diff --git a/docker/compose.propeller.yaml b/docker/compose.propeller.yaml
index 50a704bd..0bb67ff7 100644
--- a/docker/compose.propeller.yaml
+++ b/docker/compose.propeller.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ networks:
 services:
   manager:
     image: ghcr.io/absmach/propeller/manager:${PROP_RELEASE_TAG}
+    pull_policy: always
     container_name: propeller-manager
     restart: on-failure
     healthcheck:
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ services:
   #   3. PROPLET_EXTERNAL_WASM_RUNTIME=wasmtime
   proplet:
     image: ${PROPLET_IMAGE}:${PROPLET_IMAGE_TAG}
+    pull_policy: always
     container_name: propeller-proplet
     restart: on-failure
     healthcheck:
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ services:
 
   proxy:
     image: ghcr.io/absmach/propeller/proxy:${PROP_RELEASE_TAG}
+    pull_policy: always
     container_name: propeller-proxy
     restart: on-failure
     healthcheck:
diff --git a/docker/compose.yaml b/docker/compose.yaml
index 07e05980..2c547919 100644
--- a/docker/compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/compose.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ services:
 
   atom:
     image: ghcr.io/absmach/atom:${ATOM_IMAGE_TAG}
+    pull_policy: always
     container_name: propeller-atom
     restart: on-failure
     depends_on:
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ services:
 
   atom-ui:
     image: ghcr.io/absmach/atom-ui:${ATOM_UI_IMAGE_TAG:-latest}
+    pull_policy: always
     container_name: propeller-atom-ui
     restart: on-failure
     depends_on:
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ services:
 
   fluxmq-node1:
     image: ghcr.io/absmach/fluxmq:${FLUXMQ_IMAGE_TAG}
+    pull_policy: always
     container_name: propeller-fluxmq-node1
     user: "0:0"
     command: ["-config", "/etc/fluxmq/config.yaml"]
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ services:
 
   fluxmq-auth:
     image: ghcr.io/absmach/magistrala/fluxmq:${MG_RELEASE_TAG}
+    pull_policy: always
     container_name: propeller-fluxmq-auth
     restart: on-failure
     depends_on:
diff --git a/docker/fluxmq/node1.yaml b/docker/fluxmq/node1.yaml
index 1b6aefc2..6287d8d6 100644
--- a/docker/fluxmq/node1.yaml
+++ b/docker/fluxmq/node1.yaml
@@ -103,12 +103,13 @@ queues:
       max_length_bytes: 1073741824
 
 auth:
-  url: "http://fluxmq-auth:7016"
-  transport: "grpc"
-  timeout: 15s
-  protocols:
-    mqtt: true
-    http: true
-    coap: true
-    amqp: true
-    amqp091: false
+  external:
+    url: "http://fluxmq-auth:7016"
+    transport: "grpc"
+    timeout: 15s
+    protocols:
+      mqtt: true
+      http: true
+      coap: true
+      amqp: true
+      amqp091: false
diff --git a/docker/ssl/certs/.gitkeep b/docker/ssl/certs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b