diff --git a/it-ticket-system.zip b/it-ticket-system.zip
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diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
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-# /etc/nginx/sites-available/it-ticket-system
-# Symlink to sites-enabled:
-#   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/it-ticket-system /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
-
-upstream it_ticket_app {
-    server 127.0.0.1:5000 fail_timeout=0;
-}
-
-# Redirect HTTP → HTTPS
-server {
-    listen 80;
-    server_name tickets.yourdomain.com;
-    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
-}
-
-server {
-    listen 443 ssl http2;
-    server_name tickets.yourdomain.com;
-
-    # ── SSL Certificates (Let's Encrypt / certbot) ──────────────────────────
-    ssl_certificate     /etc/letsencrypt/live/tickets.yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
-    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/tickets.yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;
-    ssl_protocols       TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
-    ssl_ciphers         HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
-    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
-    ssl_session_cache   shared:SSL:10m;
-    ssl_session_timeout 10m;
-
-    # ── Security Headers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload";
-    add_header X-Frame-Options           SAMEORIGIN;
-    add_header X-Content-Type-Options    nosniff;
-    add_header X-XSS-Protection          "1; mode=block";
-    add_header Referrer-Policy           "strict-origin-when-cross-origin";
-
-    # ── Logging ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    access_log /var/log/nginx/it_tickets_access.log;
-    error_log  /var/log/nginx/it_tickets_error.log warn;
-
-    # ── Client limits ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    client_max_body_size 20M;
-
-    # ── Static files (served directly by nginx) ─────────────────────────────
-    location /static/ {
-        alias /var/www/it-ticket-system/app/static/;
-        expires 7d;
-        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
-        access_log off;
-    }
-
-    # ── WebSocket (Socket.IO) ───────────────────────────────────────────────
-    location /socket.io/ {
-        proxy_pass         http://it_ticket_app;
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        proxy_set_header   Upgrade    $http_upgrade;
-        proxy_set_header   Connection "upgrade";
-        proxy_set_header   Host       $host;
-        proxy_set_header   X-Real-IP  $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For   $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-        proxy_read_timeout 86400;
-    }
-
-    # ── Application ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    location / {
-        proxy_pass         http://it_ticket_app;
-        proxy_redirect     off;
-        proxy_set_header   Host              $host;
-        proxy_set_header   X-Real-IP         $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For   $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-        proxy_connect_timeout 60s;
-        proxy_send_timeout    60s;
-        proxy_read_timeout    60s;
-        proxy_buffering       on;
-        proxy_buffer_size     8k;
-        proxy_buffers         8 8k;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/setup_db.sql b/setup_db.sql
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--- ============================================================
--- TechDesk IT Ticket System — MySQL Database Setup
--- Run as root: mysql -u root -p < setup_db.sql
--- ============================================================
-
--- Create database
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS it_tickets
-  CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
-  COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
-
--- Create dedicated application user
-CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'it_tickets_user'@'localhost'
-  IDENTIFIED BY 'CHANGE_THIS_PASSWORD';
-
--- Grant privileges
-GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER, REFERENCES
-  ON it_tickets.*
-  TO 'it_tickets_user'@'localhost';
-
-FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
-
--- Verify
-SELECT User, Host FROM mysql.user WHERE User = 'it_tickets_user';
-SHOW GRANTS FOR 'it_tickets_user'@'localhost';