diff --git a/akarpov/blog/signals.py b/akarpov/blog/signals.py
index 143da5c..f88d3b4 100644
--- a/akarpov/blog/signals.py
+++ b/akarpov/blog/signals.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def post_on_save(sender, instance: Post, **kwargs):
                         "app_label": "blog",
                         "model_name": "Post",
                     },
-                    countdown=10,
+                    countdown=2,
                 )
             else:
                 instance.image_cropped = None
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ def post_on_create(sender, instance: Post, created, **kwargs):
                     "app_label": "blog",
                     "model_name": "Post",
                 },
-                countdown=10,
+                countdown=2,
             )
diff --git a/akarpov/common/tasks.py b/akarpov/common/tasks.py
index b7dfa18..6149c16 100644
--- a/akarpov/common/tasks.py
+++ b/akarpov/common/tasks.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def crop_model_image(pk: int, app_label: str, model_name: str):
     instance = model.objects.get(pk=pk)
     instance.image_cropped.save(
         instance.image.path.split(".")[0].split("/")[-1] + ".png",
-        File(crop_image(instance.image.path, cut_to=(250, 250))),
+        File(crop_image(instance.image.path, length=250)),
         save=False,
     )
     instance.save(update_fields=["image_cropped"])
diff --git a/akarpov/templates/pages/about.html b/akarpov/templates/pages/about.html
index 94d9808..3fa91f2 100644
--- a/akarpov/templates/pages/about.html
+++ b/akarpov/templates/pages/about.html
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<p> this is me, and thats my website </p>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/akarpov/templates/pages/home.html b/akarpov/templates/pages/home.html
index 94d9808..b469222 100644
--- a/akarpov/templates/pages/home.html
+++ b/akarpov/templates/pages/home.html
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<p>This is my site %evil text%</p>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/akarpov/templates/users/user_detail.html b/akarpov/templates/users/user_detail.html
index e7f5d5e..afc04a8 100644
--- a/akarpov/templates/users/user_detail.html
+++ b/akarpov/templates/users/user_detail.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <header>
     <!-- here’s the avatar -->
     <a target="_blank" href="#">
-      {% if object.image_cropped %}<img src="{{ object.image_cropped.url }}" class="hoverZoomLink">{% endif %}
+      {% if object.image_cropped %}<img style="object-fit: cover; width: 125px; height: 125px" src="{{ object.image_cropped.url }}" class="hoverZoomLink">{% endif %}
     </a>
 
     <!-- the username -->
diff --git a/akarpov/users/signals.py b/akarpov/users/signals.py
index 7b057cb..0fa5e76 100644
--- a/akarpov/users/signals.py
+++ b/akarpov/users/signals.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def on_change(sender, instance: User, **kwargs):
                         "app_label": "users",
                         "model_name": "User",
                     },
-                    countdown=10,
+                    countdown=2,
                 )
             else:
                 instance.image_cropped = None
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ def post_on_create(sender, instance: User, created, **kwargs):
                         "app_label": "users",
                         "model_name": "User",
                     },
-                    countdown=10,
+                    countdown=2,
                 )
diff --git a/akarpov/utils/files.py b/akarpov/utils/files.py
index f26b340..c0c0212 100644
--- a/akarpov/utils/files.py
+++ b/akarpov/utils/files.py
@@ -5,17 +5,55 @@
 from PIL import Image
 
 
-def crop_image(image_path: str, cut_to=(500, 500)):
+def crop_image(image_path: str, length: int = 500):
     """Makes image's thumbnail bt given parameters. By default, crops to 500x500"""
-    img = Image.open(image_path)
+    image = Image.open(image_path)
     blob = BytesIO()
 
