diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 41baa8b..0968536 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ DB_NAME=mold_cost_development
 
 # --- Application Configuration ---
 SECRET_KEY='a_different_secret_key_for_development'
-FLASK_DEBUG=1
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+FLASK_DEBUG=1
+HOST_ENV=local # Set AWS for AWS deployments
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diff --git a/src/app/__init__.py b/src/app/__init__.py
index e169cdc..c090482 100644
--- a/src/app/__init__.py
+++ b/src/app/__init__.py
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ def create_app(config_class=None):
     if config_class is None:
         config_class = get_config()
     app.config.from_object(config_class)
-    
+
+    # Ensure SECRET_KEY is set from environment if not present
+    if not hasattr(config_class, 'SECRET_KEY') or not config_class.SECRET_KEY:
+        env_secret = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')
+        if not env_secret:
+            raise ValueError("SECRET_KEY environment variable is not set")
+        config_class.SECRET_KEY = env_secret
+    app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = config_class.SECRET_KEY.encode('utf-8')
     # Initialize configuration
     config_class.init_app(app)
     
-    # Ensure secret key is properly set
-    if not app.config.get('SECRET_KEY'):
-        raise ValueError("SECRET_KEY must be set in the configuration")
-    app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = app.config['SECRET_KEY'].encode('utf-8')
-    
     # Ensure instance folder exists
     try:
         os.makedirs(app.instance_path)
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@ def create_app(config_class=None):
         pass
     
     # Configure logging
-    configure_logging(app)
+    if os.environ.get('HOST_ENV') != 'AWS':
+        configure_logging(app)
     
     # Initialize extensions with retry logic
     max_retries = 3
@@ -117,8 +120,8 @@ def create_app(config_class=None):
             handler.flush()
     
     # Debug: write all registered endpoints to a file
-    with open('logs/endpoints.log', 'w') as f:
-        for rule in app.url_map.iter_rules():
-            f.write(f"{rule.endpoint} {rule.methods} {rule.rule}\n")
+    # with open('logs/endpoints.log', 'w') as f:
+    #    for rule in app.url_map.iter_rules():
+    #        f.write(f"{rule.endpoint} {rule.methods} {rule.rule}\n")
     
     return app 
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diff --git a/src/app/config.py b/src/app/config.py
index 0168560..fae64bf 100644
--- a/src/app/config.py
+++ b/src/app/config.py
@@ -164,14 +164,15 @@ class Config:
         app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = cls.SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI
 
         # Configure logging
-        if not os.path.exists('logs'):
-            os.mkdir('logs')
-        file_handler = RotatingFileHandler('logs/app.log',
-                                         maxBytes=10240,
-                                         backupCount=10)
-        file_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(cls.LOG_FORMAT))
-        file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-        app.logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+        if os.environ.get('HOST_ENV') != 'AWS':
+            if not os.path.exists('logs'):
+                os.mkdir('logs')
+            file_handler = RotatingFileHandler('logs/app.log',
+                                                maxBytes=10240,
+                                                backupCount=10)
+            file_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(cls.LOG_FORMAT))
+            file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+            app.logger.addHandler(file_handler)
         app.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
         app.logger.info('Application startup')
 
diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index 930b528..4ebec22 100644
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diff --git a/src/run.py b/src/run.py
index 42fc87d..2ee09fc 100644
--- a/src/run.py
+++ b/src/run.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import os
 import logging
 from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
 from flask import render_template
+from flask_migrate import upgrade
+import awsgi
 
 app = create_app()
 
@@ -39,4 +41,14 @@ if not app.debug:
     app.logger.info('Mold Cost Calculator startup')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5004) 
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+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5004) 
+
+def lambda_handler(event, context):
+    return awsgi.response(app, event, context)
+
+def lambda_handler_upgrade_db(event, context):
+    with app.app_context():
+        upgrade()
+    return {"statusCode": 200, "body": "Database upgraded successfully"}
+
+handler = Mangum(app)
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