diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 37ba240a..5f196ca9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     
           - name: Create Release Variables
             run: |
-              export RELEASE_VERSION="${{vars.RELEASE_VERSION_PREFIX}}.${{github.run_number}}"
+              export RELEASE_VERSION="${{vars.RELEASE_VERSION_PREFIX}}.${{ github.event.client_payload.run_number }}
               echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV                    
               export RELEASE_TAG="v${RELEASE_VERSION}"
               echo "RELEASE_TAG=$RELEASE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
                       repo: context.repo.repo,
                       tag_name: process.env.RELEASE_TAG,
                       body: require('fs').readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/release/release-body.md', 'utf8'),
-                      target_commitish: '${{ github.ref_name }}'
+                      target_commitish: '${{ github.event.client_payload.ref_name }}'
                   });
               
                   const files =
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-eks.yml b/.github/workflows/disabled/deploy-eks.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/deploy-eks.yml
rename to .github/workflows/disabled/deploy-eks.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/disabled/test-runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/disabled/test-runtime.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fa9ddec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/disabled/test-runtime.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#
+# run the executable and make an authenticated call in each of the platforms:
+#
+# Windows
+# Ubuntu
+# MacOS
+# Docker
+
+name: Test Runtime
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "nam20485" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "development", "main", "release", "nam20485" ]  
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read  
+
+env:  
+  ARTIFACTS_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts
+  ARTIFACTS_DIR_WIN: ${{ github.workspace }}\artifacts
+  
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Test Runtime Executables
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      checks: write
+
+    strategy:
+      # Set fail-fast to false to ensure that feedback is delivered for all matrix combinations. Consider changing this to true when your workflow is stable.
+      fail-fast: false
+
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          # Windows x64 Release
+          - os: windows-2022
+            preset: x64-release
+          # Linux x64 Release          
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+            preset: linux-release
+          # MacOS x64 Release
+          - os: macos-12
+            preset: macos-release
+          # Linux mingw x64 Release
+          # - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          #   preset: linux-mingw-w64-release
+          # # Linux Python Release
+          # - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          #   preset: python-linux-release
+
+    steps:   
+    
+    - name: Harden Runner
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@63c24ba6bd7ba022e95695ff85de572c04a18142 # v2.7.0
+      with:
+        egress-policy: audit
+
+    - name: Checkout Repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+    
+    # add problem matchers by compiler
+    - name: Add Problem Matchers
+      uses: ammaraskar/msvc-problem-matcher@1ebcb382869bfdc2cc645e8a2a43b6d319ea1cc0 # master
+      if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
+    - name: Add Problem Matchers
+      uses: ammaraskar/gcc-problem-matcher@0f9c86f9e693db67dacf53986e1674de5f2e5f28 # master
+      if: matrix.os != 'windows-2022'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index 4067538d..6ffb0f1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -68,17 +68,41 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+          
+      - name: Create CURRENT_DATETIME Environment Variable
+        run: | 
+          echo "CURRENT_DATETIME=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      
+      - name: Echo CURRENT_DATETIME Environment Variable
+        env:        
+          CURRENT_DATETIME: ${{ env.CURRENT_DATETIME }}
+        run: echo ${{ env.CURRENT_DATETIME }}
+
       # Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
       # https://github.com/docker/metadata-action
       - name: Extract Docker metadata
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@8e5442c4ef9f78752691e2d8f8d19755c6f78e81
+        env:
+          DOCKER_METADATA_ANNOTATIONS_LEVELS: manifest,index
+          CURRENT_DATETIME: ${{ env.CURRENT_DATETIME }}
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
           tags: |
             type=ref,event=pr
             type=ref,event=branch,suffix=-${{github.run_number}}
-            type=ref,event=branch,suffix=-latest            
+            type=ref,event=branch,suffix=-latest
+          annotations: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/nam20485/OdbDesign
+            org.opencontainers.image.description=A free open source cross-platform C++ library for parsing ODB++ Design archives and accessing their data. Exposed via a REST API and packaged inside of a Docker image. The OdbDesign Docker image runs the OdbDesign Server REST API server executable listening on port 8888.
+            org.opencontainers.image.licenses=MIT
+            org.opencontainers.image.authors=https://github.com/nam20485
+            org.opencontainers.image.url=https://nam20485.github.io/OdbDesign
+            org.opencontainers.image.documentation=https://github.com/nam20485/OdbDesign?tab=readme-ov-file
+            org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ github.ref_name }}-${{github.run_number}}
+            org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ env.CURRENT_DATETIME }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.title=OdbDesign Server
 
