diff --git a/.woodpecker/deploy.yml b/.woodpecker/deploy.yml
index 0c204a0..9d525ec 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/deploy.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/deploy.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,30 @@ steps:
     image: appleboy/drone-ssh
     when:
       branch: main
+    environment:
+      R2_ACCOUNT_ID:
+        from_secret: r2_account_id
+      R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
+        from_secret: r2_access_key_id
+      R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
+        from_secret: r2_secret_access_key
     settings:
       host: 31.131.18.254
       username: deploy
       key:
         from_secret: ssh_key
+      envs:
+        - R2_ACCOUNT_ID
+        - R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+        - R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
       script:
         - cd /srv/apps/gb-site && git pull origin main
+        - |
+          cat > /srv/apps/gb-site/deploy/.env << EOF
+          R2_ACCOUNT_ID=$R2_ACCOUNT_ID
+          R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+          R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+          EOF
         - cd /srv/apps/gb-site/deploy && docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml build --no-cache
         - cd /srv/apps/gb-site/deploy && docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
 
@@ -21,12 +38,29 @@ steps:
     image: appleboy/drone-ssh
     when:
       branch: dev
+    environment:
+      R2_ACCOUNT_ID:
+        from_secret: r2_account_id
+      R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
+        from_secret: r2_access_key_id
+      R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
+        from_secret: r2_secret_access_key
     settings:
       host: 31.131.18.254
       username: deploy
       key:
         from_secret: ssh_key
+      envs:
+        - R2_ACCOUNT_ID
+        - R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+        - R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
       script:
-        - cd /srv/apps/gb-site && git pull origin dev
-        - cd /srv/apps/gb-site/deploy && docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build --no-cache
-        - cd /srv/apps/gb-site/deploy && docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+        - cd /srv/apps/gb-site-dev && git pull origin dev
+        - |
+          cat > /srv/apps/gb-site-dev/deploy/.env << EOF
+          R2_ACCOUNT_ID=$R2_ACCOUNT_ID
+          R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+          R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+          EOF
+        - cd /srv/apps/gb-site-dev/deploy && docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build --no-cache
+        - cd /srv/apps/gb-site-dev/deploy && docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index de442c4..278a8ab 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ cd backend && dotnet build
 - Controllers use attribute routing: `[Route("api/[controller]")]`
 - Health check: `GET /api/health` — returns `{ status, database, environment }`
 - Health ping: `GET /api/health/ping` — returns `{ status: "pong" }`
+- Upload: `POST /api/upload` — multipart form, fields: `file` (required), `path` (optional folder prefix)
 
 ## Frontend Conventions
 
@@ -168,6 +169,20 @@ Host=postgres;Port=5432;Database={db};Username={user};Password={pass}
 Configured via env var `ConnectionStrings__Default` in docker-compose files.
 Locally via `appsettings.Local.json` with SSH tunnel (`localhost:5433`).
 
+## CDN & Image Storage
+
+- **Storage:** Cloudflare R2 (S3-compatible)
+- **CDN domain:** https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua
+- **Bucket:** goodbrick
+- **Frontend:** `NEXT_PUBLIC_CDN_URL` env var, `cdnUrl()` helper in `src/lib/cdn.ts`
+- **Backend:** `R2__*` env vars, `R2StorageService` for uploads
+- **Upload endpoint:** `POST /api/upload` — multipart/form-data, max 10MB, images only (jpeg/png/webp/avif)
+
+### Folder Convention
+- `products/<slug>/main.jpg` — product photos
+- `catalog/<slug>/cover.jpg` — collection covers
+- `site/<name>.jpg` — site-wide images (hero, about, etc.)
+
 ## Key Rules
 
