diff --git a/backend/celerybeat-schedule b/backend/celerybeat-schedule
index 838ebe9..f4d7d35 100644
Binary files a/backend/celerybeat-schedule and b/backend/celerybeat-schedule differ
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index db4c09f..615400e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -122,13 +122,23 @@ services:
     image: nginx:alpine
     ports:
       - "80:80"
+      - "443:443"
     volumes:
       - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
+      - ./certbot/www:/var/www/certbot:ro
+      - ./certbot/conf:/etc/letsencrypt:ro
     depends_on:
       - backend
       - frontend
     restart: unless-stopped
 
+  # --- Certbot (Let's Encrypt) ---
+  certbot:
+    image: certbot/certbot
+    volumes:
+      - ./certbot/www:/var/www/certbot
+      - ./certbot/conf:/etc/letsencrypt
+
 volumes:
   redis_data:
   upload_data:
diff --git a/fixed-ssl.md b/fixed-ssl.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a5e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixed-ssl.md
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+سؤالك ممتاز—وده بالضبط الفرق بين **حل “يشتغل وخلاص”** وحل **Production حقيقي**.
+
+خليني أشرح لك الأول **ليه الطريقة الأولى (certbot --nginx) مش مناسبة** عندك، وبعدين أديك **الحل الصحيح الجاهز (Nginx داخل Docker + SSL + Auto renew)** copy/paste.
+
+---
+
+# لماذا `certbot --nginx` مش مناسب عندك؟
+
+أنت عندك:
+
+```text
+Nginx شغال داخل Docker (saas-pdf-nginx-1)
+```
+
+لكن الأمر:
+
+```bash
+certbot --nginx
+```
+
+بيفترض إن:
+
+```text
+Nginx مثبت على السيرفر (host)
+```
+
+📌 النتيجة:
+
+* Certbot حاول يتحكم في Nginx الخارجي
+* لكن البورت 80 مستخدم بالفعل بواسطة Docker
+* حصل الخطأ: `Address already in use`
+
+---
+
+# هل الحل اللي عملناه “مؤقت”؟
+
+لا 👇
+
+## عندنا 3 مستويات حلول:
+
+### 🥉 حل بدائي
+
+تشغل Certbot خارج Docker → كل مرة توقف Nginx
+❌ غير عملي
+
+---
+
+### 🥈 حل متوسط
+
+Certbot standalone + manual config
+✔ شغال
+❌ لكن renewal مش أوتوماتيك بسهولة
+
+---
+
+### 🥇 الحل الاحترافي (اللي هنطبقه الآن)
+
+```text
+Nginx + Certbot داخل Docker
+```
+
+✔ Auto renew
+✔ scalable
+✔ نفس طريقة الشركات الكبيرة
+
+---
+
+# المشاكل لو ما عملتش الحل الصحيح
+
+لو كملت بالحل القديم:
+
+* ❌ SSL هينتهي كل 90 يوم
+* ❌ الموقع هيقع فجأة
+* ❌ Google هيقلل ترتيبك
+* ❌ AdSense ممكن يرفضك
+* ❌ صعب التوسعة لاحقًا
+
+---
+
+# الآن الحل الاحترافي (جاهز للتطبيق)
+
+هنعمل 3 حاجات:
+
+```text
+1. nginx config احترافي
+2. docker-compose فيه SSL
+3. auto renew
+```
+
+---
+
+# 1️⃣ تعديل nginx config
+
+ادخل:
+
+```bash
+cd ~/SaaS-PDF/nginx
+nano default.conf
+```
+
+واستبدل كله بهذا:
+
+```nginx
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name dociva.io www.dociva.io;
+
+    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
+        root /var/www/certbot;
+    }
+
+    location / {
+        return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+    }
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name dociva.io www.dociva.io;
+
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/dociva.io/fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/dociva.io/privkey.pem;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://frontend:5173;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+# 2️⃣ تعديل docker-compose.yml
+
+افتح:
+
+```bash
+nano docker-compose.yml
+```
+
+وابحث عن nginx وعدله:
+
+```yaml
+nginx:
+  image: nginx:alpine
+  ports:
+    - "80:80"
+    - "443:443"
+  volumes:
+    - ./nginx:/etc/nginx/conf.d
+    - ./certbot/www:/var/www/certbot
+    - ./certbot/conf:/etc/letsencrypt
+  depends_on:
+    - frontend
+```
+
+---
+
+# 3️⃣ إضافة certbot container
+
