diff --git a/.github/workflows/CD.yml b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3e7b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: EC2 Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [dev-deployment]
+
+jobs:
+  Deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Deploy in EC2
+        env:
+            PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_EC2_PRIVATE_KEY  }}
+            HOSTNAME : ${{ secrets.AWS_EC2_HOSTNAME  }}
+            USER: ${{ secrets.AWS_EC2_USER  }}
+
+        run: |
+          echo "$PRIVATE_KEY" > private_key.pem && chmod 600 private_key.pem
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i private_key.pem ${USER}@${HOSTNAME} '
+
+            #Now we have got the access of EC2 and we will start the deploy .
+            cd ~/npo-backend-template &&
+            git checkout dev &&
+            git stash &&
+            git pull origin dev &&
+            yarn &&
+            pm2 restart app.js
+          '
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5254c1..53c7edc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ This template will be used to create all NPO backend repos
 
 To start working on with this project, follow these steps:
 1. Install the [EditorConfig plugin](https://editorconfig.org/#download) for your IDE.
-1. Add the `.env` file stored in your projects Google Drive folder to the root of the project.
-1. Install NodeJS and yarn following the [instructions here](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install).
-1. Navigate to the project folder in your terminal and run `yarn` to install required packages.
+2. Install NodeJS and yarn following the [instructions here](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install).
+3. Configure environment variables with `dotenv-vault` ([install here](https://www.dotenv.org/docs#getting-started)) following [instructions here](https://www.dotenv.org/docs/quickstart/sync#pull-env).
+4. Navigate to the project folder in your terminal and run `yarn` to install required packages.
 
 ## Project branching structure