diff --git a/apiGateway/src/main/java/com/library/apiGateway/configs/SecurityConfig.java b/apiGateway/src/main/java/com/library/apiGateway/configs/SecurityConfig.java
index c884431..d87a119 100644
--- a/apiGateway/src/main/java/com/library/apiGateway/configs/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/apiGateway/src/main/java/com/library/apiGateway/configs/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class SecurityConfig {
 
         // Public APIs
             "/book-service/api/books/**",
+            "/book-service/api/book/images/**",
             "/book-service/api/authors/**",
             "/book-service/api/publishers/**",
             "/book-service/api/genres/**",
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/config/SecurityConfig.java b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/config/SecurityConfig.java
index 1fef808..a929b5a 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/config/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/config/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Excepti
                         .requestMatchers("/actuator/**").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/books/**").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers("/api/books/**").hasRole("ADMIN")
+                        .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/book/images/**").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/authors/**").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers("/api/authors/**").hasRole("ADMIN")
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/publishers/**").permitAll()
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/config/WebConfig.java b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/config/WebConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b49dbf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/config/WebConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.library.bookservice.config;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.ResourceHandlerRegistry;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
+
+@Configuration
+public class WebConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
+
+    @Value("${data.book.images.location}")
+    private String imagesLocation;
+
+    @Value("${data.book.images.path}")
+    private String imagesPath;
+
+    @Override
+    public void addResourceHandlers(ResourceHandlerRegistry registry) {
+        registry.addResourceHandler(imagesPath + "**")
+            .addResourceLocations("file:" + imagesLocation);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/datagen/BookSeedDto.java b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/datagen/BookSeedDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c91feed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/datagen/BookSeedDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.library.bookservice.datagen;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Data
+public class BookSeedDto {
+    private String title;
+    private String isbn;
+    private String description;
+    private LocalDate releaseDate;
+    private BigDecimal price;
+    private String imageKey;
+    
+    private String category;
+    private String publisher;
+    private String author;
+    private List<String> genres;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/datagen/TestDataGenerator.java b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/datagen/TestDataGenerator.java
index aa9ce82..73ba800 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/datagen/TestDataGenerator.java
+++ b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/datagen/TestDataGenerator.java
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 package org.library.bookservice.datagen;
 
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.library.bookservice.model.*;
 import org.library.bookservice.repository.*;
-import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
 
-import java.math.BigDecimal;
-import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-@AllArgsConstructor
 @Service
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
 @Slf4j
 public class TestDataGenerator {
 
@@ -22,240 +30,125 @@ public class TestDataGenerator {
     private final CategoryRepository categoryRepository;
     private final GenreRepository genreRepository;
     private final PublisherRepository publisherRepository;
+    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
 
-    @PostConstruct
-    private void initializeDbWithTestData() {
-        if (!bookRepository.findAll().isEmpty()) {
-            log.info("Skipped data generation. Database already contains data.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Create Categories
-        List<Category> categories = createCategories();
-        categoryRepository.saveAll(categories);
-        log.info("Saved categories: " + categories);
-
-        // Create Genres
-        List<Genre> genres = createGenres();
-        genreRepository.saveAll(genres);
-        log.info("Saved genres: " + genres);
-
-        // Create Publishers
-        List<Publisher> publishers = createPublishers();
-        publisherRepository.saveAll(publishers);
-        log.info("Saved publishers: " + publishers);
-
-        // Create Authors and Books
-        List<Author> authors = createAuthors();
-        authorRepository.saveAll(authors);
-        log.info("Saved authors: " + authors);
-
-        createBooks(authors, categories, genres, publishers);
-    }
-
-    private List<Category> createCategories() {
-        List<Category> categories = new ArrayList<>();
+    @Value("${data.seeding.folder}")
+    private String seedingFolder;
 
-        Category fiction = new Category();
-        fiction.setName("Fiction");
-        fiction.setDescription("Fictional books");
-        categories.add(fiction);
+    @Value("${data.seeding.categories}")
+    private String categoriesFile;
 
-        Category nonFiction = new Category();
-        nonFiction.setName("Non-Fiction");
-        nonFiction.setDescription("Non-fictional books");
-        categories.add(nonFiction);
+    @Value("${data.seeding.genres}")
+    private String genresFile;
 
