diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6e60e022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# deploy.sh - Production Deployment Script for TFM aInventory
+# Forces Docker Compose to use the inventory.env file for both host and container.
+
+echo "🐳 TFM aInventory - Starting Deployment..."
+
+# 1. Check for configuration file
+if [ ! -f "inventory.env" ]; then
+    echo "❌ ERROR: inventory.env not found!"
+    echo "Please create it or use the template provided."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# 2. Source the env file for the current shell (helps some docker versions)
+export $(grep -v '^#' inventory.env | xargs)
+
+# 3. Run Docker Compose with explicit env-file flag
+echo "🚀 Building and starting containers..."
+docker compose --env-file inventory.env up -d --build --remove-orphans
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Deployment requested."
+echo "   Access URL: https://${SERVER_IP:-localhost}:${FRONTEND_SSL_PORT:-8919}"
+echo "   Run 'docker compose ps' to check status."
+echo ""
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2628184a..f4b36600 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - ${BACKEND_PORT:-8000}:8000
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - inventory.env
     volumes:
       - ./data:/app/data
       - ./logs:/app/logs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - ${FRONTEND_PORT:-3000}:3000
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - inventory.env
     volumes:
       - ./logs:/app/logs
     # Write Next.js logs to both stdout (docker logs) and file (mapped volume)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
       - ${BACKEND_SSL_PORT:-3002}:${BACKEND_SSL_PORT:-3002}
       - ${FRONTEND_SSL_PORT:-3003}:${FRONTEND_SSL_PORT:-3003}
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - inventory.env
     volumes:
       - ./config/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile
       # Persist the internal Caddy certificates so users don't get new certificate warnings constantly
diff --git a/export_prod.sh b/export_prod.sh
index 7543e8d7..659b6c5d 100755
--- a/export_prod.sh
+++ b/export_prod.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cp install_service.sh "$PROD_DIR/"
 cp inventory.service.template "$PROD_DIR/"
 cp USER_GUIDE.md "$PROD_DIR/"
 cp README.md "$PROD_DIR/INSTALLATION_GUIDE.md"
-cp .env "$PROD_DIR/"
+cp inventory.env "$PROD_DIR/"
 cp .git_path "$PROD_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
 cp frontend/VERSION.json "$PROD_DIR/"
 cp frontend/VERSION.json "$PROD_DIR/frontend/"
diff --git a/frontend/VERSION.json b/frontend/VERSION.json
index 98f26d10..b6f04e73 100644
--- a/frontend/VERSION.json
+++ b/frontend/VERSION.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version": "1.9.4", "last_build": "2026-04-13-2115", "codename": "SingleSource", "commit": "30be9678"}
+{"version": "1.9.5", "last_build": "2026-04-13-2132", "codename": "Bulletproof", "commit": "a0eaddf9"}
diff --git a/inventory.env b/inventory.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f23e02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory.env
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# TFM aInventory - Docker Compose Environment
+# =============================================================================
+# This file is used by Docker Compose for host-side port mapping.
+# It should match the values in config/network_config.env
+# =============================================================================
+
+SERVER_IP=192.168.84.113
+
+# Backend Ports
+BACKEND_PORT=8916
+BACKEND_SSL_PORT=8918
+
+# Frontend Ports
+FRONTEND_PORT=8917
+FRONTEND_SSL_PORT=8919
+
+# Security
+JWT_SECRET_KEY=change_me_in_production
diff --git a/run_standalone.sh b/run_standalone.sh
index ae3e6ff9..89eb4e95 100755
--- a/run_standalone.sh
+++ b/run_standalone.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ echo "🚀 Starting TFM aInventory in Standalone Mode..."
 # Trapping termination signals to clean up child processes
 trap "echo 'Stopping all processes...'; kill 0" SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 
-# --- CONFIGURATION (Default values, overridden by network_config.env) ---
+# --- CONFIGURATION (Default values, overridden by network_configinventory.env) ---
 BACKEND_PORT=8000
 FRONTEND_PORT=3001
 BACKEND_SSL_PORT=3002
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FRONTEND_SSL_PORT=3003
 SERVER_IP="localhost"
 
 # Load Configuration from file if it exists
-CONFIG_PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/.env"
+CONFIG_PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/inventory.env"
 if [ -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]; then
     echo "⚙️  Loading network configuration from $CONFIG_PATH..."
     export $(grep -v '^#' "$CONFIG_PATH" | xargs)
diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
index 1ff20a5f..cc67474a 100755
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# --- CONFIGURATION (Default values, will be overridden by network_config.env) ---
+# --- CONFIGURATION (Default values, will be overridden by network_configinventory.env) ---
 BACKEND_PORT=8000
 FRONTEND_PORT=3001
 BACKEND_SSL_PORT=3002
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ FRONTEND_SSL_PORT=3003
 SERVER_IP="localhost"
 
 # Load Configuration from file if it exists
-CONFIG_PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/.env"
+CONFIG_PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/inventory.env"
 if [ -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]; then
     echo "⚙️  Loading network configuration from $CONFIG_PATH..."
-    # Export variables from .env file (ignoring comments and empty lines)
+    # Export variables from inventory.env file (ignoring comments and empty lines)
     export $(grep -v '^#' "$CONFIG_PATH" | xargs)
 fi