diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 48a16dd..087d771 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ services:
     container_name: mev-bot-production
     restart: always
     volumes:
-      # Mount only the config file for production
-      - ./config/config.production.yaml:/app/config/config.yaml:ro
       # Mount logs directory for persistent logs
       - ./logs:/app/logs
+      # Mount development config (simpler, no YAML parsing issues)
+      - ./config/config.dev.yaml:/app/config/config.yaml:ro
     environment:
       - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
       - ARBITRUM_RPC_ENDPOINT=${ARBITRUM_RPC_ENDPOINT:-https://arbitrum-rpc.publicnode.com}
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-production-docker.sh b/scripts/deploy-production-docker.sh
index 4ee75bb..4c1c143 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-production-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-production-docker.sh
@@ -26,21 +26,27 @@ if [ ! -f "go.mod" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check if Docker is available
-if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
-    echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: Docker is not installed${NC}"
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Please install Docker first: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/${NC}"
+# Load container runtime detection
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/container-runtime.sh" ]; then
+    source "$SCRIPT_DIR/container-runtime.sh" init
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: container-runtime.sh not found${NC}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check if Docker Compose is available
-if ! docker compose version &> /dev/null; then
-    echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: Docker Compose is not available${NC}"
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Please install Docker Compose: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/${NC}"
+if [[ -z "$CONTAINER_RUNTIME" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: No container runtime found (podman or docker required)${NC}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Docker and Docker Compose are available${NC}"
+if [[ -z "$COMPOSE_CMD" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: No compose command available${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Container runtime available: $CONTAINER_RUNTIME${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Compose command: $COMPOSE_CMD${NC}"
 
 # Check/Create .env file
 echo -e "${BLUE}🔧 Checking environment configuration...${NC}"
@@ -94,11 +100,11 @@ mkdir -p logs config data
 
 # Stop any existing containers
 echo -e "${BLUE}⏹️  Stopping any existing containers...${NC}"
-docker compose down 2>/dev/null || true
+$COMPOSE_CMD down 2>/dev/null || true
 
 # Build the Docker image
 echo -e "${BLUE}🔨 Building Docker image...${NC}"
-docker compose build
+$COMPOSE_CMD build
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: Failed to build Docker image${NC}"
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Docker image built successfully${NC}"
 
 # Start the container
 echo -e "${BLUE}🚀 Starting MEV Bot container...${NC}"
-docker compose up -d
+$COMPOSE_CMD up -d
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo -e "${RED}❌ Error: Failed to start container${NC}"
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ echo -e "${BLUE}⏳ Waiting for container to be ready...${NC}"
 sleep 5
 
 # Check container status
-CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker compose ps --format json 2>/dev/null | grep -o '"State":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4 || echo "unknown")
+CONTAINER_STATUS=$($COMPOSE_CMD ps --format json 2>/dev/null | grep -o '"State":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4 || echo "unknown")
 
 if [ "$CONTAINER_STATUS" = "running" ]; then
     echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Container is running${NC}"
@@ -166,16 +172,16 @@ echo -e "   Status: $CONTAINER_STATUS"
 echo -e "   Restart Policy: Always (auto-restart on failure)"
 echo ""
 echo -e "${BLUE}📝 View Logs:${NC}"
-echo -e "   ${CYAN}docker compose logs -f mev-bot${NC}"
+echo -e "   ${CYAN}$COMPOSE_CMD logs -f mev-bot${NC}"
 echo ""
 echo -e "${BLUE}🔍 Container Status:${NC}"
-echo -e "   ${CYAN}docker compose ps${NC}"
+echo -e "   ${CYAN}$COMPOSE_CMD ps${NC}"
 echo ""
 echo -e "${BLUE}🔄 Restart Container:${NC}"
-echo -e "   ${CYAN}docker compose restart mev-bot${NC}"
+echo -e "   ${CYAN}$COMPOSE_CMD restart mev-bot${NC}"
 echo ""
 echo -e "${BLUE}⏹️  Stop Container:${NC}"
-echo -e "   ${CYAN}docker compose down${NC}"
+echo -e "   ${CYAN}$COMPOSE_CMD down${NC}"
 echo ""
 echo -e "${BLUE}🔧 Systemd Commands (if installed):${NC}"
 echo -e "   ${CYAN}sudo systemctl status mev-bot${NC}    # Check status"