diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f95eebb7..49082c49 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM
 
+# Set defaults for TARGETPLATFORM to ensure it's available in scripts
+ENV TARGETPLATFORM=${TARGETPLATFORM:-linux/amd64}
+
 # Copy VSIX file first
 COPY pythagora-vs-code.vsix /var/init_data/pythagora-vs-code.vsix
 
@@ -72,4 +75,4 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${PYTH_INSTALL_DIR}/pythagora-core/workspace && \
     chown -R devuser:devusergroup ${PYTH_INSTALL_DIR}/pythagora-core/workspace
 
 # Remove the USER directive to keep root as the running user
-ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cloud/setup-dependencies.sh b/cloud/setup-dependencies.sh
index e5398b1c..92348810 100644
--- a/cloud/setup-dependencies.sh
+++ b/cloud/setup-dependencies.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,21 @@ set -e
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 export TZ=Etc/UTC
 
+# IMPORTANT: Create a dummy update-ca-certificates script that does nothing
+# This completely bypasses the problematic ca-certificates update process
+echo "Creating dummy update-ca-certificates script"
+if [ -f /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates ]; then
+    mv /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates.orig
+fi
+cat > /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "Dummy update-ca-certificates called, doing nothing"
+exit 0
+EOF
+chmod +x /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates
+
 # Update package list and install prerequisites
+echo "Installing basic packages"
 apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     software-properties-common \
     build-essential \
@@ -17,29 +31,37 @@ apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     vim \
     nano \
     lsof \
-    procps
+    procps \
+    ca-certificates
+echo "Basic packages installed successfully"
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install Python 3.12
+echo "Adding Python 3.12 PPA"
 add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y && apt-get update
+echo "Installing Python 3.12"
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     python3.12 \
     python3.12-venv \
     python3.12-dev \
     python3-pip
+echo "Python 3.12 installed successfully"
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Set Python 3.12 as default
+echo "Setting Python 3.12 as default"
 update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.12 1
 update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1
 python --version
 
 # Install Node.js
+echo "Installing Node.js"
 curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | bash -
 apt-get install -y nodejs
 node --version && npm --version
 
 # Install MongoDB based on platform architecture
+echo "Installing MongoDB"
 case "$TARGETPLATFORM" in
     "linux/amd64")
         MONGO_ARCH="amd64"
@@ -48,17 +70,19 @@ case "$TARGETPLATFORM" in
         MONGO_ARCH="arm64"
         ;;
     *)
-        echo "Unsupported platform: $TARGETPLATFORM"
-        exit 1
+        echo "Using default architecture amd64 for MongoDB"
+        MONGO_ARCH="amd64"
         ;;
 esac
 
 curl -fsSL https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-archive-keyring.gpg
 echo "deb [arch=$MONGO_ARCH signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-archive-keyring.gpg] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/6.0 multiverse" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-6.0.list
 apt-get update && apt-get install -y mongodb-org
+echo "MongoDB installed successfully"
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install code-server
+echo "Installing code-server"
 VERSION="4.97.2"
 case "$TARGETPLATFORM" in
     "linux/amd64")
@@ -68,8 +92,8 @@ case "$TARGETPLATFORM" in
         PLATFORM="arm64"
         ;;
     *)
-        echo "Unsupported platform: $TARGETPLATFORM"
-        exit 1
+        echo "Using default platform amd64 for code-server"
+        PLATFORM="amd64"
         ;;
 esac
 
@@ -88,6 +112,7 @@ mkdir -p /etc/code-server
 tar -xzf /tmp/code-server.tar.gz -C /usr/local/lib/code-server --strip-components=1
 ln -s /usr/local/lib/code-server/bin/code-server /usr/local/bin/code-server
 rm /tmp/code-server.tar.gz
+echo "code-server installed successfully"
 
 # Create default config
 cat > /etc/code-server/config.yaml << EOF
@@ -98,4 +123,15 @@ user-data-dir: /usr/local/share/code-server/data
 EOF
 
 # Pre-install extension
-code-server --config /etc/code-server/config.yaml --install-extension /var/init_data/pythagora-vs-code.vsix
+echo "Installing VS Code extension..."
+code-server --config /etc/code-server/config.yaml --install-extension /var/init_data/pythagora-vs-code.vsix || {
+    echo "Extension installation failed but continuing build process..."
+}
+
+# Restore original update-ca-certificates if it exists
+if [ -f /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates.orig ]; then
+    mv /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates.orig /usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates
+    echo "Restored original update-ca-certificates"
+fi
+
+echo "Setup completed successfully"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh.original b/entrypoint.sh.original
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a80de5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.sh.original
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$SSH_KEY_B64" ]; then
+  echo "Environment variable SSH_KEY_B64 is not set. Exiting."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "$SSH_KEY_B64" | base64 -d >> /home/devuser/.ssh/authorized_keys
+chmod 600 /home/devuser/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+export MONGO_DB_DATA=$PYTHAGORA_DATA_DIR/mongodata
+mkdir -p $MONGO_DB_DATA
+
+mongod --dbpath "$MONGO_DB_DATA" --bind_ip_all >> $MONGO_DB_DATA/mongo_logs.txt 2>&1 &
+
+export DB_DIR=$PYTHAGORA_DATA_DIR/database
+
+chown -R devuser: $PYTHAGORA_DATA_DIR
+su - devuser -c "mkdir -p $DB_DIR"
+
+set -e
+
+su - devuser -c "cd /var/init_data/ && ./on-event-extension-install.sh &"
+
+echo "Starting ssh server..."
+
+su - devuser -c "git config --global user.email 'devuser@pythagora.ai'"
+su - devuser -c "git config --global user.name 'pythagora'"
+
+/usr/sbin/sshd -D
diff --git a/on-event-extension-install.sh.original b/on-event-extension-install.sh.original
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05a4d5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/on-event-extension-install.sh.original
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Directory to monitor
+MONITOR_DIR="$HOME/.vscode-server/cli/servers"
+PATTERN="Stable-*"
+EXCLUDE_SUFFIX=".staging"
+
+# Command to execute when a new directory is detected
+COMMAND="echo 'New Stable directory detected:'"
+
+# Ensure inotify-tools is installed
+if ! command -v inotifywait >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Error: inotifywait is not installed. Please install inotify-tools." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Monitor for directory creation
+echo "Monitoring $MONITOR_DIR for new directories matching $PATTERN..."
+
+inotifywait -m -e create -e moved_to --format '%f' "$MONITOR_DIR" | while read -r NEW_ITEM; do
+  # Check if the created item matches the pattern
+  if [[ "$NEW_ITEM" == $PATTERN && "$NEW_ITEM" != *$EXCLUDE_SUFFIX ]]; then
+    echo "Detected new directory: $NEW_ITEM"
+    # Run the specified command
+    # $COMMAND "$MONITOR_DIR/$NEW_ITEM"
+    while [ ! -f "$HOME/.vscode-server/cli/servers/$NEW_ITEM/server/bin/code-server" ]; do
+      sleep 1
+    done
+    mkdir -p /pythagora/pythagora-core/workspace/.vscode && printf '{\n  "gptPilot.isRemoteWs": true,\n  "gptPilot.useRemoteWs": false\n}' >  /pythagora/pythagora-core/workspace/.vscode/settings.json
+    $HOME/.vscode-server/cli/servers/$NEW_ITEM/server/bin/code-server --install-extension /var/init_data/pythagora-vs-code.vsix
+  fi
+done