-        Category sciFi = new Category();
-        sciFi.setName("Science Fiction");
-        sciFi.setDescription("Sci-fi books");
-        categories.add(sciFi);
+    @Value("${data.seeding.publishers}")
+    private String publishersFile;
 
-        Category fantasy = new Category();
-        fantasy.setName("Fantasy");
-        fantasy.setDescription("Fantasy books");
-        categories.add(fantasy);
+    @Value("${data.seeding.authors}")
+    private String authorsFile;
 
-        Category biography = new Category();
-        biography.setName("Biography");
-        biography.setDescription("Biographies");
-        categories.add(biography);
+    @Value("${data.seeding.books}")
+    private String booksFile;
 
-        Category selfHelp = new Category();
-        selfHelp.setName("Self-Help");
-        selfHelp.setDescription("Self-help books");
-        categories.add(selfHelp);
-
-        return categories;
-    }
-
-    private List<Genre> createGenres() {
-        List<Genre> genres = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        Genre romance = new Genre();
-        romance.setName("Romance");
-        romance.setDescription("Romantic books");
-        genres.add(romance);
-
-        Genre thriller = new Genre();
-        thriller.setName("Thriller");
-        thriller.setDescription("Thrilling books");
-        genres.add(thriller);
-
-        Genre adventure = new Genre();
-        adventure.setName("Adventure");
-        adventure.setDescription("Adventure stories");
-        genres.add(adventure);
-
-        Genre mystery = new Genre();
-        mystery.setName("Mystery");
-        mystery.setDescription("Mystery novels");
-        genres.add(mystery);
-
-        Genre historical = new Genre();
-        historical.setName("Historical");
-        historical.setDescription("Historical literature");
-        genres.add(historical);
-
-        Genre horror = new Genre();
-        horror.setName("Horror");
-        horror.setDescription("Horror books");
-        genres.add(horror);
-
-        Genre fantasy = new Genre();
-        fantasy.setName("Fantasy");
-        fantasy.setDescription("Fantasy genre");
-        genres.add(fantasy);
-
-        return genres;
-    }
-
-    private List<Publisher> createPublishers() {
-        List<Publisher> publishers = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        Publisher penguin = new Publisher();
-        penguin.setName("Penguin Books");
-        penguin.setAddress("123 Penguin Street");
-        publishers.add(penguin);
-
-        Publisher harperCollins = new Publisher();
-        harperCollins.setName("HarperCollins");
-        harperCollins.setAddress("456 Harper Avenue");
-        publishers.add(harperCollins);
-
-        Publisher simonSchuster = new Publisher();
-        simonSchuster.setName("Simon & Schuster");
-        simonSchuster.setAddress("789 Simon Road");
-        publishers.add(simonSchuster);
-
-        Publisher macmillan = new Publisher();
-        macmillan.setName("Macmillan");
-        macmillan.setAddress("101 Macmillan Boulevard");
-        publishers.add(macmillan);
-
-        Publisher randomHouse = new Publisher();
-        randomHouse.setName("Random House");
-        randomHouse.setAddress("102 Random Lane");
-        publishers.add(randomHouse);
-
-        return publishers;
-    }
-
-    private List<Author> createAuthors() {
-        List<Author> authors = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        Author orwell = new Author();
-        orwell.setName("George Orwell");
-        orwell.setBio("Author of dystopian novels");
-        authors.add(orwell);
-
-        Author rowling = new Author();
-        rowling.setName("J.K. Rowling");
-        rowling.setBio("British author of the Harry Potter series");
-        authors.add(rowling);
-
-        Author king = new Author();
-        king.setName("Stephen King");
-        king.setBio("Author of horror novels");
-        authors.add(king);
-
-        Author austen = new Author();
-        austen.setName("Jane Austen");
-        austen.setBio("Known for novels about social issues");
-        authors.add(austen);
-
-        Author asimov = new Author();
-        asimov.setName("Isaac Asimov");
-        asimov.setBio("Author of science fiction and fantasy");
-        authors.add(asimov);
+    @PostConstruct
+    public void initializeDbWithTestData() {
+        if (bookRepository.count() > 0) {
+            log.info("Database already initialized. Skipping data seeding.");
+            return;
+        }
 
