diff --git a/apps/core/management/__init__.py b/apps/core/management/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/apps/core/management/commands/__init__.py b/apps/core/management/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/apps/core/management/commands/debug_settings.py b/apps/core/management/commands/debug_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0feeb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/core/management/commands/debug_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import os
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Debug Django settings and environment variables'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        self.stdout.write(
+            self.style.SUCCESS('🔍 Debug Information for Django Settings')
+        )
+        
+        # Check environment variables
+        env_vars = [
+            'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE',
+            'DEBUG', 
+            'ALLOWED_HOSTS',
+            'CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS',
+            'SECRET_KEY',
+            'SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT',
+        ]
+        
+        self.stdout.write('\n📝 Environment Variables:')
+        for var in env_vars:
+            value = os.environ.get(var, 'NOT SET')
+            if var == 'SECRET_KEY' and value != 'NOT SET':
+                value = f"{value[:10]}...***"  # Hide secret key
+            self.stdout.write(f"  {var} = {value}")
+        
+        # Check Django settings
+        self.stdout.write('\n⚙️  Django Settings:')
+        try:
+            self.stdout.write(f"  DEBUG = {settings.DEBUG}")
+            self.stdout.write(f"  ALLOWED_HOSTS = {settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS}")
+            self.stdout.write(f"  CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = {getattr(settings, 'CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS', 'NOT SET')}")
+            self.stdout.write(f"  SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = {getattr(settings, 'SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT', 'NOT SET')}")
+            self.stdout.write(f"  SETTINGS MODULE = {settings.SETTINGS_MODULE}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.stdout.write(
+                self.style.ERROR(f"Error reading settings: {e}")
+            )
+        
+        self.stdout.write('\n✅ Debug completed!')
diff --git a/django_project/settings/production.py b/django_project/settings/production.py
index 71f7164..f3e0ce1 100644
--- a/django_project/settings/production.py
+++ b/django_project/settings/production.py
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ Production settings for Django project.
 """
 from .base import *
 
-DEBUG = False
+DEBUG = config('DEBUG', default=False, cast=bool)
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = config('ALLOWED_HOSTS', cast=lambda v: [s.strip() for s in v.split(',')])
+# Override ALLOWED_HOSTS with production default if not set
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = config('ALLOWED_HOSTS', default='localhost,127.0.0.1', cast=lambda v: [s.strip() for s in v.split(',')])
+
+# CSRF trusted origins for production (inherits from base.py but can be overridden)
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = config('CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS', default='', cast=lambda v: [s.strip() for s in v.split(',') if s.strip()])
 
 SECURE_BROWSER_XSS_FILTER = True
 SECURE_CONTENT_TYPE_NOSNIFF = True
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 7ab06ab..964d4ac 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ python manage.py setup_social_apps || {
 echo "Skipping Tailwind build at runtime (already built during Docker build)..."
 # Note: Tailwind CSS is built during the Docker build process to avoid permission issues
 
+echo "🔍 Debugging Django settings..."
+python manage.py debug_settings
+
 echo "Collecting static files..."
 # Handle potential permission issues with Docker volumes
 # Try to collect static files, but don't fail if it doesn't work since we have build-time static files