 - Never commit `.env` files or secrets — credentials are in docker-compose env vars on server
diff --git a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Configuration/R2Settings.cs b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Configuration/R2Settings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..342178c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Configuration/R2Settings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace GBSite.Api.Configuration;
+
+public class R2Settings
+{
+    public const string SectionName = "R2";
+
+    public required string AccountId { get; set; }
+    public required string AccessKeyId { get; set; }
+    public required string SecretAccessKey { get; set; }
+    public required string BucketName { get; set; }
+    public string PublicUrl { get; set; } = "https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua";
+
+    public string ServiceUrl => $"https://{AccountId}.r2.cloudflarestorage.com";
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Controllers/UploadController.cs b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Controllers/UploadController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8674b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Controllers/UploadController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using GBSite.Api.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace GBSite.Api.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/[controller]")]
+public class UploadController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly R2StorageService? _storage;
+
+    public UploadController(R2StorageService? storage = null)
+    {
+        _storage = storage;
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost]
+    [RequestSizeLimit(10 * 1024 * 1024)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Upload(
+        IFormFile file,
+        [FromForm] string? path,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (_storage is null)
+            return StatusCode(503, new { error = "Storage service not configured" });
+
+        if (file.Length == 0)
+            return BadRequest(new { error = "File is empty" });
+
+        var allowedTypes = new[] { "image/jpeg", "image/png", "image/webp", "image/avif" };
+        if (!allowedTypes.Contains(file.ContentType))
+            return BadRequest(new { error = $"File type '{file.ContentType}' not allowed" });
+
+        var fileName = Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
+        var key = string.IsNullOrEmpty(path)
+            ? fileName
+            : $"{path.Trim('/')}/{fileName}";
+
+        await using var stream = file.OpenReadStream();
+        var cdnUrl = await _storage.UploadAsync(stream, key, file.ContentType, ct);
+
+        return Ok(new { url = cdnUrl, key });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/GBSite.Api.csproj b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/GBSite.Api.csproj
index 8a30b20..93c2a8d 100644
--- a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/GBSite.Api.csproj
+++ b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/GBSite.Api.csproj
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
     <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <UserSecretsId>805cad54-8a19-4713-b893-a1ec63696146</UserSecretsId>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="AWSSDK.S3" Version="3.7.*" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Npgsql" Version="10.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Program.cs b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Program.cs
index 31ce2d3..f047e1d 100644
--- a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Program.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,32 @@
+using Amazon.S3;
+using GBSite.Api.Configuration;
+using GBSite.Api.Services;
+
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.Local.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true);
 
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 builder.Services.AddOpenApi();
 
+// R2 Storage
+var r2Section = builder.Configuration.GetSection(R2Settings.SectionName);
+builder.Services.Configure<R2Settings>(r2Section);
+
+var r2Settings = r2Section.Get<R2Settings>();
+if (r2Settings is not null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(r2Settings.AccountId))
+{
+    builder.Services.AddSingleton<IAmazonS3>(_ =>
+    {
+        var config = new AmazonS3Config
+        {
+            ServiceURL = r2Settings.ServiceUrl,
+            ForcePathStyle = true
+        };
+        return new AmazonS3Client(r2Settings.AccessKeyId, r2Settings.SecretAccessKey, config);
+    });
+    builder.Services.AddSingleton<R2StorageService>();
+}
+
 var app = builder.Build();
 
