diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 2503754..bea22ba 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import diskcache
 import threading
 import json
 import time
-from flask_socketio import SocketIO
+from flask_socketio import SocketIO, emit
 import geoip2.database
 from functools import lru_cache
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, unquote
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ if os.environ.get('FLASK_ENV') == 'production':
 app.add_url_rule('/dashboard', view_func=a.dashboard)
 app.add_url_rule('/network', view_func=a.network)
 
-socketio = SocketIO(app)
+socketio = SocketIO(app, async_mode='eventlet')
+background_thread_running = False
 
 # Global variables to track the number of connected clients and the background thread
 clients_connected = 0
@@ -312,41 +313,40 @@ def crawl_and_cache(subpath):
     return json.dumps({"cached_files": cached_files}, indent=4), 200
 
 def query_recent_connections():
-    global clients_connected
-    last_connections = None  # Initialize with None to ensure the first emit happens
-    while clients_connected > 0:
-        rows = a.return_file_access()
+    global clients_connected, background_thread_running
+    background_thread_running = True
+    last_connections = None
+    try:
+        while clients_connected > 0:
+            rows = a.return_file_access()
+            connections = [
+                {
+                    'timestamp': row[0],
+                    'full_path': row[1],
+                    'ip_address': row[2],
+                    'user_agent': row[3],
+                    'referrer': row[4]
+                }
+                for row in rows
+            ]
 
-        # Convert rows to dictionaries for the client.
-        connections = [
-            {
-                'timestamp': row[0],
-                'full_path': row[1],
-                'ip_address': row[2],
-                'user_agent': row[3],
-                'referrer': row[4]
-            }
-            for row in rows
-        ]
+            if connections != last_connections:
+                socketio.emit('recent_connections', connections)
+                last_connections = connections.copy()
 
-        # Only emit if there's a change compared to the previous connections.
-        if connections != last_connections:
-            socketio.emit('recent_connections', connections)
-            last_connections = connections.copy()  # Store a copy of the current state
-        
-        time.sleep(1)
-    
-    print("No clients connected; stopping query thread.")
+            socketio.sleep(1)
+    finally:
+        background_thread_running = False
+        print("No clients connected; stopping query thread.")
 
 @socketio.on('connect')
-def handle_connect():
-    global clients_connected, background_thread
+def handle_connect(auth=None):
+    global clients_connected, background_thread_running
     clients_connected += 1
     print("Client connected. Total clients:", clients_connected)
     with thread_lock:
-        # Start the background task if it's not already running.
-        if background_thread is None or not background_thread.is_alive():
-            background_thread = socketio.start_background_task(query_recent_connections)
+        if not background_thread_running:
+            socketio.start_background_task(query_recent_connections)
             print("Started background query task.")
 
 @socketio.on('disconnect')
@@ -355,6 +355,20 @@ def handle_disconnect():
     clients_connected -= 1
     print("Client disconnected. Total clients:", clients_connected)
 
+@socketio.on('request_initial_data')
+def handle_request_initial_data():
+    rows = a.return_file_access()
+    connections = [
+        {
+            'timestamp': row[0],
+            'full_path': row[1],
+            'ip_address': row[2],
+            'user_agent': row[3],
+            'referrer': row[4]
+        }
+        for row in rows
+    ]
+    emit('recent_connections', connections)
 
 # Catch-all route to serve the single-page application template.
 @app.route('/', defaults={'path': ''})
@@ -363,5 +377,5 @@ def handle_disconnect():
 def index(path):
     return render_template("app.html")
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':   
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     socketio.run(app, debug=True, host='0.0.0.0')
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2331184..b1a0c62 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,40 +16,32 @@ services:
           propagation: rshared
     environment:
       - FLASK_APP=app.py
-      - FLASK_RUN_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - FLASK_ENV=production
     networks:
       - traefik
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
 
-      # ----------------------------------------------------
-      #    HTTP router: Listen on entrypoint "web" (port 80)
-      #    and apply a middleware to force redirect to HTTPS
-      # ----------------------------------------------------
+      # HTTP router (port 80), redirecting to HTTPS
       - "traefik.http.routers.bethaus-app.rule=Host(`app.bethaus-speyer.de`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.bethaus-app.entrypoints=web"
       - "traefik.http.routers.bethaus-app.middlewares=redirect-to-https"
-
-      # This is the "redirect-to-https" middleware definition
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.redirect-to-https.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
 
-      # -----------------------------------------------------
-      #    HTTPS router: Listen on entrypoint "websecure" 
-      #    using TLS via your ACME (Let's Encrypt) resolver
-      # -----------------------------------------------------
+      # HTTPS router (TLS via Let's Encrypt)
       - "traefik.http.routers.bethaus-app-secure.rule=Host(`app.bethaus-speyer.de`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.bethaus-app-secure.entrypoints=websecure"
       - "traefik.http.routers.bethaus-app-secure.tls=true"
       - "traefik.http.routers.bethaus-app-secure.tls.certresolver=myresolver"
 
-      # The service’s internal port
+      # Internal port
       - "traefik.http.services.bethaus-app.loadbalancer.server.port=5000"
 
+    # Production-ready Gunicorn command with eventlet
     command: >
-      sh -c "pip install -r requirements.txt && flask run"
+      sh -c "pip install -r requirements.txt &&
+            gunicorn --worker-class eventlet -w 1 -b 0.0.0.0:5000 app:app"
 
 networks:
   traefik:
     external: true
-
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1ad2786..c1af722 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ flask_socketio
 pillow
 diskcache
 geoip2
+gunicorn
+eventlet
diff --git a/templates/network.html b/templates/network.html
index 3defed6..6ce6d71 100644
--- a/templates/network.html
+++ b/templates/network.html
@@ -53,33 +53,27 @@
 
     <!-- Socket.IO client library -->
     <script src="https://cdn.socket.io/4.0.0/socket.io.min.js"></script>
-    <!-- Using vanilla JavaScript for dynamic DOM updates -->
     <script>
       const socket = io();
+
+      // Request initial data immediately on connection
+      socket.on('connect', () => {
+        socket.emit('request_initial_data');
+      });
+
       socket.on('recent_connections', function(data) {
         const tbody = document.getElementById('connectionsTableBody');
         tbody.innerHTML = ''; // Clear previous content
 
         data.forEach(record => {
           const row = document.createElement('tr');
-          
-          const timestampCell = document.createElement('td');
-          timestampCell.textContent = record.timestamp;
-          const fullPathCell = document.createElement('td');
-          fullPathCell.textContent = record.full_path;
-          const ipCell = document.createElement('td');
-          ipCell.textContent = record.ip_address;
-          const userAgentCell = document.createElement('td');
-          userAgentCell.textContent = record.user_agent;
-          const referrerCell = document.createElement('td');
-          referrerCell.textContent = record.referrer;
-
-          row.appendChild(timestampCell);
-          row.appendChild(fullPathCell);
-          row.appendChild(ipCell);
-          row.appendChild(userAgentCell);
-          row.appendChild(referrerCell);
-          
+          row.innerHTML = `
+            <td>${record.timestamp}</td>
+            <td>${record.full_path}</td>
+            <td>${record.ip_address}</td>
+            <td>${record.user_agent}</td>
+            <td>${record.referrer}</td>
+          `;
           tbody.appendChild(row);
         });
       });