-        return authors;
+        try {
+            List<Category> categories = loadData(categoriesFile, new TypeReference<>() {
+            });
+            categories = categoryRepository.saveAll(categories);
+            log.info("Loaded {} categories", categories.size());
+
+            List<Genre> genres = loadData(genresFile, new TypeReference<>() {
+            });
+            genres = genreRepository.saveAll(genres);
+            log.info("Loaded {} genres", genres.size());
+
+            List<Publisher> publishers = loadData(publishersFile, new TypeReference<>() {
+            });
+            publishers = publisherRepository.saveAll(publishers);
+            log.info("Loaded {} publishers", publishers.size());
+
+            List<Author> authors = loadData(authorsFile, new TypeReference<>() {
+            });
+            authors = authorRepository.saveAll(authors);
+            log.info("Loaded {} authors", authors.size());
+
+            Map<String, Category> categoryMap = categories.stream()
+                .collect(Collectors.toMap(Category::getName, Function.identity()));
+            Map<String, Genre> genreMap = genres.stream()
+                .collect(Collectors.toMap(Genre::getName, Function.identity()));
+            Map<String, Publisher> publisherMap = publishers.stream()
+                .collect(Collectors.toMap(Publisher::getName, Function.identity()));
+            Map<String, Author> authorMap = authors.stream()
+                .collect(Collectors.toMap(Author::getName, Function.identity()));
+
+            List<BookSeedDto> bookDtos = loadData(booksFile, new TypeReference<>() {
+            });
+            List<Book> books = new ArrayList<>();
+
+            for (BookSeedDto dto : bookDtos) {
+                Book book = new Book();
+                book.setTitle(dto.getTitle());
+                book.setISBN(dto.getIsbn());
+                book.setDescription(dto.getDescription());
+                book.setReleaseDate(dto.getReleaseDate());
+                book.setPrice(dto.getPrice());
+                book.setImageKey(dto.getImageKey());
+
+                if (categoryMap.containsKey(dto.getCategory())) {
+                    book.setCategory(categoryMap.get(dto.getCategory()));
+                } else {
+                    log.warn("Category not found: {}", dto.getCategory());
+                }
+
+                if (publisherMap.containsKey(dto.getPublisher())) {
+                    book.setPublisher(publisherMap.get(dto.getPublisher()));
+                } else {
+                    log.warn("Publisher not found: {}", dto.getPublisher());
+                }
+
+                if (authorMap.containsKey(dto.getAuthor())) {
+                    book.setAuthor(authorMap.get(dto.getAuthor()));
+                } else {
+                    log.warn("Author not found: {}", dto.getAuthor());
+                }
+
+                if (dto.getGenres() != null) {
+                    List<Genre> bookGenres = dto.getGenres().stream()
+                        .filter(genreMap::containsKey)
+                        .map(genreMap::get)
+                        .toList();
+                    book.setGenres(bookGenres);
+                }
+
+                books.add(book);
+            }
+
+            bookRepository.saveAll(books);
+            log.info("Successfully loaded {} books into database", books.size());
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to seed data: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+            throw new RuntimeException("Data seeding failed", e);
+        }
     }
 
-    private void createBooks(List<Author> authors, List<Category> categories, List<Genre> genres, List<Publisher> publishers) {
-        List<Book> books = new ArrayList<>();
+    /**
+     * Helper method to read JSON files.
+     * Автоматично об'єднує seedingFolder та fileName.
+     */
+    private <T> List<T> loadData(String fileName, TypeReference<List<T>> typeReference) throws IOException {
+        String fullPath = Paths.get(seedingFolder, fileName).toString();
 
-        Book book1 = new Book();
-        book1.setTitle("1984");
-        book1.setAuthor(authors.get(0));
-        book1.setCategory(categories.get(0));
-        book1.setDescription("A dystopian novel");
-        book1.setISBN("9780451524935");
-        book1.setPublisher(publishers.get(0));
-        book1.setReleaseDate(LocalDate.of(1949, 6, 8));
-        book1.setPrice(BigDecimal.valueOf(15.99));
-        book1.setGenres(List.of(genres.get(0), genres.get(3)));
-        books.add(book1);
+        log.debug("Reading data from file: {}", fullPath);
 
