diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a6997b2..4609c45 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment:
-      - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
-      - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${DATABASE_NAME}
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${DATABASE_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     networks:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3ef73e..5b4936f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "test:e2e": "jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-amplify/backend": "^0.5.5",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend": "^1.2.2",
     "@aws-amplify/cli": "^12.8.2",
     "@babel/core": "^7.23.5",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.23.5",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.0.0",
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "eslint": "^8.42.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/src/clients/assessments/assessments.client.ts b/src/clients/assessments/assessments.client.ts
index a449f85..1cac271 100644
--- a/src/clients/assessments/assessments.client.ts
+++ b/src/clients/assessments/assessments.client.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AssessmentEntity } from 'src/models/assessment/assessment.entity';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
+import { envs } from 'src/types/environment-config';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AssessmentsClient {
   constructor(
     private readonly httpService: HttpService,
-    private readonly environmentConfigService: EnvironmentConfigService,
   ) {}
 
   async getAssessmentByBootcampId(
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ export class AssessmentsClient {
     try {
       const response = await this.httpService
         .get(
-          `${this.environmentConfigService.ASSESSEMENT_SERVICE_URL}/bootcamp/${bootcampId}`,
+          `${envs.ASSESSMENT_SERVICE_URL}/bootcamp/${bootcampId}`,
         )
         .toPromise();
       return response.data;
diff --git a/src/clients/bottcamps/bootcamps.client.ts b/src/clients/bottcamps/bootcamps.client.ts
index 3cb0da9..ad98d84 100644
--- a/src/clients/bottcamps/bootcamps.client.ts
+++ b/src/clients/bottcamps/bootcamps.client.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { BootcampEntity } from 'src/models/bootcamp/bootcamp.entity';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
+import { envs } from 'src/types/environment-config';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class BootcampsClient {
   constructor(
     private readonly httpService: HttpService,
-    private readonly environmentConfigService: EnvironmentConfigService,
   ) {}
 
   async getScoreAverage(bootcampId: string): Promise<number> {
     try {
       const response = await this.httpService
         .get(
-          `${this.environmentConfigService.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL}/score/${bootcampId}`,
+          `${envs.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL}/score/${bootcampId}`,
         )
         .toPromise();
       return response.data.score;
@@ -29,12 +28,9 @@ export class BootcampsClient {
   ): Promise<BootcampEntity> {
     try {
       const updateScoreResponse = await this.httpService
-        .post(
-          `${this.environmentConfigService.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL}/score/${bootcampId}`,
-          {
-            score,
-          },
-        )
+        .post(`${envs.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL}/score/${bootcampId}`, {
+          score,
+        })
         .toPromise();
       return updateScoreResponse.data;
     } catch (error) {
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ export class BootcampsClient {
     try {
       const response = await this.httpService
         .post(
-          `${this.environmentConfigService.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL}/score/recalculate/${bootcampId}`,
+          `${envs.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL}/score/recalculate/${bootcampId}`,
         )
         .toPromise();
       return response.data;
diff --git a/src/clients/files/files.client.ts b/src/clients/files/files.client.ts
index 6fb8cbb..46071b0 100644
--- a/src/clients/files/files.client.ts
+++ b/src/clients/files/files.client.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import * as FormData from 'form-data';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
+import { envs } from 'src/types/environment-config';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class FilesClient {
   constructor(
     private readonly httpService: HttpService,
-    private readonly environmentConfigService: EnvironmentConfigService,
   ) {}
 
   async uploadOne(file: Express.Multer.File | any) {
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ export class FilesClient {
 
