a2enmod rewrite
@@ -28,6 +31,15 @@ RUN a2enmod rewrite
 # Copy existing application directory contents
 COPY . /var/www/html
 
+# Set Apache to serve the Laravel "public" directory
+RUN sed -i 's|DocumentRoot /var/www/html|DocumentRoot /var/www/html/public|' /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
+
+# Also allow .htaccess overrides in public directory
+RUN echo '<Directory /var/www/html/public>\n\
+    AllowOverride All\n\
+    Require all granted\n\
+</Directory>' >> /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
+
 # Copy existing application directory permissions
 RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html \
  && chmod -R 755 /var/www/html
diff --git a/API/opcache.ini b/API/opcache.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b193c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/API/opcache.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+; Enable OPcache
+zend_extension=opcache
+opcache.enable=1
+opcache.enable_cli=1
+opcache.memory_consumption=128
+opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8
+opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
+opcache.revalidate_freq=2
+opcache.validate_timestamps=1
diff --git a/Frontend/shared/.env b/Frontend/shared/.env
index 83bf5b5..5494f0f 100644
--- a/Frontend/shared/.env
+++ b/Frontend/shared/.env
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 API_DOMAIN=api.speedcartapp.com
-API_PORT=80
 TESTING_MODE=false
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diff --git a/Frontend/shared/src/constants/BaseUrl.ts b/Frontend/shared/src/constants/BaseUrl.ts
index 0d2bf7d..d73b5d6 100644
--- a/Frontend/shared/src/constants/BaseUrl.ts
+++ b/Frontend/shared/src/constants/BaseUrl.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 import config from './config.json';
 
 const API_DOMAIN = config.API_DOMAIN;
-const API_PORT = config.API_PORT;
 
 // Protocol depends on if we're using dev or production
 const API_PROTOCOL = API_DOMAIN === 'localhost' ? 'http' : 'https';
 
 // This can be reused for all backend interactions
-export const BASE_URL: string = `${API_PROTOCOL}://${API_DOMAIN}:${API_PORT}`;
+export const BASE_URL: string = `${API_PROTOCOL}://${API_DOMAIN}`;
 export const TESTING_MODE: boolean = config.TESTING_MODE === 'true';
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