-        Book book2 = new Book();
-        book2.setTitle("Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone");
-        book2.setAuthor(authors.get(1));
-        book2.setCategory(categories.get(3));
-        book2.setDescription("A fantasy novel");
-        book2.setISBN("9780747532743");
-        book2.setPublisher(publishers.get(1));
-        book2.setReleaseDate(LocalDate.of(1997, 6, 26));
-        book2.setPrice(BigDecimal.valueOf(20.99));
-        book2.setGenres(List.of(genres.get(6), genres.get(2)));
-        books.add(book2);
-
-        Book book3 = new Book();
-        book3.setTitle("The Shining");
-        book3.setAuthor(authors.get(2));
-        book3.setCategory(categories.get(2));
-        book3.setDescription("A horror novel");
-        book3.setISBN("9780307743657");
-        book3.setPublisher(publishers.get(2));
-        book3.setReleaseDate(LocalDate.of(1977, 1, 28));
-        book3.setPrice(BigDecimal.valueOf(18.50));
-        book3.setGenres(List.of(genres.get(5)));
-        books.add(book3);
-
-        Book book4 = new Book();
-        book4.setTitle("Pride and Prejudice");
-        book4.setAuthor(authors.get(3));
-        book4.setCategory(categories.get(0));
-        book4.setDescription("A romantic novel");
-        book4.setISBN("9780141439518");
-        book4.setPublisher(publishers.get(3));
-        book4.setReleaseDate(LocalDate.of(1813, 1, 28));
-        book4.setPrice(BigDecimal.valueOf(12.99));
-        book4.setGenres(List.of(genres.get(0), genres.get(4)));
-        books.add(book4);
-
-        Book book5 = new Book();
-        book5.setTitle("Foundation");
-        book5.setAuthor(authors.get(4));
-        book5.setCategory(categories.get(1));
-        book5.setDescription("A science fiction novel");
-        book5.setISBN("9780553293357");
-        book5.setPublisher(publishers.get(4));
-        book5.setReleaseDate(LocalDate.of(1951, 6, 1));
-        book5.setPrice(BigDecimal.valueOf(16.99));
-        book5.setGenres(List.of(genres.get(2), genres.get(6)));
-        books.add(book5);
-
-        bookRepository.saveAll(books);
-        log.info("Saved books: " + books);
+        try (InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(fullPath)) {
+            return objectMapper.readValue(inputStream, typeReference);
+        }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/dto/book/BookResponse.java b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/dto/book/BookResponse.java
index 02fb8fd..8c01ab0 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/dto/book/BookResponse.java
+++ b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/dto/book/BookResponse.java
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ public class BookResponse extends AbstractResponse {
     private PublisherResponse publisher;
     private LocalDate releaseDate;
     private BigDecimal price;
+    private String imageUrl;
     private List<GenreResponse> bookGenres;
 }
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/mapper/BookMapper.java b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/mapper/BookMapper.java
index 56abe59..5cebf93 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/mapper/BookMapper.java
+++ b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/mapper/BookMapper.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.library.bookservice.mapper;
 
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.library.bookservice.dto.book.BookRequest;
 import org.library.bookservice.dto.book.BookResponse;
 import org.library.bookservice.model.Book;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.library.bookservice.service.CategoryService;
 import org.library.bookservice.service.GenreService;
 import org.library.bookservice.service.PublisherService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -17,18 +19,24 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 @Service
-@AllArgsConstructor
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class BookMapper implements Mapper<Book, BookResponse, BookRequest> {
 
-    private AuthorService authorService;
-    private CategoryService categoryService;
-    private PublisherService publisherService;
-    private GenreService genreService;
+    private final AuthorService authorService;
+    private final CategoryService categoryService;
+    private final PublisherService publisherService;
+    private final GenreService genreService;
 
-    private AuthorMapper authorMapper;
-    private CategoryMapper categoryMapper;
-    private PublisherMapper publisherMapper;
-    private GenreMapper genreMapper;
+    private final AuthorMapper authorMapper;
+    private final CategoryMapper categoryMapper;
+    private final PublisherMapper publisherMapper;
+    private final GenreMapper genreMapper;
+
+    @Value("${data.book.images.url-host}")
+    private String imagesHost;
+
+    @Value("${data.book.images.path}")
+    private String imagesPath;
 
