diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_aws.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_aws.yml
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+# name: deploy-fastapi
+
+# on:
+#   pull_request:
+#     branches:
+#       - main
+
+# jobs:
+#   deploy:
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     steps:
+#       - name: Checkout code
+#         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+#       - name: Set up Python
+#         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+#         with:
+#           python-version: 3.11
+
+#       - name: Install dependencies
+#         run: |
+#           pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+
+#       - name: Zip application
+#         run: |
+#           zip -r fastapi_deploy_${{ github.sha }}.zip backend -x "*/__pycache__/*" "*.pyc"
+
+#       - name: Configure AWS credentials
+#         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+#         with:
+#           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+#           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+#           aws-region: us-east-1
+
+#       - name: Upload to S3
+#         run: |
+#           aws s3 cp fastapi_deploy_${{ github.sha }}.zip s3://terraform-state-chefit-notprowler/fastapi/fastapi_deploy_${{ github.sha }}.zip
+
+#       - name: Create new application version
+#         run: |
+#           aws elasticbeanstalk create-application-version \
+#             --application-name chefit-backend \
+#             --source-bundle S3Bucket="terraform-state-chefit-notprowler",S3Key=fastapi/fastapi_deploy_${{ github.sha }}.zip \
+#             --version-label "ver-${{ github.sha }}" \
+#             --description "FastAPI deploy at commit ${{ github.sha }}"
+
+#       - name: Deploy to environment
+#         run: |
+#           aws elasticbeanstalk update-environment \
+#             --environment-name fastapi-env \
+#             --version-label "ver-${{ github.sha }}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/terraform.yml b/.github/workflows/terraform.yml
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+# # This workflow will provision the infrastructure necessary to deploy.
+
+# name: terraform
+
+# on:
+#     push:
+#         branches: [ main ]
+#         paths:
+#             - 'terraform/*'
+#             - '.github/workflows/terraform.yml'
+#     pull_request:
+#         branches: [ main ]
+#         paths:
+#             - 'terraform/*'
+#             - '.github/workflows/terraform.yml'
+# jobs:
+#   format:
+#     permissions:
+#       contents: write
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+#     name: Format
+    
+#     steps:
+#       # Clone the repository.
+#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#         with:
+#           # This is required or we end up in detached head state & thus cannot push any changes.
+#           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+#       # Download & set up the terraform CLI.
+#       - name: Set up terraform CLI
+#         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
+      
+#       - run: terraform fmt -check
+#         working-directory: ./terraform
+#         id: fmt
+#         continue-on-error: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+      
+#       - name: update pr
+#         if: ${{ steps.fmt.outcome == 'failure' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+#         run: |
+#           terraform fmt
+#           git config --global user.name "terraform-fmt"
+#           git config --global user.email "noreply@corise.com"
+#           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+#           git commit -am "fixup: terraform fmt"
+#           git push
+#         working-directory: ./terraform
+#   terraform:
+
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+#     name: Validate, Plan, and Apply
+#     env:
+#       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.TERRAFORM_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+#       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.TERRAFORM_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+    
+#     steps:
+#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#       # Download & set up the terraform CLI.
+#       - name: Set up terraform CLI
+#         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
+#       # Initialize terraform.
+#       - name: terraform init
+#         working-directory: ./terraform
+#         id: init
+#         run: terraform init -input=false
+#       - name: terraform validate
+#         working-directory: ./terraform
+#         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+#         run: terraform validate -no-color
+#       - name: terraform plan
+#         working-directory: ./terraform
+#         id: plan
+#         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+#         run: terraform plan -no-color -input=false
+#         continue-on-error: true
+#       - name: pass or fail
+#         uses: actions/github-script@v6
+#         if: ${{ steps.plan.outcome == 'failure' }}
+#         with:
+#           script: |
+#             core.setFailed('Plan failed!')
