diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8050a9..6e195d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ lstWrapper/obj
 lstWrapper/publish
 testScripts
 .build
+.controller-build
 builds
+controllerBuilds
 # ignoring the old app that will be built into this one to make deploying faster and more easy as we do the migration
 lstV2
 
@@ -186,3 +188,8 @@ go.work.sum
 
 lstWrapper/Program_working_node_ws.txt
 lstWrapper/web.config.txt
+controller/-docker-compose.yml
+controller/docker-compose.yml
+controller/Dockerfile
+controller/Dockerfile-ignore
+controller/docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/.includeControls b/.includeControls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef4852a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.includeControls
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+lstWrapper/publish
+controller/lst_ctl.exe
+scripts/update-controller-bumpBuild.ps1
+scripts/update-controller-server.ps1
+scripts/update-controller-zip.ps1
+scripts/update-controllers.ps1
+scripts/services.ps1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/update-controller-bumpBuild.ps1 b/scripts/update-controller-bumpBuild.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e0128d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-controller-bumpBuild.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+function Bump-Build {
+param (
+    [string]$AppRoot,
+    [int]$KeepLast = 5   # number of builds to keep, default 5
+)
+
+$BuildFile = Join-Path $AppRoot ".controller-build"
+$BuildFolder = Join-Path $AppRoot "controllerBuilds"
+
+# Default to 1
+$BuildNumber = 1
+
+
+if (Test-Path $BuildFile) {
+    $content = Get-Content $BuildFile | Select-Object -First 1
+    $num = $content.Trim() -as [int]  # safe cast
+
+    if ($num) {
+        $BuildNumber = $num + 1
+    } else {
+        $BuildNumber = 1
+    }
+}
+
+# Convert to string
+$BuildNumber = $BuildNumber.ToString()
+
+# Save new build number
+Set-Content -Path $BuildFile -Value $BuildNumber
+
+Write-Output "New Build Number: $BuildNumber"
+
+# --- Cleanup old builds ---
+if (Test-Path $BuildFolder) {
+    # Get all zip files in build folder matching pattern
+    $zips = Get-ChildItem -Path $BuildFolder -Filter "controllers-*.zip" | 
+            Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending
+
+    # Keep only the newest $KeepLast, remove the rest
+    if ($zips.Count -gt $KeepLast) {
+        $toRemove = $zips[$KeepLast..($zips.Count - 1)]
+        foreach ($zip in $toRemove) {
+            Remove-Item $zip.FullName -Force
+            Write-Output "Removed old build: $($zip.Name)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/update-controller-server.ps1 b/scripts/update-controller-server.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31e7dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-controller-server.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+function Update-Server {
+    param (
+        [string]$ADM_USER,
+        [string]$ADM_PASS,
+        [string]$AppRoot,
+        [string]$Destination,
+        [string]$Server,
+        [string]$Token       
+
+    )
+
+    $BuildFile = Join-Path $AppRoot ".controller-build"
+    $BuildFolder = Join-Path $AppRoot "controllerBuilds"
+
+    $securePass = ConvertTo-SecureString $ADM_PASS -AsPlainText -Force
+    $credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($ADM_USER, $securePass)
+
+
+    # Default to 1
+    $BuildNumber = 1
+
+
+    if (Test-Path $BuildFile) {
+        $content = Get-Content $BuildFile | Select-Object -First 1
+        $num = $content.Trim() -as [int]  # safe cast
+
+        if ($num) {
+            $BuildNumber = $num + 1
+        } else {
+            $BuildNumber = 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Get The current Build we have zipped up
+    $BuildNumber = $BuildNumber - 1
+
+    # Convert to string
+    $BuildNumber = $BuildNumber.ToString()
+
+    # copy the latest build over
+
+    Write-Host "Forcing the removal of the mapped drive."
+    Get-PSDrive -Name "z" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Remove-PSDrive -Force
+
+    try {
+
+        New-PSDrive -Name "z" -PSProvider FileSystem -Root "\\$Server\$Destination" -Credential $credentials 
+
+        # Create the update folder if it doesn't exist
+        if (-not (Test-Path -Path "\\$Server\$Destination")) {
+            New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "\\$Server\$Destination" -Force
+        }
+
+        # Copying files to the server
+        Write-Host "Copying files to $($Server)"
+        $zipFile = Join-Path $BuildFolder "controllers-$BuildNumber.zip"
+        Copy-Item -Path $zipFile -Destination "z:\" -Force
+        Write-Host "Files copied to $($Server)"
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "Error: $_"
+    } finally {
+        # Remove the mapped drive after copying
+        if (Get-PSDrive -Name "z" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+            Write-Host "Removing mapped drive..."
