diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-build.yml b/.github/workflows/api-build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c410d38..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/api-build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-name: API - Build
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-env:
-  DOCKER_IMAGE: prasadhonrao/devcamper-api
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        run: |
-          docker build -t ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }} -f api/Dockerfile api
-          docker tag ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }} ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:latest
-          docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }}
-          docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/api-cd.yml
index 34af841..d485a9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-cd.yml
@@ -1,31 +1,84 @@
 name: API - Continuous Deployment
 
 on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ['API - Continuous Integration']
-    types:
-      - completed
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'api/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  DOCKER_IMAGE: prasadhonrao/devcamper-api
 
 jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        run: |
+          docker build -t ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }} -f api/Dockerfile api
+          docker tag ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }} ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:latest
+          docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }}
+          docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:latest
+
   deploy:
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '20'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          cd api
-          npm install
+        run: npm install --prefix api
 
       - name: Deploy
         run: |
           # Add your deployment steps here
           echo "Deploying the application..."
+  notify:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: deploy
+    if: always()
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Send email notification
+        uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
+        with:
+          server_address: smtp.gmail.com
+          server_port: 587
+          username: ${{ secrets.GMAIL_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GMAIL_PASSWORD }}
+          subject: ${{ job.status }}: Deployment Notification
+          body: |
+            The deployment has ${{ job.status }}!
+            Repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+            Branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+            Commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+            Author: ${{ github.actor }}
+            Workflow: ${{ github.workflow }}
+            Job: ${{ github.job }}
+            Run ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+            Run Number: ${{ github.run_number }}
+            Logs: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          to: ${{ secrets.NOTIFY_EMAIL }}
+          from: ${{ secrets.GMAIL_USERNAME }}        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/api-ci.yml
index 25b1a38..10a0d3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-ci.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,129 @@
 name: API - Continuous Integration
 
 on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ['API - Security Checks']
-    types:
-      - completed
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - development
+    paths:
+      - 'api/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - development
+    paths:
+      - 'api/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-test:
+  lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '20'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install --prefix api
+
+      - name: Run linter
         run: |
-          cd api
-          npm install
+          export PATH=$(pwd)/api/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
+          npm run lint --prefix api
+
+  dependency-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: lint
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install --prefix api
+
+      - name: Run dependency check
+        run: npm audit --audit-level=high --prefix api
+
+  security:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: dependency-check
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install --prefix api
+
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+        with:
+          languages: javascript
+
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: security
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install --prefix api
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          cd api
-          npm test
+        run: npm test --prefix api
+
+  code-coverage:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: test
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install --prefix api
+
+      - name: Run tests with coverage
+        run: npm run test --prefix api -- --coverage
+
+      - name: Upload coverage report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: coverage-report
+          path: api/coverage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/api-deploy.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dd6cc63..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/api-deploy.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-name: API - Deploy
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install --prefix api
-
-      - name: Deploy
-        run: |
-          # Add your deployment steps here
-          echo "Deploying the application..."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/api-lint.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ff9417..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/api-lint.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-name: API - Linting
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          cd api
-          npm install
-
-      - name: Run linter
-        run: |
-          cd api
-          npm run lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-security.yml b/.github/workflows/api-security.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 86c7d46..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/api-security.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: API - Security Checks
-
-on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ['API - Linting']
-    types:
-      - completed
-
-jobs:
-  codeql-analysis:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-      security-events: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
-        with:
-          languages: javascript
-
-      - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
-
-      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api.yml b/.github/workflows/api.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ad264c..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/api.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-name: API - End-to-End Workflow
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - 'api/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-env:
-  DOCKER_IMAGE: prasadhonrao/devcamper-api
-
-jobs:
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install --prefix api
-
-      - name: Run linter
-        run: |
-          export PATH=$(pwd)/api/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
-          npm run lint --prefix api
-
-  dependency-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: lint
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install --prefix api
-
-      - name: Run dependency check
-        run: npm audit --audit-level=high --prefix api
-
-  security:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: dependency-check
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-      security-events: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install --prefix api
-
-      - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
-        with:
-          languages: javascript
-
-      - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
-
-      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
-
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: security
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install --prefix api
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: npm test --prefix api
-
-  code-coverage:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: test
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install --prefix api
-
-      - name: Run tests with coverage
-        run: npm run test --prefix api -- --coverage
-
-      - name: Upload coverage report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: coverage-report
-          path: api/coverage
-
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: code-coverage
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        run: |
-          docker build -t ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }} -f api/Dockerfile api
-          docker tag ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }} ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:latest
-          docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }}
-          docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:latest
-
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install --prefix api
-
-      - name: Deploy
-        run: |
-          # Add your deployment steps here
-          echo "Deploying the application..."