     @Override
     public Book requestToEntity(BookRequest request, Optional<Integer> id) {
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ public BookResponse entityToResponse(Book entity) {
                 .releaseDate(entity.getReleaseDate())
                 .price(entity.getPrice())
                 .bookGenres(genreMapper.entitiesToListResponse(entity.getGenres()))
+                .imageUrl(buildImageUrl(entity.getImageKey()))
                 .build();
 
     }
@@ -79,4 +88,8 @@ public BookResponse entityToResponse(Book entity) {
     public List<BookResponse> entitiesToListResponse(Collection<Book> entityList) {
         return entityList.stream().map(this::entityToResponse).toList();
     }
+
+    private String buildImageUrl(String key) {
+        return imagesHost + imagesPath + key;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/model/Book.java b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/model/Book.java
index ab021c8..a710ad9 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/model/Book.java
+++ b/bookService/src/main/java/org/library/bookservice/model/Book.java
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ public class Book implements Identifiable, Archivable {
     )
     private List<Genre> genres = new ArrayList<>();
 
+    @Column(name = "image_key")
+    private String imageKey;
+
     @Column(nullable = false, columnDefinition = "TINYINT(1)")
     private boolean archived;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml b/bookService/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
index 96ba252..eb6e1fe 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
+++ b/bookService/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ gateway:
   url: http://localhost:9000
 review-service:
   url: http://localhost:8081
+
+data:
+  book:
+    images:
+      location: ../data/book_images/
+      url-host: http://localhost:8080
+  seeding:
+    folder: ../data/seeding/
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/resources/application-prod.yml b/bookService/src/main/resources/application-prod.yml
index 0abce7e..0603ea5 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/resources/application-prod.yml
+++ b/bookService/src/main/resources/application-prod.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,11 @@ spring:
 gateway:
   url: http://api-gateway:9000
 review-service:
-  url: http://review-service:8081
\ No newline at end of file
+  url: http://review-service:8081
+
+data:
+  book:
+    images: /app/data/book_images/
+    url-host: http://localhost:8080
+  seeding:
+    folder: /app/data/seeding/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/resources/application.properties b/bookService/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 532df2c..19cbb6f 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/bookService/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -16,3 +16,12 @@ logging.level.org.springframework.web.filter.CommonsRequestLoggingFilter=DEBUG
 