       const options = {
         method: 'POST',
-        url: `${this.environmentConfigService.FILE_SERVICE_URL}/upload`,
+        url: `${envs.FILE_SERVICE_URL}/upload`,
         headers: formData.getHeaders(),
         data: formData,
       } as const;
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export class FilesClient {
   async findOne(id: string) {
     try {
       return this.httpService.get(
-        `${this.environmentConfigService.FILE_SERVICE_URL}/${id}`,
+        `${envs.FILE_SERVICE_URL}/${id}`,
         { responseType: 'arraybuffer' },
       );
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/clients/reviews/reviews.client.ts b/src/clients/reviews/reviews.client.ts
index 8694e93..5f4da94 100644
--- a/src/clients/reviews/reviews.client.ts
+++ b/src/clients/reviews/reviews.client.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
+import { envs } from 'src/types/environment-config';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ReviewsClient {
   constructor(
     private readonly httpService: HttpService,
-    private readonly environmentConfigService: EnvironmentConfigService,
   ) {}
 
   async getScoreAverage(bootcampId: string): Promise<number> {
     try {
       const response = await this.httpService
         .get(
-          `${this.environmentConfigService.REVIEW_SERVICE_URL}/bootcamp/${bootcampId}/average`,
+          `${envs.REVIEW_SERVICE_URL}/bootcamp/${bootcampId}/average`,
         )
         .toPromise();
       return response.data;
diff --git a/src/config/database/type-orm-config.ts b/src/config/database/type-orm-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e181f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/database/type-orm-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { envs } from 'src/types/environment-config';
+import { DataSourceOptions } from 'typeorm';
+
+const config: DataSourceOptions = {
+  type: 'postgres',
+  host: envs.DATABASE_HOST,
+  port: envs.DATABASE_PORT,
+  username: envs.DATABASE_USER,
+  password: envs.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
+  database: envs.DATABASE_NAME,
+  // Only include necessary properties
+  entities: ['dist/**/*.entity{.ts,.js}'],
+  migrations: ['dist/migrations/*{.ts,.js}'], // Array of strings for migration file paths
+  synchronize: envs.NODE_ENV === 'dev',
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/src/modules/app.module.ts b/src/modules/app.module.ts
index 5db34a5..43c20c7 100644
--- a/src/modules/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/app.module.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { RouterModule } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { PassportModule } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { AppController } from '../controllers/app.controller';
 import { AppService } from '../services/app.service';
-import { environmentConfigSchema } from '../types/environment-config';
 import { AssessmentsModule } from './assessments/assessments.module';
 import { BootcampsModule } from './bootcamps/bootcamps.module';
 import { FilesModule } from './files/files.module';
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ import { UsersModule } from './users/users.module';
     ConfigModule.forRoot({
       envFilePath: ['.env.develop', '.env'],
       isGlobal: true,
-      validationSchema: environmentConfigSchema,
-      validationOptions: {
-        allowUnknown: true,
-      },
     }),
     RouterModule.register([
       {
diff --git a/src/modules/assessments/assessments.module.ts b/src/modules/assessments/assessments.module.ts
index 4b70731..6ad201e 100644
--- a/src/modules/assessments/assessments.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/assessments/assessments.module.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { BootcampsClient } from 'src/clients/bottcamps/bootcamps.client';
 import { AssessmentsController } from 'src/controllers/assessments/assessments.controller';
 import { AssessmentEntity } from 'src/models/assessment/assessment.entity';
 import { AssessmentsService } from 'src/services/assessments/assessments.service';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
 import { jwtConstants } from 'src/utils/jwt/constants.jwt';
 
 @Module({
@@ -22,6 +21,6 @@ import { jwtConstants } from 'src/utils/jwt/constants.jwt';
     TypeOrmModule.forFeature([AssessmentEntity]),
   ],
   controllers: [AssessmentsController],
-  providers: [AssessmentsService, BootcampsClient, EnvironmentConfigService],
+  providers: [AssessmentsService, BootcampsClient],
 })
 export class AssessmentsModule {}
diff --git a/src/modules/bootcamps/bootcamps.module.ts b/src/modules/bootcamps/bootcamps.module.ts
index aee10c6..0799005 100644
--- a/src/modules/bootcamps/bootcamps.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/bootcamps/bootcamps.module.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { ReviewEntity } from 'src/models/review/review.entity';
 import { TestimonialEntity } from 'src/models/testimonial/testimonial.entity';
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/models/user/user.entity';
 import { BootcampsService } from 'src/services/bootcamps/bootcamps.service';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
 import { jwtConstants } from 'src/utils/jwt/constants.jwt';
 