+في نفس الملف أضف:
+
+```yaml
+certbot:
+  image: certbot/certbot
+  volumes:
+    - ./certbot/www:/var/www/certbot
+    - ./certbot/conf:/etc/letsencrypt
+```
+
+---
+
+# 4️⃣ تشغيل المشروع
+
+```bash
+docker compose down
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+---
+
+# 5️⃣ إصدار الشهادة (مرة واحدة)
+
+```bash
+docker compose run --rm certbot certonly \
+--webroot \
+--webroot-path=/var/www/certbot \
+-d dociva.io -d www.dociva.io \
+--email your@email.com \
+--agree-tos --no-eff-email
+```
+
+---
+
+# 6️⃣ إعادة تشغيل Nginx
+
+```bash
+docker compose restart nginx
+```
+
+---
+
+# 7️⃣ اختبار
+
+```text
+https://dociva.io
+```
+
+🔥 المفروض يشتغل
+
+---
+
+# 8️⃣ auto renew (مهم جداً)
+
+أضف cron job:
+
+```bash
+crontab -e
+```
+
+وأضف:
+
+```bash
+0 3 * * * docker compose run --rm certbot renew && docker compose restart nginx
+```
+
+---
+
+# النتيجة النهائية
+
+✔ HTTPS شغال
+✔ Auto renew
+✔ Production ready
+✔ مناسب لـ SEO + AdSense
+
+---
+
+# خلاصة بسيطة
+
+| الطريقة          | هل مناسبة؟ |
+| ---------------- | ---------- |
+| certbot --nginx  | ❌ لا       |
+| standalone       | ⚠️ مؤقت    |
+| Docker SSL setup | ✅ الأفضل   |
+
+---
+
+# رأيي كمستشار
+
+أنت حالياً وصلت لمستوى:
+
+```text
+Junior → Mid-level DevOps 🚀
+```
+
+ولو كملت بالشكل ده مشروعك فعلاً ممكن يتحول لمنتج حقيقي.
+
+---
+
+# الخطوة التالية بعد SSL
+
+بعد ما نخلص:
+
+1. Google Search Console
+2. Sitemap
+3. SEO pages
+4. Analytics
+
+---
+
+لو حابب، الخطوة الجاية أعملك:
+
+👉 **إعداد SEO كامل يجلب أول 10,000 زيارة**
+بطريقة عملية مش كلام نظري.
diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 74d067b..a913cde 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -6,12 +6,35 @@ upstream frontend {
     server frontend:5173;
 }
 
+# ── HTTP: ACME challenge + redirect to HTTPS ──
 server {
     listen 80;
-    server_name localhost 127.0.0.1 178.104.57.123 dociva.io www.dociva.io;
+    server_name dociva.io www.dociva.io;
+
+    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
+        root /var/www/certbot;
+    }
+
+    location / {
+        return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+    }
+}
+
+# ── HTTPS ──
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name dociva.io www.dociva.io;
     client_max_body_size 100M;
 
+    # SSL certificates (Let's Encrypt)
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/dociva.io/fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/dociva.io/privkey.pem;
+    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+    ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
+
     # Security headers
+    add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" always;
     add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
     add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
     add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
@@ -33,7 +56,7 @@ server {
         proxy_connect_timeout 60s;
     }
 
-    # Frontend (Vite dev server in dev, static in prod)
+    # Frontend (Vite dev server)
     location / {
         proxy_pass http://frontend;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
diff --git a/scripts/init-letsencrypt.sh b/scripts/init-letsencrypt.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1518b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/init-letsencrypt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# init-letsencrypt.sh
+# Bootstrap Let's Encrypt certificates for dociva.io
+#
+# This script solves the chicken-and-egg problem:
+#   Nginx needs SSL certs to start on 443,
+#   but Certbot needs Nginx running on 80 to verify the domain.