+            Remove-PSDrive -Name "z"
+        }
+    }
+
+    # do the stop services, unzip, and restart service and pool
+
+$ControllerUpdate = {
+        param ($Server, $Token, $Destination, $BuildFile)
+    
+
+    write-host "Running the update process now"
+    # Change the destination to be local
+    $LocalPath = $Destination -replace '\$', ':'
+    $BuildFileLoc = "$LocalPath\$BuildFile"
+
+    # where is nssm.exe
+    $nssmPath= Join-Path $LocalPath "nssm.exe"
+    $npmPath = "C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.cmd"
+
+    Write-Host "Stopping the services to do the updates, pkgs and db changes."
+
+    $Controller = "LST_ctl$(if ($Token -eq "usiow2") { "_2" })"
+    $Wrapper = "LogisticsSupportTool$(if ($token -eq "usiow2") { "_2" })"
+
+    Write-Host "Stopping $($Controller)"
+    Stop-Service -DisplayName $Controller -Force
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+
+    try {
+        Stop-WebAppPool -Name $Wrapper -ErrorAction Stop
+
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+        $state = (Get-WebAppPoolState -Name $Wrapper).Value
+        Write-Host "Result: $state"
+    } catch {
+        Write-Error $_.Exception.Message
+    }
+
+
+    Write-Host "Unzipping the folder..."
+    write-host $BuildFileLoc
+    write-host $LocalPath
+
+    # Extract the files to the build path
+    try {
+        # Expand the archive
+        Expand-Archive -Path $BuildFileLoc -DestinationPath $LocalPath -Force
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "Error: $_"
+        exit 1  # Exit with a non-zero code if there's an error
+    }
+
+    # Delete the zip file after extraction
+    Write-Host "Deleting the zip file..."
+    Remove-Item -Path $BuildFileLoc -Force
+
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+
+    Write-Host "Starting $($Controller)"
+    Start-Service -DisplayName $Controller
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+
+    try {
+        Start-WebAppPool -Name $Wrapper
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+        $state = (Get-WebAppPoolState -Name $Wrapper).Value
+        Write-Host "Result: $state"
+    } catch {
+        Write-Error $_.Exception.Message
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    write-host "Controllers updated and restarted :D"
+
+    }
+
+    Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Server -ScriptBlock $ControllerUpdate -ArgumentList $Server, $Token, $Destination, "controllers-$BuildNumber.zip" -Credential $credentials
+}
diff --git a/scripts/update-controller-zip.ps1 b/scripts/update-controller-zip.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5272200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-controller-zip.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+function Zip-Includes {
+    param (
+        [string]$IncludesFile,
+        [string]$BuildNumber,
+        [string]$BuildFolder,
+        [string]$AppRoot
+    )
+
+    # Read all paths from .includes
+    $itemsToZip = @()
+    Get-Content $IncludesFile | ForEach-Object {
+        $relPath = $_.Trim()
+        if ($relPath -ne "") {
+            $fullPath = Join-Path $AppRoot $relPath
+            if (Test-Path $fullPath) {
+                $itemsToZip += [PSCustomObject]@{
+                    FullPath = $fullPath
+                    RelativePath = $relPath
+                }
+            } else {
+                Write-Warning "Path not found: $fullPath"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (-Not $itemsToZip) {
+        Write-Warning "No valid files or folders to zip."
+        return
+    }
+
+    $zipFileName = Join-Path $BuildFolder "controllers-$BuildNumber.zip"
+
+    if (Test-Path $zipFileName) {
+        Remove-Item $zipFileName
+    }
+
+    # Create zip preserving relative paths
+    $tempFolder = Join-Path $env:TEMP "zip-temp-$BuildNumber"
+    if (Test-Path $tempFolder) { Remove-Item $tempFolder -Recurse -Force }
+    New-Item -Path $tempFolder -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
+
+    foreach ($item in $itemsToZip) {
+        $dest = Join-Path $tempFolder $item.RelativePath
+        $destDir = Split-Path $dest
+        if (-Not (Test-Path $destDir)) { New-Item -Path $destDir -ItemType Directory | Out-Null }
+
+        if ((Get-Item $item.FullPath).PSIsContainer) {
+            Copy-Item -Path $item.FullPath -Destination $dest -Recurse
+        } else {
+            Copy-Item -Path $item.FullPath -Destination $dest
+        }
+    }
+
+    Compress-Archive -Path (Join-Path $tempFolder "*") -DestinationPath $zipFileName
+
+    # Cleanup temp folder
+    Remove-Item $tempFolder -Recurse -Force
+
+    Write-Output "Created zip: $zipFileName"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/update-controllers.ps1 b/scripts/update-controllers.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9f2051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-controllers.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+param (
+    [string]$App_Path = "C:\Users\matthes01\Documents\lst", # with this it makes it optional to pass a new parameter over.