 management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=health, metrics, prometheus
 management.endpoint.health.show-details=always
+
+data.seeding.categories=categories.json
+data.seeding.genres=genres.json
+data.seeding.publishers=publishers.json
+data.seeding.authors=authors.json
+data.seeding.books=books.json
+
+data.book.images.path=/api/book/images/
+
diff --git a/bookService/src/main/resources/db/migration/V01__create_tables.sql b/bookService/src/main/resources/db/migration/V01__create_tables.sql
index 391c885..c6cd561 100644
--- a/bookService/src/main/resources/db/migration/V01__create_tables.sql
+++ b/bookService/src/main/resources/db/migration/V01__create_tables.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ CREATE TABLE book
     publisher_id INT,
     release_date DATE,
     price        DECIMAL(10, 2),
-    archived     BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE
+    archived     BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
+    image_key    VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE author
diff --git a/data/book_images/1984.jpg b/data/book_images/1984.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bb1034
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/book_images/1984.jpg differ
diff --git a/data/book_images/alchemist.jpg b/data/book_images/alchemist.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..966b1e3
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+++ b/data/seeding/authors.json
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+[
+  { "name": "George Orwell", "bio": "English novelist and critic." },
+  { "name": "J.K. Rowling", "bio": "British author of the Harry Potter series." },
+  { "name": "Stephen King", "bio": "The King of Horror." },
+  { "name": "Jane Austen", "bio": "English novelist known for social commentary." },
+  { "name": "F. Scott Fitzgerald", "bio": "American novelist of the Jazz Age." },
+  { "name": "J.R.R. Tolkien", "bio": "The father of modern fantasy literature." },
+  { "name": "Harper Lee", "bio": "Pulitzer Prize winner for To Kill a Mockingbird." },
+  { "name": "Frank Herbert", "bio": "American science fiction author." },
+  { "name": "Arthur Conan Doyle", "bio": "Creator of Sherlock Holmes." },
+  { "name": "J.D. Salinger", "bio": "American writer known for his reclusive nature." },
+  { "name": "Yuval Noah Harari", "bio": "Israeli public intellectual and historian." },
+  { "name": "James Clear", "bio": "Writer focused on habits and decision making." },
+  { "name": "Robert C. Martin", "bio": "Uncle Bob, software engineer and author." },
+  { "name": "Dan Brown", "bio": "Author of thriller novels." },
+  { "name": "George R.R. Martin", "bio": "Author of A Song of Ice and Fire." },
+  { "name": "Agatha Christie", "bio": "The Queen of Mystery." },
+  { "name": "Paulo Coelho", "bio": "Brazilian lyricist and novelist." },
+  { "name": "Ray Bradbury", "bio": "American author and screenwriter." },
+  { "name": "Gillian Flynn", "bio": "American author of thriller novels." },
+  { "name": "Daniel Kahneman", "bio": "Nobel laureate in Economics." },
+  { "name": "Walter Isaacson", "bio": "American journalist and biographer." },
+  { "name": "Aldous Huxley", "bio": "English writer and philosopher." },
+  { "name": "Alex Michaelides", "bio": "British-Cypriot author and screenwriter." }
+]
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diff --git a/data/seeding/books.json b/data/seeding/books.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/seeding/books.json
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+[
+  {
+    "title": "1984",
+    "isbn": "9780451524935",
+    "description": "A chilling prophecy about the future.",
+    "releaseDate": "1949-06-08",
+    "price": 14.99,
+    "imageKey": "1984.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Penguin Books",
+    "author": "George Orwell",
+    "genres": ["Dystopian", "Science Fiction"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone",
+    "isbn": "9780590353427",
+    "description": "The first book in the Harry Potter series.",
+    "releaseDate": "1997-06-26",
+    "price": 24.99,
+    "imageKey": "harry_potter_1.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Bloomsbury",
+    "author": "J.K. Rowling",
+    "genres": ["Fantasy", "Adventure"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Shining",
+    "isbn": "9780307743657",
+    "description": "Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start.",
+    "releaseDate": "1977-01-28",
+    "price": 18.50,
+    "imageKey": "the_shining.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Doubleday",
+    "author": "Stephen King",
+    "genres": ["Horror", "Thriller"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Pride and Prejudice",
+    "isbn": "9780141439518",
+    "description": "A romantic novel of manners.",
+    "releaseDate": "1813-01-28",
+    "price": 12.99,
+    "imageKey": "pride_and_prejudice.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Penguin Books",
+    "author": "Jane Austen",
+    "genres": ["Romance", "Classic"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Great Gatsby",
+    "isbn": "9780743273565",
+    "description": "The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby.",
+    "releaseDate": "1925-04-10",
+    "price": 10.99,
+    "imageKey": "great_gatsby.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Scribner",
+    "author": "F. Scott Fitzgerald",
+    "genres": ["Classic", "Romance"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Hobbit",
+    "isbn": "9780547928227",
+    "description": "A timeless classic of all-age fantasy.",
+    "releaseDate": "1937-09-21",
+    "price": 15.00,
+    "imageKey": "the_hobbit.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "George Allen & Unwin",
+    "author": "J.R.R. Tolkien",