 if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
diff --git a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Services/R2StorageService.cs b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Services/R2StorageService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35f5751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/Services/R2StorageService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using Amazon.S3;
+using Amazon.S3.Model;
+using GBSite.Api.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace GBSite.Api.Services;
+
+public class R2StorageService
+{
+    private readonly IAmazonS3 _s3;
+    private readonly R2Settings _settings;
+
+    public R2StorageService(IAmazonS3 s3, IOptions<R2Settings> settings)
+    {
+        _s3 = s3;
+        _settings = settings.Value;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> UploadAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string key,
+        string contentType,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var request = new PutObjectRequest
+        {
+            BucketName = _settings.BucketName,
+            Key = key,
+            InputStream = stream,
+            ContentType = contentType,
+            DisablePayloadSigning = true
+        };
+
+        await _s3.PutObjectAsync(request, ct);
+
+        return $"{_settings.PublicUrl.TrimEnd('/')}/{key}";
+    }
+
+    public async Task DeleteAsync(string key, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        await _s3.DeleteObjectAsync(_settings.BucketName, key, ct);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/appsettings.json b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/appsettings.json
index 10f68b8..95dae36 100644
--- a/backend/src/GBSite.Api/appsettings.json
+++ b/backend/src/GBSite.Api/appsettings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,12 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
-  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "R2": {
+    "AccountId": "",
+    "AccessKeyId": "",
+    "SecretAccessKey": "",
+    "BucketName": "",
+    "PublicUrl": "https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.dev.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 3103d0f..0b5a67a 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ services:
       args:
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY=phc_pe0mP58n724h9eFxanbGIUsfMyS14gnAmr5tYez9V3Q
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST=https://eu.i.posthog.com
+        - NEXT_PUBLIC_CDN_URL=https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua
     container_name: gb-dev-frontend
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ services:
     environment:
       - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
       - ConnectionStrings__Default=Host=postgres;Port=5432;Database=dev_db;Username=dev_user;Password=dev_pass_vB6nM3qP8yW2rT9k
+      - R2__AccountId=${R2_ACCOUNT_ID}
+      - R2__AccessKeyId=${R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
+      - R2__SecretAccessKey=${R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
+      - R2__BucketName=${R2_BUCKET_NAME:-goodbrick}
+      - R2__PublicUrl=https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua
     networks:
       - app-network
 
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.local.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.local.yml
index 5e46709..e5972dc 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.local.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.local.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
       - ConnectionStrings__Default=Host=host.docker.internal;Port=5433;Database=dev_db;Username=dev_user;Password=dev_pass_vB6nM3qP8yW2rT9k
+      - R2__AccountId=${R2_ACCOUNT_ID}
+      - R2__AccessKeyId=${R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
+      - R2__SecretAccessKey=${R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
+      - R2__BucketName=${R2_BUCKET_NAME:-goodbrick}
+      - R2__PublicUrl=https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.prod.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 9cd476a..c77b5d9 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ services:
       args:
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY=phc_pe0mP58n724h9eFxanbGIUsfMyS14gnAmr5tYez9V3Q
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST=https://eu.i.posthog.com
+        - NEXT_PUBLIC_CDN_URL=https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua
     container_name: gb-prod-frontend
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ services:
     environment:
       - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
       - ConnectionStrings__Default=Host=postgres;Port=5432;Database=prod_db;Username=prod_user;Password=prod_pass_kL9mN2pQ7xR8sT4v
+      - R2__AccountId=${R2_ACCOUNT_ID}
+      - R2__AccessKeyId=${R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
+      - R2__SecretAccessKey=${R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
+      - R2__BucketName=${R2_BUCKET_NAME:-goodbrick}
+      - R2__PublicUrl=https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua
     networks:
       - app-network
 
diff --git a/frontend/.env.example b/frontend/.env.example
index 16d99ca..07554b9 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.example
+++ b/frontend/.env.example
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ INTERNAL_API_URL=http://gb-prod-backend:5000
 