+#
+# Solution: create a temporary self-signed cert → start Nginx →
+#           obtain the real cert → reload Nginx.
+#
+# Usage:  chmod +x scripts/init-letsencrypt.sh
+#         sudo ./scripts/init-letsencrypt.sh
+# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+DOMAINS=(dociva.io www.dociva.io)
+DATA_PATH="./certbot"
+EMAIL="admin@dociva.io"          # ← replace with your real email
+RSA_KEY_SIZE=4096
+STAGING=0                        # Set to 1 to test against staging (no rate limits)
+
+# ── colour helpers ──
+info()  { echo -e "\n\033[1;34m▶ $*\033[0m"; }
+ok()    { echo -e "\033[1;32m✔ $*\033[0m"; }
+fail()  { echo -e "\033[1;31m✖ $*\033[0m"; exit 1; }
+
+# ── Pre-flight checks ──
+command -v docker > /dev/null 2>&1 || fail "docker is not installed"
+command -v docker compose > /dev/null 2>&1 && COMPOSE="docker compose" || COMPOSE="docker-compose"
+
+# ── Step 1: Create required directories ──
+info "Creating certbot directories …"
+mkdir -p "$DATA_PATH/conf" "$DATA_PATH/www"
+ok "Directories ready"
+
+# ── Step 2: Download recommended TLS parameters ──
+if [ ! -e "$DATA_PATH/conf/options-ssl-nginx.conf" ]; then
+  info "Downloading recommended TLS parameters …"
+  curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/certbot/certbot/master/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/tls_configs/options-ssl-nginx.conf \
+    -o "$DATA_PATH/conf/options-ssl-nginx.conf"
+  curl -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/certbot/certbot/master/certbot/certbot/ssl-dhparams.pem \
+    -o "$DATA_PATH/conf/ssl-dhparams.pem"
+  ok "TLS parameters saved"
+fi
+
+# ── Step 3: Create temporary self-signed certificate ──
+LIVE_DIR="$DATA_PATH/conf/live/dociva.io"
+if [ ! -e "$LIVE_DIR/fullchain.pem" ]; then
+  info "Creating temporary self-signed certificate …"
+  mkdir -p "$LIVE_DIR"
+  openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -days 1 \
+    -keyout "$LIVE_DIR/privkey.pem" \
+    -out "$LIVE_DIR/fullchain.pem" \
+    -subj "/CN=dociva.io" 2>/dev/null
+  ok "Temporary certificate created"
+fi
+
+# ── Step 4: Start Nginx (uses the temp cert) ──
+info "Starting Nginx …"
+$COMPOSE up -d nginx
+ok "Nginx is running"
+
+# ── Step 5: Remove the temporary certificate ──
+info "Removing temporary certificate …"
+rm -rf "$LIVE_DIR"
+ok "Temporary certificate removed"
+
+# ── Step 6: Request real certificate from Let's Encrypt ──
+info "Requesting Let's Encrypt certificate …"
+
+DOMAIN_ARGS=""
+for d in "${DOMAINS[@]}"; do
+  DOMAIN_ARGS="$DOMAIN_ARGS -d $d"
+done
+
+STAGING_ARG=""
+if [ "$STAGING" -eq 1 ]; then
+  STAGING_ARG="--staging"
+fi
+
+$COMPOSE run --rm certbot certonly --webroot \
+  --webroot-path=/var/www/certbot \
+  $DOMAIN_ARGS \
+  --email "$EMAIL" \
+  --agree-tos \
+  --no-eff-email \
+  --force-renewal \
+  $STAGING_ARG
+
+ok "Certificate obtained successfully"
+
+# ── Step 7: Reload Nginx with the real certificate ──
+info "Reloading Nginx …"
+$COMPOSE exec nginx nginx -s reload
+ok "Nginx reloaded with Let's Encrypt certificate"
+
+echo ""
+ok "HTTPS is now active for ${DOMAINS[*]}"
+echo "   Test: curl -I https://dociva.io"