diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 3b5ed26..66db253 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .idea/
+# comment this if seeding data
 src/main/resources/data.sql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index f026a38..649511d 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ services:
       - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   backend:
-    image: pecacm/acm-website:1.1.12
+    # image: pecacm/acm-backend:local # build your own image if you want to seed data
+    image : pecacm/acm-website:1.1.12
     container_name: acm-backend
     environment:
       - POSTGRESQL_DB_URL=jdbc:postgresql://postgres-database:5432/acm
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 830a06c..da8634e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ spring:
   jpa:
     hibernate:
       ddl-auto: update
+#    defer-datasource-initialization: true # use this if seeding data
     properties:
       hibernate:
         format_sql: true
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ spring:
         use_sql_comments: true
     database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
 
+  #use when seeding data
+
+#  sql:
+#    init:
+#     mode: always
+
   mail:
     host: smtp.gmail.com
     port: 587
@@ -56,6 +63,7 @@ spring:
           starttls:
             enable: true
             required: true
+
 jwt:
   secret: nyanpasu
 verify:
diff --git a/src/main/resources/data.sql b/src/main/resources/data.sql
index fe8a1b0..c67fe95 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/data.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/data.sql
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ VALUES (2, 2024, 'CSE', 'Member', NULL, 'manjotsinghoberoi.btcse20@pec.edu.in',
 INSERT INTO public.users (id, batch, branch, designation, display_picture, email, name, password, student_id, verified,
                           xp_total)
 VALUES (1, 2024, 'CSE', 'Admin', NULL, 'harshpreetsinghjohar.btcse20@pec.edu.in', 'Harshpreet Singh Johar',
-        '$2a$10$d/mEUVISoHIQumX3MZE2iuWbhtqIlCuW5xIEw9vxEuIbWx/TMfcWO', 20103076, 't', 10);
+        '$2a$10$RJzQiTkb/ZbBDwSYXTYTYeo7gKBDn7Q0ntqLBW5nCIYZZd8/NkuFu', 20103076, 't', 10);
 
 --
 -- Data for Name: transactions; Type: TABLE DATA; Schema: public; Owner: acmsecy
diff --git a/target/backend-1.0.1.jar b/target/backend-1.0.1.jar
index fcf5e75..42e4225 100644
Binary files a/target/backend-1.0.1.jar and b/target/backend-1.0.1.jar differ
diff --git a/target/backend-1.0.1.jar.original b/target/backend-1.0.1.jar.original
index 0862c02..61bf9fe 100644
Binary files a/target/backend-1.0.1.jar.original and b/target/backend-1.0.1.jar.original differ
diff --git a/target/classes/application.yml b/target/classes/application.yml
index 830a06c..da8634e 100644
--- a/target/classes/application.yml
+++ b/target/classes/application.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ spring:
   jpa:
     hibernate:
       ddl-auto: update
+#    defer-datasource-initialization: true # use this if seeding data
     properties:
       hibernate:
         format_sql: true
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ spring:
         use_sql_comments: true
     database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
 
+  #use when seeding data
+
+#  sql:
+#    init:
+#     mode: always
+
   mail:
     host: smtp.gmail.com
     port: 587
@@ -56,6 +63,7 @@ spring:
           starttls:
             enable: true
             required: true
+
 jwt:
   secret: nyanpasu
 verify:
diff --git a/target/classes/data.sql b/target/classes/data.sql
index fe8a1b0..c67fe95 100644
--- a/target/classes/data.sql
+++ b/target/classes/data.sql
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ VALUES (2, 2024, 'CSE', 'Member', NULL, 'manjotsinghoberoi.btcse20@pec.edu.in',
 INSERT INTO public.users (id, batch, branch, designation, display_picture, email, name, password, student_id, verified,
                           xp_total)
 VALUES (1, 2024, 'CSE', 'Admin', NULL, 'harshpreetsinghjohar.btcse20@pec.edu.in', 'Harshpreet Singh Johar',
-        '$2a$10$d/mEUVISoHIQumX3MZE2iuWbhtqIlCuW5xIEw9vxEuIbWx/TMfcWO', 20103076, 't', 10);
+        '$2a$10$RJzQiTkb/ZbBDwSYXTYTYeo7gKBDn7Q0ntqLBW5nCIYZZd8/NkuFu', 20103076, 't', 10);
 
 --
 -- Data for Name: transactions; Type: TABLE DATA; Schema: public; Owner: acmsecy