       # Build and push Docker image with Buildx (don't push on PR)
       # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
@@ -92,12 +116,16 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          #platforms: linux/amd64
           file: Dockerfile
+          annotations: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.annotations }}                      
           build-args: |
             OWNER=nam20485
             GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
             VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES=clear;nuget,GitHub,readwrite
-
+            # ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_USERNAME=${{ secrets.ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_USERNAME }}
+            # ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_PASSWORD }}
+          
       # Sign the resulting Docker image digest except on PRs.
       # This will only write to the public Rekor transparency log when the Docker
       # repository is public to avoid leaking data.  If you would like to publish
@@ -115,4 +143,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: ${{ github.repository }}
           event-type: trigger_deploy_release_event
-          client-payload: '{"ref_name": "${{ github.ref_name }}", "dispatch_id": "${{ secrets.DISPATCH_ID }}"}'
+          client-payload: |
+            '{ 
+                "ref_name": "${{ github.ref_name }}",
+                "run_number": "${{ github.run_number }}", 
+                "dispatch_id": "${{ secrets.DISPATCH_ID }}"
+             }'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0bc7f5f5..4770b091 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ OdbDesignServer/db.sqlite3
 OdbDesignServer/PyOdbDesignLib/_PyOdbDesignLib.pyd
 /TEST_DATA.zip
 deploy/kubeconfig
+Dockerfile.commentedOut
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index c651ef7a..57085208 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
       "displayName": "Python x64 Debug",
       "inherits": "x64-debug",
       "cacheVariables": {
-        "PYTHON_MODULE_BUILD": true
+        "PYTHON_MODULE_BUILD": true,
+        "CMAKE_POSITION_INDENPENDENT_CODE": true
       }
     },
     {
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@
       "displayName": "Python x64 Release",
       "inherits": "x64-release",
       "cacheVariables": {
-        "PYTHON_MODULE_BUILD": true
+        "PYTHON_MODULE_BUILD": true,
+        "CMAKE_POSITION_INDENPENDENT_CODE": true
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c74844b8..3290020b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM debian:bookworm-20240211@sha256:4482958b4461ff7d9fabc24b3a9ab1e9a2c85ece07b2db1840c7cbc01d053e90 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM debian:bookworm-20240211-slim@sha256:d02c76d82364cedca16ba3ed6f9102406fa9fa8833076a609cabf14270f43dfc AS build
 
 ARG OWNER=nam20485
 ARG GITHUB_TOKEN="PASSWORD"
@@ -66,11 +66,13 @@ RUN cmake --build --preset linux-release
 # RUN cmake --build --preset linux-debug
 
 # much smaller runtime image
-FROM debian:bookworm-20240211-slim@sha256:d02c76d82364cedca16ba3ed6f9102406fa9fa8833076a609cabf14270f43dfc AS run
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/nam20485/OdbDesign
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors=https://github.com/nam20485
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="The OdbDesign Docker image runs the OdbDesignServer REST API server executable, listening on port 8888."
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses=MIT
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM debian:bookworm-20240211-slim@sha256:d02c76d82364cedca16ba3ed6f9102406fa9fa8833076a609cabf14270f43dfc AS run
+# ARG ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_USERNAME=""
+# ARG ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_PASSWORD=""
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/nam20485/OdbDesign \
+      org.opencontainers.image.authors=https://github.com/nam20485 \
+      org.opencontainers.image.description="A free open source cross-platform C++ library for parsing ODB++ Design archives and accessing their data. Exposed via a REST API and packaged inside of a Docker image. The OdbDesign Docker image runs the OdbDesignServer REST API server executable, listening on port 8888." \
+      org.opencontainers.image.licenses=MIT
 EXPOSE 8888
 
 RUN mkdir --parents /OdbDesign/bin
@@ -92,5 +94,7 @@ RUN mkdir ./designs
 
 # run
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/OdbDesign/bin
+# ENV ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_USERNAME=${ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_USERNAME}
+# ENV ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_PASSWORD=${ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_PASSWORD}
 RUN chmod +x ./OdbDesignServer
-ENTRYPOINT [ "./OdbDesignServer" ]
+ENTRYPOINT [ "./OdbDesignServer", "--designs-dir", "./designs", "--templates-dir", "./templates" ]
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d1165e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: odbdesignserver-swaggerui
+
+services:
+
+  odbdesign-server:
+    ## enable for passing in branch name as an environment variable
+    #environment:
+    #  - BRANCH=nam20485 
+    #image: ghcr.io/nam20485/odbdesign:${BRANCH}-latest
+    image: ghcr.io/nam20485/odbdesign:nam20485-latest
+    ## enable for local build via the Dockerfile (and disable "image:" key above)
+    # build:
+    #   context: .
+    #   dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: odbdesign-server    
+    ports:
+      - 8888:8888
+    environment:
+      - ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_USERNAME
+      - ODBDESIGN_SERVER_REQUEST_PASSWORD
+    
+   
+  swagger-ui:
+    ## enable for passing in branch name as an environment variable
+    # environment:
+    #   - BRANCH=nam20485 
+    # image: ghcr.io/nam20485/odbdesignserver-swaggerui:${BRANCH}-latest
+    image: ghcr.io/nam20485/odbdesignserver-swaggerui:nam20485-latest
+    container_name: swagger-ui
+    depends_on:
+      - odbdesign-server
+    ports:
+      - 8080:8080    
+    
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