     try:
-        img.thumbnail(cut_to, Image.ANTIALIAS)
+        if image.size[0] < image.size[1]:
+            # The image is in portrait mode. Height is bigger than width.
+
+            # This makes the width fit the LENGTH in pixels while conserving the ration.
+            resized_image = image.resize(
+                (length, int(image.size[1] * (length / image.size[0])))
+            )
+
+            # Amount of pixel to lose in total on the height of the image.
+            required_loss = resized_image.size[1] - length
+
+            # Crop the height of the image so as to keep the center part.
+            resized_image = resized_image.crop(
+                box=(
+                    0,
+                    int(required_loss / 2),
+                    length,
+                    int(resized_image.size[1] - required_loss / 2),
+                )
+            )
+        else:
+            # This image is in landscape mode or already squared. The width is bigger than the heihgt.
+
+            # This makes the height fit the LENGTH in pixels while conserving the ration.
+            resized_image = image.resize(
+                (int(image.size[0] * (length / image.size[1])), length)
+            )
+
+            # Amount of pixel to lose in total on the width of the image.
+            required_loss = resized_image.size[0] - length
+
+            # Crop the width of the image so as to keep 1080 pixels of the center part.
+            resized_image = resized_image.crop(
+                box=(
+                    int(required_loss / 2),
+                    0,
+                    int(resized_image.size[0] - required_loss / 2),
+                    length,
+                )
+            )
+        resized_image.save(blob, "PNG")
     except OSError:
         print("Can't crop")
-
-    img.save(blob, "PNG")
     return blob
 
 
diff --git a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 59378f2..fa6f2f4 100644
--- a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -59,12 +59,10 @@ COPY --from=python-build-stage /usr/src/app/wheels  /wheels/
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --no-index --find-links=/wheels/ /wheels/* \
   && rm -rf /wheels/
 
-
 COPY --chown=django:django ./compose/production/django/entrypoint /entrypoint
 RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /entrypoint
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint
 
-
 COPY --chown=django:django ./compose/production/django/start /start
 RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /start
 RUN chmod +x /start
diff --git a/compose/production/django/start b/compose/production/django/start
index 7b10be1..043b87b 100644
--- a/compose/production/django/start
+++ b/compose/production/django/start
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset
 
+mkdir /app/staticfiles/
+chmod -R +r /app/staticfiles/
+
 
 python /app/manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+python /app/manage.py makemigrations
+python /app/manage.py migrate auth
+python /app/manage.py migrate
 
 /usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.wsgi --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --chdir=/app
diff --git a/config/settings/production.py b/config/settings/production.py
index 823660c..ba98960 100644
--- a/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/config/settings/production.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.redis import RedisIntegration
 
 from .base import *  # noqa
-from .base import env
+from .base import APPS_DIR, ROOT_DIR, env
 
 # GENERAL
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -64,8 +64,16 @@
 # STATIC
 # ------------------------
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
+STATIC_ROOT = str(ROOT_DIR / "staticfiles")
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#static-url
+STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/staticfiles/#std:setting-STATICFILES_DIRS
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [str(APPS_DIR / "static")]
 # MEDIA
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+MEDIA_ROOT = str(APPS_DIR / "media")
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#media-url
+MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
 
 # EMAIL
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@
 ANYMAIL = {
     "MAILGUN_API_KEY": env("MAILGUN_API_KEY"),
     "MAILGUN_SENDER_DOMAIN": env("MAILGUN_DOMAIN"),
-    "MAILGUN_API_URL": env("MAILGUN_API_URL", default="https://api.mailgun.net/v3"),
+    "MAILGUN_API_URL": "https://api.mailgun.net/v3",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/config/urls.py b/config/urls.py
index 25fe306..852ee38 100644
--- a/config/urls.py
+++ b/config/urls.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 )
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path("", include("akarpov.blog.urls", namespace="blog")),
+    path("home", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="pages/home.html"), name="home"),
     path(
         "about/", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="pages/about.html"), name="about"
     ),
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     path("users/", include("akarpov.users.urls", namespace="users")),
     path("ckeditor/", include("ckeditor_uploader.urls")),
     path("accounts/", include("allauth.urls")),
+    path("", include("akarpov.blog.urls", namespace="blog")),
     # Your stuff: custom urls includes go here
 ] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
     path(
         "api/docs/",
         SpectacularSwaggerView.as_view(url_name="api-schema"),
-        name="home",
+        name="swagger",
     ),
     path(
         "api/redoc/",
diff --git a/production.yml b/production.yml
index 63dc0c7..3dad763 100644
--- a/production.yml
+++ b/production.yml
@@ -31,20 +31,6 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - ./.envs/.production/.postgres
 
-  traefik:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: ./compose/production/traefik/Dockerfile
-    image: akarpov_production_traefik
-    depends_on:
-      - django
-    volumes:
-      - production_traefik:/etc/traefik/acme:z
-    ports:
-      - "0.0.0.0:80:80"
-      - "0.0.0.0:443:443"
-      - "0.0.0.0:5555:5555"
-
   redis:
     image: redis:6