+#       - name: terraform apply
+#         id: apply
+#         working-directory: ./terraform
+#         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+#         run: terraform apply -auto-approve -input=false
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
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+++ b/deploy.sh
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+zip -r "chefit-backend-$1.zip" ./backend
+
+aws s3 cp "flaskbb_deploy-$1.zip" s3://flaskbbapp
+
+aws elasticbeanstalk create-application-version \
+            --application-name chefit-backend \
+            --version-label "ver-$1" \
+            --source-bundle S3Bucket=terraform-state-chefit-notprowler,S3Key=fastapi/fastapi-app.zip
+
+          aws elasticbeanstalk update-environment \
+            --environment-name fastapi-env \
+            --version-label "ver-$1"
diff --git a/terraform/.terraform.lock.hcl b/terraform/.terraform.lock.hcl
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index 0000000..f95e4b3
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+++ b/terraform/.terraform.lock.hcl
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+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version = "5.98.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:/RMObGCrfJlVoQCf9h88hFkSyLafDXnw6r0yi4gpO80=",
+    "zh:23377bd90204b6203b904f48f53edcae3294eb072d8fc18a4531c0cde531a3a1",
+    "zh:2e55a6ea14cc43b08cf82d43063e96c5c2f58ee953c2628523d0ee918fe3b609",
+    "zh:4885a817c16fdaaeddc5031edc9594c1f300db0e5b23be7cd76a473e7dcc7b4f",
+    "zh:6ca7177ad4e5c9d93dee4be1ac0792b37107df04657fddfe0c976f36abdd18b5",
+    "zh:78bf8eb0a67bae5dede09666676c7a38c9fb8d1b80a90ba06cf36ae268257d6f",
+    "zh:874b5a99457a3f88e2915df8773120846b63d820868a8f43082193f3dc84adcb",
+    "zh:95e1e4cf587cde4537ac9dfee9e94270652c812ab31fce3a431778c053abf354",
+    "zh:9b12af85486a96aedd8d7984b0ff811a4b42e3d88dad1a3fb4c0b580d04fa425",
+    "zh:a75145b58b241d64570803e6565c72467cd664633df32678755b51871f553e50",
+    "zh:aa31b13d0b0e8432940d6892a48b6268721fa54a02ed62ee42745186ee32f58d",
+    "zh:ae4565770f76672ce8e96528cbb66afdade1f91383123c079c7fdeafcb3d2877",
+    "zh:b99f042c45bf6aa69dd73f3f6d9cbe0b495b30442c526e0b3810089c059ba724",
+    "zh:bbb38e86d926ef101cefafe8fe090c57f2b1356eac9fc5ec81af310c50375897",
+    "zh:d03c89988ba4a0bd3cfc8659f951183ae7027aa8018a7ca1e53a300944af59cb",
+    "zh:d179ef28843fe663fc63169291a211898199009f0d3f63f0a6f65349e77727ec",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/terraform/.terraform/terraform.tfstate b/terraform/.terraform/terraform.tfstate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cfcb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/.terraform/terraform.tfstate
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+{
+  "version": 3,
+  "terraform_version": "1.12.0",
+  "backend": {
+    "type": "s3",
+    "config": {
+      "access_key": null,
+      "acl": null,
+      "allowed_account_ids": null,
+      "assume_role": null,
+      "assume_role_with_web_identity": null,
+      "bucket": "terraform-state-chefit-notprowler",
+      "custom_ca_bundle": null,
+      "dynamodb_endpoint": null,
+      "dynamodb_table": null,
+      "ec2_metadata_service_endpoint": null,
+      "ec2_metadata_service_endpoint_mode": null,
+      "encrypt": null,
+      "endpoint": null,
+      "endpoints": null,
+      "forbidden_account_ids": null,
+      "force_path_style": null,
+      "http_proxy": null,
+      "https_proxy": null,
+      "iam_endpoint": null,
+      "insecure": null,
+      "key": "fastapi/terraform.tfstate",
+      "kms_key_id": null,
+      "max_retries": null,
+      "no_proxy": null,
+      "profile": null,
+      "region": "us-east-1",
+      "retry_mode": null,
+      "secret_key": null,
+      "shared_config_files": null,
+      "shared_credentials_file": null,
+      "shared_credentials_files": null,
+      "skip_credentials_validation": null,
+      "skip_metadata_api_check": null,
+      "skip_region_validation": null,
+      "skip_requesting_account_id": null,
+      "skip_s3_checksum": null,
+      "sse_customer_key": null,
+      "sts_endpoint": null,
+      "sts_region": null,
+      "token": null,
+      "use_dualstack_endpoint": null,
+      "use_fips_endpoint": null,
+      "use_lockfile": null,
+      "use_path_style": null,
+      "workspace_key_prefix": null
+    },
+    "hash": 1465801253
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/terraform/backend.tf b/terraform/backend.tf
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+++ b/terraform/backend.tf
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+terraform {
+  backend "s3" {
+    bucket = "terraform-state-chefit-notprowler"
+    key    = "fastapi/terraform.tfstate"
+    region = "us-east-1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terraform/elastic_beanstalk.tf b/terraform/elastic_beanstalk.tf
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index 0000000..f374418
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+++ b/terraform/elastic_beanstalk.tf
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+# resource "aws_elastic_beanstalk_application" "application" {
+#   name = "chefit-backend"
+# }
+
+# resource "aws_elastic_beanstalk_environment" "environment" {
+#   name                = "fastapi-env"
+#   cname_prefix        = "notprowlerfastapi"
+#   application         = aws_elastic_beanstalk_application.application.name
+#   solution_stack_name = "64bit Amazon Linux 2023 v4.5.1 running Python 3.11"
+
+#   setting {
+#     namespace = "aws:autoscaling:launchconfiguration"
+#     name      = "IamInstanceProfile"
+#     value     = "aws-elasticbeanstalk-ec2-role"
+#   }
+
+#   setting {
+#     namespace = "aws:elasticbeanstalk:container:python"
+#     name      = "WSGIPath"
+#     value     = "main:app"
+#   }
+# }
diff --git a/terraform/provider.tf b/terraform/provider.tf
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/provider.tf
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+provider "aws" {
+  region = "us-east-1"
+}