+    "genres": ["Fantasy", "Adventure"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "To Kill a Mockingbird",
+    "isbn": "9780061120084",
+    "description": "A novel about the serious issues of rape and racial inequality.",
+    "releaseDate": "1960-07-11",
+    "price": 11.99,
+    "imageKey": "mockingbird.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "J. B. Lippincott & Co.",
+    "author": "Harper Lee",
+    "genres": ["Classic", "Thriller"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Dune",
+    "isbn": "9780441172719",
+    "description": "Set on the desert planet Arrakis.",
+    "releaseDate": "1965-08-01",
+    "price": 19.99,
+    "imageKey": "dune.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Chilton Books",
+    "author": "Frank Herbert",
+    "genres": ["Science Fiction", "Adventure"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes",
+    "isbn": "9780140439076",
+    "description": "A collection of twelve short stories.",
+    "releaseDate": "1892-10-14",
+    "price": 9.99,
+    "imageKey": "sherlock.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Penguin Books",
+    "author": "Arthur Conan Doyle",
+    "genres": ["Mystery", "Classic"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Catcher in the Rye",
+    "isbn": "9780316769488",
+    "description": "A story about adolescent alienation.",
+    "releaseDate": "1951-07-16",
+    "price": 13.50,
+    "imageKey": "catcher_rye.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Little, Brown and Company",
+    "author": "J.D. Salinger",
+    "genres": ["Classic"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind",
+    "isbn": "9780062316097",
+    "description": "The history of humankind from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century.",
+    "releaseDate": "2011-01-01",
+    "price": 22.00,
+    "imageKey": "sapiens.jpg",
+    "category": "Non-Fiction",
+    "publisher": "HarperCollins",
+    "author": "Yuval Noah Harari",
+    "genres": ["Education", "Psychology"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Atomic Habits",
+    "isbn": "9780735211292",
+    "description": "An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones.",
+    "releaseDate": "2018-10-16",
+    "price": 21.99,
+    "imageKey": "atomic_habits.jpg",
+    "category": "Non-Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Penguin Books",
+    "author": "James Clear",
+    "genres": ["Self-Help", "Psychology"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Clean Code",
+    "isbn": "9780132350884",
+    "description": "A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship.",
+    "releaseDate": "2008-08-01",
+    "price": 45.00,
+    "imageKey": "clean_code.jpg",
+    "category": "Technology",
+    "publisher": "Prentice Hall",
+    "author": "Robert C. Martin",
+    "genres": ["Education", "Technical"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Da Vinci Code",
+    "isbn": "9780307474278",
+    "description": "A mystery detective novel.",
+    "releaseDate": "2003-03-18",
+    "price": 16.99,
+    "imageKey": "da_vinci_code.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Doubleday",
+    "author": "Dan Brown",
+    "genres": ["Thriller", "Mystery"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "It",
+    "isbn": "9781501142970",
+    "description": "The story of seven children terrorized by an evil entity.",
+    "releaseDate": "1986-09-15",
+    "price": 19.99,
+    "imageKey": "it.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Penguin Books",
+    "author": "Stephen King",
+    "genres": ["Horror"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "A Game of Thrones",
+    "isbn": "9780553103540",
+    "description": "The first book in A Song of Ice and Fire.",
+    "releaseDate": "1996-08-01",
+    "price": 25.00,
+    "imageKey": "game_of_thrones.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Bantam Books",
+    "author": "George R.R. Martin",
+    "genres": ["Fantasy", "Adventure"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Murder on the Orient Express",
+    "isbn": "9780062073501",
+    "description": "A detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot.",
+    "releaseDate": "1934-01-01",
+    "price": 12.99,
+    "imageKey": "orient_express.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "HarperCollins",
+    "author": "Agatha Christie",
+    "genres": ["Mystery", "Classic"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Alchemist",
+    "isbn": "9780062315007",
+    "description": "A novel about following your dream.",
+    "releaseDate": "1988-01-01",
+    "price": 16.50,
+    "imageKey": "alchemist.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "HarperCollins",
+    "author": "Paulo Coelho",
+    "genres": ["Adventure", "Self-Help"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Fahrenheit 451",
+    "isbn": "9781451673319",
+    "description": "A future American society where books are outlawed.",
+    "releaseDate": "1953-10-19",
+    "price": 15.99,
+    "imageKey": "fahrenheit_451.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Simon & Schuster",
+    "author": "Ray Bradbury",
+    "genres": ["Dystopian", "Science Fiction"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Gone Girl",
+    "isbn": "9780307588371",
+    "description": "A thriller about a woman who disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary.",
+    "releaseDate": "2012-06-05",
+    "price": 14.00,
+    "imageKey": "gone_girl.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Crown Publishing Group",
+    "author": "Gillian Flynn",
+    "genres": ["Thriller", "Mystery"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Thinking, Fast and Slow",
+    "isbn": "9780374275631",
+    "description": "The two systems that drive the way we think.",
+    "releaseDate": "2011-10-25",
+    "price": 20.00,
