diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b95c4b5..ab27f3a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
       JWT_SECRET: "${JWT_SECRET}"
       GIN_MODE: "${GIN_MODE}"
     volumes:
-      - assets:/app/assets
+      - ./assets:/data/assets
 
 volumes:
-  assets:
\ No newline at end of file
+  assets:
diff --git a/initializers/assets.go b/initializers/assets.go
index d858687..d5ef060 100644
--- a/initializers/assets.go
+++ b/initializers/assets.go
@@ -5,22 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-func CreateAssetsFolder() {
+var DebugBasePath string = "./assets/"
+var ReleaseBasePath string = "/data/assets/"
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat("assets/images"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll("assets/images", os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+func CreateAssetsFolder(basePath string) {
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(basePath + "images"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(basePath+"images", os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat("assets/audios"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll("assets/audios", os.ModePerm); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if _, err := os.Stat("assets/videos"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll("assets/videos", os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(basePath + "videos"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(basePath+"videos", os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/initializers/loadEnv.go b/initializers/loadEnv.go
index 72df89b..ae44db6 100644
--- a/initializers/loadEnv.go
+++ b/initializers/loadEnv.go
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 package initializers
 
 import (
-	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 )
 
 func LoadEnv() {
-	err := godotenv.Load()
+	if os.Getenv("GIN_MODE") != "release" {
+		err := godotenv.Load()
 
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file!")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Error loading .env file!")
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d04bfd3..7442b06 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+var currentMode string
+
 func init() {
 	initializers.LoadEnv()
-	initializers.CreateAssetsFolder()
+	currentMode = os.Getenv("GIN_MODE")
+	if currentMode == "debug" {
+		initializers.CreateAssetsFolder(initializers.DebugBasePath)
+	} else {
+		initializers.CreateAssetsFolder(initializers.ReleaseBasePath)
+	}
 	initializers.ConnectToDB()
 }
 
@@ -30,9 +37,13 @@ func main() {
 	api.Api.GET("/users/:id", controllers.GetUserById)
 
 	// Files
-	api.Router.Static("assets", "./assets/images")
+	if currentMode == "debug" {
+		api.Router.Static("assets", initializers.DebugBasePath+"/images")
+	} else {
+		api.Router.Static("assets", initializers.ReleaseBasePath+"/images")
+	}
 
-	// Posts (middleware to add)
+	// Posts
 	api.Api.POST("/posts", middleware.RequireAuth, controllers.CreatePost)
 
 	// Starting