 # URL бэкенда для проксирования /api/* в локальной разработке (не задавать на сервере!)
 # LOCAL_API_URL=http://localhost:5000
+
+# CDN URL для изображений (Cloudflare R2)
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CDN_URL=https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 67ae0ab..42451cc 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_CDN_URL
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 RUN npm run build
diff --git a/frontend/next.config.ts b/frontend/next.config.ts
index a38131f..c5bb244 100644
--- a/frontend/next.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/next.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   output: "standalone",
+  images: {
+    remotePatterns: [
+      { protocol: "https", hostname: "cdn.goodbrick.com.ua" },
+    ],
+  },
   async rewrites() {
     const apiUrl = process.env.LOCAL_API_URL;
     if (!apiUrl) return [];
diff --git a/frontend/public/robots.txt b/frontend/public/robots.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7e7c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/public/robots.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+User-agent: *
+Allow: /
+Allow: /_next/image
+
+Sitemap: https://new.goodbrick.com.ua/sitemap.xml
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/cdn.ts b/frontend/src/lib/cdn.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0332748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/cdn.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+const CDN_BASE_URL =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CDN_URL || "https://cdn.goodbrick.com.ua";
+
+export function cdnUrl(path: string): string {
+  return `${CDN_BASE_URL.replace(/\/+$/, "")}/${path.replace(/^\/+/, "")}`;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/replicate-db.sh b/scripts/replicate-db.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38a8307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/replicate-db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# replicate-db.sh — Nightly prod_db -> dev_db replication with backups
+# Runs via cron as user "deploy" at 04:00 Kyiv time
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# --- Lock (prevent parallel runs) ---
+LOCK_FILE="/tmp/replicate-db.lock"
+exec 200>"$LOCK_FILE"
+flock -n 200 || { echo "[$(date)] Another instance is already running. Exiting."; exit 1; }
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+POSTGRES_CONTAINER="postgres"
+SUPERUSER="app"
+SUPERUSER_PASS="zYWT5JWu3iAbbW7mOyd1"
+
+SOURCE_DB="prod_db"
+TARGET_DB="dev_db"
+TARGET_USER="dev_user"
+
+DEV_BACKEND_CONTAINER="gb-dev-backend"
+DEV_COMPOSE_DIR="/srv/apps/gb-site-dev/deploy"
+DEV_COMPOSE_FILE="docker-compose.dev.yml"
+
+BACKUP_DIR="/srv/backups"
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS=14
+
+LOG_DIR="/srv/logs"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')
+LOG_FILE="${LOG_DIR}/replicate-db-${TIMESTAMP}.log"
+LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=30
+
+CONTAINER_DUMP="/tmp/prod_dump.dump"
+
+# --- Logging ---
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR" "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+log() {
+    local ts
+    ts=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    echo "[$ts] $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+
+log_error() {
+    local ts
+    ts=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    echo "[$ts] ERROR: $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+}
+
+# --- Cleanup on exit ---
+cleanup() {
+    local exit_code=$?
+
+    # Remove dump from container
+    log "Cleaning up dump file inside container..."
+    docker exec "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" rm -f "$CONTAINER_DUMP" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    # Always restart dev backend
+    if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${DEV_BACKEND_CONTAINER}$"; then
+        log "Restarting dev backend..."
+        cd "$DEV_COMPOSE_DIR" && docker compose -f "$DEV_COMPOSE_FILE" up -d gb-dev-backend 2>>"$LOG_FILE" || true
+    fi
+
+    # Clean old logs
+    find "$LOG_DIR" -name "replicate-db-*.log" -mtime +${LOG_RETENTION_DAYS} -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+        log "=== Replication completed successfully ==="
+    else
+        log_error "=== Replication FAILED with exit code $exit_code ==="
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# ===== MAIN =====
+log "=== Starting prod_db -> dev_db replication ==="
+
+# 1. Check postgres container
+log "Step 1: Checking postgres container..."
+if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${POSTGRES_CONTAINER}$"; then