+    "imageKey": "thinking_fast.jpg",
+    "category": "Non-Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Farrar, Straus and Giroux",
+    "author": "Daniel Kahneman",
+    "genres": ["Psychology", "Education"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Steve Jobs",
+    "isbn": "9781451648539",
+    "description": "The biography of the co-founder of Apple Inc.",
+    "releaseDate": "2011-10-24",
+    "price": 30.00,
+    "imageKey": "steve_jobs.jpg",
+    "category": "Biography",
+    "publisher": "Simon & Schuster",
+    "author": "Walter Isaacson",
+    "genres": ["Education", "Technical"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
+    "isbn": "9780618640157",
+    "description": "High fantasy novel.",
+    "releaseDate": "1954-07-29",
+    "price": 35.00,
+    "imageKey": "lotr.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "George Allen & Unwin",
+    "author": "J.R.R. Tolkien",
+    "genres": ["Fantasy", "Adventure"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Brave New World",
+    "isbn": "9780060850524",
+    "description": "A dystopian social science fiction novel.",
+    "releaseDate": "1932-01-01",
+    "price": 14.50,
+    "imageKey": "brave_new_world.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Chatto & Windus",
+    "author": "Aldous Huxley",
+    "genres": ["Dystopian", "Science Fiction"]
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "The Silent Patient",
+    "isbn": "9781250301697",
+    "description": "A psychological thriller about a woman who shoots her husband.",
+    "releaseDate": "2019-02-05",
+    "price": 17.99,
+    "imageKey": "silent_patient.jpg",
+    "category": "Fiction",
+    "publisher": "Celadon Books",
+    "author": "Alex Michaelides",
+    "genres": ["Thriller", "Mystery"]
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/seeding/categories.json b/data/seeding/categories.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2ca0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/seeding/categories.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "Fiction",
+    "description": "Narrative literature created from the imagination."
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Non-Fiction",
+    "description": "Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people."
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Technology",
+    "description": "Books about programming, engineering and tech industry."
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Biography",
+    "description": "A detailed description of a person's life."
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/seeding/genres.json b/data/seeding/genres.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb60890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/seeding/genres.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[
+  { "name": "Dystopian", "description": "Societies characterized by human misery." },
+  { "name": "Fantasy", "description": "Stories with magic and supernatural elements." },
+  { "name": "Horror", "description": "Fiction intended to scare or disgust." },
+  { "name": "Romance", "description": "Focus on relationship and romantic love." },
+  { "name": "Classic", "description": "Books of high literary merit that have stood the test of time." },
+  { "name": "Science Fiction", "description": "Speculative fiction based on future science." },
+  { "name": "Mystery", "description": "Stories involving a crime or puzzle to solve." },
+  { "name": "Thriller", "description": "Suspenseful stories with high stakes." },
+  { "name": "Adventure", "description": "Stories featuring exciting and dangerous journeys." },
+  { "name": "Self-Help", "description": "Books written to instruct on solving personal problems." },
+  { "name": "Psychology", "description": "Study of mind and behavior." },
+  { "name": "Education", "description": "Textbooks and learning materials." }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/seeding/publishers.json b/data/seeding/publishers.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1081372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/seeding/publishers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[
+  { "name": "Penguin Books", "address": "London, UK" },
+  { "name": "Bloomsbury", "address": "London, UK" },
+  { "name": "Scribner", "address": "New York, USA" },
+  { "name": "HarperCollins", "address": "New York, USA" },
+  { "name": "Doubleday", "address": "New York, USA" },
+  { "name": "George Allen & Unwin", "address": "Sydney, Australia" },
+  { "name": "J. B. Lippincott & Co.", "address": "Philadelphia, USA" },
+  { "name": "Chilton Books", "address": "Boston, USA" },
+  { "name": "Little, Brown and Company", "address": "Boston, USA" },
+  { "name": "Random House", "address": "New York, USA" },
+  { "name": "Prentice Hall", "address": "New Jersey, USA" },
+  { "name": "Celadon Books", "address": "New York, USA" }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 4d19981..47ed6e2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "27018:27017"
     volumes: 
-      - ./docker/mongodb/data:/data/db
+      - mongodb_data:/data/db
     healthcheck:
       test: echo 'db.runCommand("ping").ok' | mongosh localhost:27017/test --quiet
     networks:
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ services:
     container_name: book-service
     ports: 
       - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/app/data
     depends_on:
       mysql:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -80,4 +82,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./infrastructure/prometheus/prometheus-prod.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
     networks:
-      - e-library-network
\ No newline at end of file
+      - e-library-network
+
+volumes:
+  mongodb_data:
\ No newline at end of file