diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 1ad492b..b28599d 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pipeline {
 
     environment {
         REGISTRY = "myharbor.local:80"
+        HARBOR_IP = "192.168.108.101" // Your Master Node IP
         APP_NAME = "ecommerce-app" 
         IMAGE_NAME = "ecommerce-backend"
         IMAGE_TAG = "${REGISTRY}/library/${IMAGE_NAME}:${env.BRANCH_NAME}-${env.BUILD_NUMBER}"
@@ -11,37 +12,22 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stages {
-        stage('Checkout') {
+        stage('Network Setup') {
             steps {
-                checkout scm
+                // Manually inject the host entry for this build session
+                sh "echo '${HARBOR_IP} myharbor.local' | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts"
             }
         }
 
         stage('Build Image') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    // Force nerdctl to use the socket by creating the directory it expects
-                    sh """
-                    mkdir -p /run/buildkit-default
-                    mkdir -p /run/buildkit
+                    // Start buildkitd if it died during pod rotation
+                    sh "mkdir -p /run/buildkit && sudo chmod 777 /run/buildkit"
+                    sh "nohup buildkitd --addr unix:///run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock > /tmp/buildkitd.log 2>&1 &"
+                    sleep 10
                     
-                    # Search for the buildkit socket in the entire /run directory
-                    # and symlink it to the default location nerdctl wants
-                    BK_SOCKET=\$(find /run -name "buildkitd.sock" | head -n 1)
-                    
-                    if [ -n "\$BK_SOCKET" ]; then
-                        echo "Found BuildKit socket at \$BK_SOCKET. Linking..."
-                        ln -sf \$BK_SOCKET /run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock
-                        ln -sf \$BK_SOCKET /run/buildkit-default/buildkitd.sock
-                    else
-                        echo "BuildKit socket not found. Attempting to start it locally..."
-                        nohup buildkitd --addr unix:///run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock > /tmp/buildkitd.log 2>&1 &
-                        sleep 10
-                    fi
-                    
-                    # Run the build
-                    nerdctl --address ${CONTAINERD_ADDR} build --insecure-registry -t ${IMAGE_TAG} .
-                    """
+                    sh "nerdctl --address ${CONTAINERD_ADDR} build --insecure-registry -t ${IMAGE_TAG} ."
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -50,24 +36,19 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                     withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'harbor-creds', passwordVariable: 'PASS', usernameVariable: 'USER')]) {
-                        sh "nerdctl --address ${CONTAINERD_ADDR} login ${REGISTRY} -u ${USER} -p ${PASS} --insecure-registry"
+                        // Using --password-stdin to remove the "insecure" warning
+                        sh "echo '${PASS}' | nerdctl --address ${CONTAINERD_ADDR} login ${REGISTRY} -u ${USER} --password-stdin --insecure-registry"
                         sh "nerdctl --address ${CONTAINERD_ADDR} push ${IMAGE_TAG} --insecure-registry"
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        stage('Deploy to K8s') {
+        stage('Deploy') {
             steps {
                 script {
                     withCredentials([file(credentialsId: 'k8s-config', variable: 'KUBECONFIG')]) {
-                        // Using 'Never' because nerdctl builds directly into the containerd store 
-                        // shared by the node. 
-                        sh """
-                        kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch deployment ${APP_NAME} -n ${NAMESPACE} --patch \
-                        '{"spec": {"template": {"spec": {"containers": [{"name": "${APP_NAME}", "image": "${IMAGE_TAG}", "imagePullPolicy": "Never"}]}}}}'
-                        """
-                        sh "kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} rollout status deployment/${APP_NAME} -n ${NAMESPACE}"
+                        sh "kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch deployment ${APP_NAME} -n ${NAMESPACE} --patch '{\"spec\": {\"template\": {\"spec\": {\"containers\": [{\"name\": \"${APP_NAME}\", \"image\": \"${IMAGE_TAG}\", \"imagePullPolicy\": \"Never\"}]}}}}'"
                     }
                 }
             }