+    log_error "PostgreSQL container is not running!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# 2. Backup prod_db to host filesystem
+log "Step 2: Backing up prod_db..."
+BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/prod_db_${TIMESTAMP}.dump"
+
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD="$SUPERUSER_PASS" "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" \
+    pg_dump -U "$SUPERUSER" -d "$SOURCE_DB" \
+    --format=custom \
+    --file=/tmp/prod_backup.dump \
+    2>>"$LOG_FILE"
+
+docker cp "${POSTGRES_CONTAINER}:/tmp/prod_backup.dump" "$BACKUP_FILE" 2>>"$LOG_FILE"
+docker exec "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" rm -f /tmp/prod_backup.dump 2>/dev/null || true
+
+BACKUP_SIZE=$(du -h "$BACKUP_FILE" | cut -f1)
+log "Backup saved: $BACKUP_FILE ($BACKUP_SIZE)"
+
+# 3. Rotate old backups
+log "Step 3: Rotating backups older than ${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS} days..."
+DELETED_COUNT=$(find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "prod_db_*.dump" -mtime +${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS} -delete -print | wc -l)
+log "Deleted $DELETED_COUNT old backup(s)."
+
+# 4. Stop dev backend
+log "Step 4: Stopping dev backend..."
+docker stop "$DEV_BACKEND_CONTAINER" 2>>"$LOG_FILE" || log "Warning: dev backend was already stopped."
+sleep 2
+
+# 5. Dump prod_db for replication (inside container)
+log "Step 5: Dumping prod_db for replication..."
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD="$SUPERUSER_PASS" "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" \
+    pg_dump -U "$SUPERUSER" -d "$SOURCE_DB" \
+    --format=custom \
+    --no-owner \
+    --no-acl \
+    --file="$CONTAINER_DUMP" \
+    2>>"$LOG_FILE"
+log "Dump completed."
+
+# 6. Terminate connections to dev_db
+log "Step 6: Terminating connections to dev_db..."
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD="$SUPERUSER_PASS" "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" \
+    psql -U "$SUPERUSER" -d postgres -c \
+    "SELECT pg_terminate_backend(pid) FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE datname = '${TARGET_DB}' AND pid <> pg_backend_pid();" \
+    >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+
+# 7. Drop and recreate dev_db
+log "Step 7: Recreating dev_db..."
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD="$SUPERUSER_PASS" "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" \
+    psql -U "$SUPERUSER" -d postgres -c "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ${TARGET_DB};" \
+    >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD="$SUPERUSER_PASS" "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" \
+    psql -U "$SUPERUSER" -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE ${TARGET_DB} OWNER ${TARGET_USER};" \
+    >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+log "Database recreated."
+
+# 8. Restore dump into dev_db
+log "Step 8: Restoring into dev_db..."
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD="$SUPERUSER_PASS" "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" \
+    pg_restore -U "$SUPERUSER" -d "$TARGET_DB" \
+    --no-owner \
+    --no-acl \
+    --role="$TARGET_USER" \
+    "$CONTAINER_DUMP" \
+    2>>"$LOG_FILE"
+log "Restore completed."
+
+# 9. Grant privileges to dev_user
+# Note: --role=dev_user in pg_restore already sets object ownership
+log "Step 9: Granting privileges to dev_user..."
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD="$SUPERUSER_PASS" "$POSTGRES_CONTAINER" \
+    psql -U "$SUPERUSER" -d "$TARGET_DB" -c "
+        ALTER SCHEMA public OWNER TO ${TARGET_USER};
+        GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ${TARGET_DB} TO ${TARGET_USER};
+        GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO ${TARGET_USER};
+        GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO ${TARGET_USER};
+        GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL FUNCTIONS IN SCHEMA public TO ${TARGET_USER};
+        ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO ${TARGET_USER};
+        ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO ${TARGET_USER};
+    " >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+log "Privileges granted."
+
+# 10. Start dev backend
+log "Step 10: Starting dev backend..."
+cd "$DEV_COMPOSE_DIR" && docker compose -f "$DEV_COMPOSE_FILE" up -d gb-dev-backend \
+    2>>"$LOG_FILE"
+log "Dev backend started."
+
+# 11. Health check
+log "Step 11: Health check..."
+sleep 5
+HEALTH=$(curl -sf http://127.0.0.1:5200/api/health/ping 2>/dev/null || echo "FAILED")
+if [ "$HEALTH" = "FAILED" ]; then
+    log "Warning: Health check did not respond (backend may still be starting)."
+else
+    log "Health check OK: $HEALTH"
+fi
+
+log "=== Replication finished ==="