diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24ab70c..16712c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,42 +1,52 @@
+```
 # Dependencies
-node_modules
-.pnp
-.pnp.js
+node_modules/
 
-# Testing
-coverage
-*.log
+# Environment
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*
+
+# Editor
+.vscode/
+.idea/
 
-# Next.js
-.next/
-out/
-build
-dist
+# Logs
+*.log
 
-# Production
-.vercel
-.env*.local
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
 
-# Environment files
-.env
-.env.production
+# Build outputs
+dist/
+build/
+*.js
+*.ts
 
-# Debug
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
+# Temp files
+*.tmp
+*.swp
+*.swo
 
 # OS
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
 
-# IDE
-.vscode/
-.idea/
-*.swp
-*.swo
-*~
+# Coverage
+coverage/
+htmlcov/
+.coverage
+
+# Cache
+.mypy_cache/
+.pytest_cache/
+.nyc_output/
+coverage/
 
-# Misc
-.turbo
-.cache
+# System
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/api.ts b/src/lib/api.ts
index fcb3e77..0fd5f88 100644
--- a/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,26 @@ export class ApiError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get authentication token for API requests
+ * This function attempts to get the token from the NextAuth session
+ */
+async function getAuthToken(): Promise<string | null> {
+  // In client-side, we can use the getSession function
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+    try {
+      // For client-side, we'll rely on NextAuth's automatic cookie handling
+      return null; // NextAuth handles authentication via cookies automatically
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error getting auth token:', error);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // In server-side, we might need to extract token differently
+  return null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Base fetch function with error handling
  */
@@ -33,12 +53,25 @@ async function fetchApi<T>(
   options: RequestInit = {}
 ): Promise<ApiResponse<T>> {
   try {
+    // For client-side requests, relative URLs work fine
+    // For server-side requests in Next.js, the fetch is handled internally
+    
+    // Get auth token if available
+    const token = await getAuthToken();
+    
+    const headers: HeadersInit = {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      ...options.headers,
+    };
+    
+    // Add authorization header if token is available
+    if (token) {
+      headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`;
+    }
+    
     const response = await fetch(url, {
       ...options,
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        ...options.headers,
-      },
+      headers,
     });
 
     const data = await response.json();
diff --git a/src/lib/authOptions.ts b/src/lib/authOptions.ts
index bbdffc5..752af65 100644
--- a/src/lib/authOptions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/authOptions.ts
@@ -94,4 +94,7 @@ export const authOptions: NextAuthOptions = {
     error: '/auth/error',
   },
   debug: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
+  // Ensure proper domain configuration for production
+  secret: process.env.NEXTAUTH_SECRET,
+  trustHost: true,
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index bbd6268..1a41695 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
 // Create a connection pool
 const pool = new Pool({
   connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
-  max: 20,
-  idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
-  connectionTimeoutMillis: 2000,
+  max: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 20 : 10, // Higher pool size in production
+  min: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 5 : 2,   // Higher min in production
+  idleTimeoutMillis: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 30000 : 10000,
+  connectionTimeoutMillis: 5000, // Increase timeout to 5 seconds
+  maxUses: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 100 : 50, // Recycle connections after this many uses
 });
 
 // Test the connection on startup