 @Module({
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ import { jwtConstants } from 'src/utils/jwt/constants.jwt';
     FilesClient,
     ReviewsClient,
     AssessmentsClient,
-    EnvironmentConfigService,
   ],
   exports: [TypeOrmModule],
 })
diff --git a/src/modules/environment-config/environment-config.module.ts b/src/modules/environment-config/environment-config.module.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a81bbe4..0000000
--- a/src/modules/environment-config/environment-config.module.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { ConfigModule } from '@nestjs/config';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
-
-@Module({
-  imports: [ConfigModule],
-  controllers: [],
-  providers: [EnvironmentConfigService],
-  exports: [EnvironmentConfigService],
-})
-export class EnvironmentConfigModule {}
diff --git a/src/modules/programs/programs.module.ts b/src/modules/programs/programs.module.ts
index 580b19a..47d3b17 100644
--- a/src/modules/programs/programs.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/programs/programs.module.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { FilesClient } from 'src/clients/files/files.client';
 import { ProgramsController } from 'src/controllers/programs/programs.controller';
 import { ProgramEntity } from 'src/models/program/program.entity';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
 import { ProgramsService } from 'src/services/programs/programs.service';
 import { jwtConstants } from 'src/utils/jwt/constants.jwt';
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import { jwtConstants } from 'src/utils/jwt/constants.jwt';
     TypeOrmModule.forFeature([ProgramEntity]),
   ],
   controllers: [ProgramsController],
-  providers: [ProgramsService, FilesClient, EnvironmentConfigService],
+  providers: [ProgramsService, FilesClient],
   exports: [TypeOrmModule],
 })
 export class ProgramsModule {}
diff --git a/src/modules/typeorm/db.module.ts b/src/modules/typeorm/db.module.ts
index 15ffdd3..4ec4cc8 100644
--- a/src/modules/typeorm/db.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/typeorm/db.module.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,10 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { ConfigModule, ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
-import { TypeOrmModule, TypeOrmModuleOptions } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
-import { EnvironmentConfigService } from 'src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service';
+import { TypeOrmModule,  } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { DataSource } from 'typeorm';
-import type { EnvironmentConfig } from '../../types/environment-config';
-import { EnvironmentConfigModule } from '../environment-config/environment-config.module';
+import config from 'src/config/database/type-orm-config';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [
-    TypeOrmModule.forRootAsync({
-      imports: [ConfigModule, EnvironmentConfigModule],
-      inject: [ConfigService, EnvironmentConfigService],
-      useFactory: (
-        config: ConfigService<EnvironmentConfig>,
-        environmentConfigService: EnvironmentConfigService,
-      ) => {
-        return {
-          type: 'postgres',
-          host: environmentConfigService.DATABASE_HOST,
-          port: environmentConfigService.DATABASE_PORT,
-          username: environmentConfigService.DATABASE_USER,
-          password: environmentConfigService.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
-          database: environmentConfigService.DATABASE_NAME,
-          autoLoadEntities: true,
-          synchronize:
-            environmentConfigService.NODE_ENV ===
-            ('dev' satisfies EnvironmentConfig['NODE_ENV']),
-        } as TypeOrmModuleOptions;
-      },
-    }),
-  ],
-  providers: [ConfigModule, DbModule],
-  exports: [],
+  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forRoot(config)],
 })
 export class DbModule {
   constructor(private dataSource: DataSource) {}
diff --git a/src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service.ts b/src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d2f252..0000000
--- a/src/services/environment-config/environment-config.service.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
-import type { EnvironmentConfig } from '../../types/environment-config';
-
-@Injectable()
-export class EnvironmentConfigService implements EnvironmentConfig {
-  FILE_SERVICE_URL: string;
-  DATABASE_HOST: string;
-  DATABASE_PORT: number;
-  DATABASE_USER: string;
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD: string;
-  DATABASE_NAME: string;
-  REVIEW_SERVICE_URL: string;
-  BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL: string;
-  ASSESSEMENT_SERVICE_URL: string;
-  NODE_ENV: EnvironmentConfig['NODE_ENV'];
-
-  constructor(private config: ConfigService<EnvironmentConfig, true>) {
-    this.FILE_SERVICE_URL = config.get('FILE_SERVICE_URL');
-    this.DATABASE_HOST = config.get('DATABASE_HOST');
-    this.DATABASE_PORT = config.get('DATABASE_PORT');
-    this.DATABASE_USER = config.get('DATABASE_USER');
-    this.DATABASE_PASSWORD = config.get('DATABASE_PASSWORD');
-    this.DATABASE_NAME = config.get('DATABASE_NAME');
-    this.REVIEW_SERVICE_URL = config.get('REVIEW_SERVICE_URL');
-    this.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL = config.get('BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL');
-    this.ASSESSEMENT_SERVICE_URL = config.get('ASSESSEMENT_SERVICE_URL');
-    this.NODE_ENV = config.get('NODE_ENV');
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/types/environment-config.ts b/src/types/environment-config.ts
index d8e7b84..108fc90 100644
--- a/src/types/environment-config.ts
+++ b/src/types/environment-config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
+import 'dotenv/config'
 import * as Joi from 'joi';
+interface EnvironmentConfig {
+  DATABASE_HOST: string;
+  DATABASE_PORT: number;
+  DATABASE_USER: string;
+  DATABASE_PASSWORD: string;
+  DATABASE_NAME: string;
+  NODE_ENV: 'dev' | 'production';
+  PORT: number;
+  FILE_SERVICE_URL: string;
+  REVIEW_SERVICE_URL: string;
+  BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL: string;
+  ASSESSMENT_SERVICE_URL: string;
+}
 
