diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7c33a80..6545d34 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,64 +1,51 @@
 # Use the official Python 3.11 image from the Docker Hub
 FROM python:3.11-slim as builder
-
 # Install Poetry
 RUN pip install poetry
-
 # Set environment variables for Poetry
 ENV POETRY_NO_INTERACTION=1 \
     POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_IN_PROJECT=1 \
     POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=1 \
     POETRY_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/poetry_cache
-
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
-
 # Copy the Poetry configuration files
 COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock ./
-
 # Install dependencies
 RUN poetry install --no-root
-
 # Use a new slim image for the runtime
 FROM python:3.11-slim as runtime
-
 # Install necessary tools for running the app, including `make`
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     make \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Create non-root user with password
-RUN useradd -r -m -s /bin/bash appuser && \
-    echo "appuser:your_password_here" | chpasswd
-
 # Set environment variables for Poetry
 ENV POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_IN_PROJECT=1 \
     PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
-
 # Copy Poetry installation from builder
 COPY --from=builder /app/.venv /app/.venv
-
 # Copy application files
 COPY . /app/
-
 # Delete Tests for production
 RUN rm -rf /app/tests/
 
-# Restrict file permissions in /app
-RUN chmod -R o-rwx,g-rwx /app/ && \
-    chown -R appuser:appuser /app/
-
-# Disable root login
-RUN chsh -s /usr/sbin/nologin root
+# Add custom configuration to root's .bashrc including password protection
+RUN echo "# Custom configurations added by Dockerfile" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "export APP_PATH=/app" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "alias ll='ls -la'" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "PASSWORD=\"supersecret\"" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "echo -n \"Enter password to access container: \"" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "read -s input_password" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "echo \"\"" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "if [ \"\$input_password\" != \"\$PASSWORD\" ]; then" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "    echo \"Access denied!\"" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "    exit 1" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "fi" >> /root/.bashrc && \
+    echo "cd /app" >> /root/.bashrc
 
 # Expose port for the application
 EXPOSE 3000
-
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
-
-# Switch to non-root user
-USER appuser
-
 # Run `make run` as the entry point
 CMD ["make", "run"]