+    [string]$Server = "usmcd1vms036",
+    [string]$Token = "test3",
+    [string]$Remote_Path = "E$\LST"
+)
+
+# imports of the other functions
+. ".\update-controller-zip"  
+. ".\update-controller-bumpBuild" 
+. ".\update-controller-server" 
+
+# example string to pass over, you must be in the script dir when you run this script. or it will fail to find the linked scripts
+# .\update-controllers.ps1 -App_Path "C:\Users\matthes01\Documents\lst"  -Server "usmcd1vms036" -Token "test3" -Remote_Path "E$\LST"
+
+$EnvFile = Join-Path $App_Path ".env"
+if (-Not (Test-Path $EnvFile)) {
+    Write-Error "File not found: $EnvFile"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Read and parse the .env file into a dictionary
+$envDict = @{}
+
+Get-Content $EnvFile | ForEach-Object {
+    if ($_ -match "^\s*#") { return }   # skip comments
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_)) { return } # skip blank lines
+    $parts = $_ -split '=', 2
+    if ($parts.Count -eq 2) {
+        $envDict[$parts[0].Trim()] = $parts[1].Trim()
+    }
+}
+
+# Read the .env file and set each key as a variable
+Get-Content $EnvFile | ForEach-Object {
+    if ($_ -match "^\s*#") { return }   # skip comments
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_)) { return } # skip blank lines
+
+    $parts = $_ -split '=', 2
+    if ($parts.Count -eq 2) {
+        $key = $parts[0].Trim()
+        $value = $parts[1].Trim()
+
+        # Set as PowerShell variable
+        Set-Variable -Name $key -Value $value -Scope Global
+    }
+}
+
+# create the new zip build.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#check it file is there
+$BuildNumber = "1"
+$buildfile = Join-Path $App_Path ".controller-build"
+
+if (-Not (Test-Path $buildfile)) {
+    Write-Error "File not found: $buildfile, creating it."
+    New-Item -Path $buildfile -ItemType File | Out-Null
+    $BuildNumber = "1"
+    Set-Content -Path $BuildFile -Value $BuildNumber
+}
+else {
+    $content = Get-Content $BuildFile -Raw
+    if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($content)) {
+        $BuildNumber = $content.Trim()
+    }
+    
+}
+
+
+# do the same check on the .includeControls file
+$ControlIncludes = Join-Path $App_Path ".includeControls"
+if (-Not (Test-Path $ControlIncludes)) {
+    Write-Error "File not found: $ControlIncludes, exiting as we dont want to zip up the entire app."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+
+# last one to make sure we have is the build folder
+$BuildFolder = Join-Path $App_Path "controllerBuilds"
+if (-Not (Test-Path $BuildFolder)) {
+    write-host "Build folder missing creating it"
+    New-Item -Path $BuildFolder -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
+}
+
+# now we can create the zip
+Zip-Includes -IncludesFile $ControlIncludes -BuildNumber $BuildNumber -BuildFolder $BuildFolder -AppRoot $App_Path
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Checking to make sure the server is up and online
+Write-Output "Checking if $($Token) is online to update."
+$pingResult = Test-Connection -ComputerName $Server -Count 2 -Quiet
+
+if (-not $pingResult) {
+    Write-Output "Server $($Server), token $($Token) is NOT reachable. Exiting script."
+    exit 1 # Terminate the script with a non-zero exit code
+}
+
+Write-Output "Server $($Server), token $($Token) is online."
+
+
+# now that the server is up lets update the server with the current build
+# do the update to the plant.
+Update-Server -ADM_USER $ADM_USER -ADM_PASS $ADM_PASS -AppRoot $App_Path -Destination $Remote_Path -Server $Server -Token $Token
+
+# bump the build number 
+$BuildNumber = Bump-Build -AppRoot $App_Path
+
+
+# function to create the zip controller-1.zip
+