 const environmentConfigSchema = Joi.object({
   DATABASE_HOST: Joi.string().required(),
@@ -7,24 +21,34 @@ const environmentConfigSchema = Joi.object({
   DATABASE_PASSWORD: Joi.string().required(),
   DATABASE_NAME: Joi.string().required(),
   NODE_ENV: Joi.string().valid('dev', 'production').required(),
+  PORT: Joi.number().required(),
   FILE_SERVICE_URL: Joi.string().uri().required(),
   REVIEW_SERVICE_URL: Joi.string().uri().required(),
   BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL: Joi.string().uri().required(),
-  ASSESSEMENT_SERVICE_URL: Joi.string().uri().required(),
-});
+  ASSESSMENT_SERVICE_URL: Joi.string().uri().required(),
+}).unknown()
 
-interface EnvironmentConfig {
-  DATABASE_HOST: string;
-  DATABASE_PORT: number;
-  DATABASE_USER: string;
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD: string;
-  DATABASE_NAME: string;
-  NODE_ENV: 'dev' | 'production';
-  FILE_SERVICE_URL: string;
-  REVIEW_SERVICE_URL: string;
-  BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL: string;
-  ASSESSEMENT_SERVICE_URL: string;
+
+const { error, value } = environmentConfigSchema.validate(process.env);
+
+if (error) {
+  throw new Error(`Config Validation ${error.message}`);
 }
 
-export { environmentConfigSchema };
-export type { EnvironmentConfig };
+const envVars: EnvironmentConfig = value;
+
+export const envs = {
+  PORTS: envVars.PORT,
+  DATABASE_HOST: envVars.DATABASE_HOST,
+  DATABASE_PORT: envVars.DATABASE_PORT,
+  DATABASE_USER: envVars.DATABASE_USER,
+  DATABASE_PASSWORD: envVars.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
+  DATABASE_NAME: envVars.DATABASE_NAME,
+  NODE_ENV: envVars.NODE_ENV,
+  PORT: envVars.PORT,
+  FILE_SERVICE_URL: envVars.FILE_SERVICE_URL,
+  REVIEW_SERVICE_URL: envVars.REVIEW_SERVICE_URL,
+  BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL: envVars.BOOTCAMP_SERVICE_URL,
+  ASSESSMENT_SERVICE_URL: envVars.ASSESSMENT_SERVICE_URL,
+};
+