diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 16e754f..427dbff 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - backend_uploads:/app/server/uploads
       - backend_data:/app/server/data
+      - strapi_uploads:/app/strapi-cms/public/uploads
     depends_on:
       - strapi-cms
     networks:
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 334d662..7108ee9 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ server {
     listen 80;
     server_name localhost;
 
+    client_max_body_size 100M;
+
     root /usr/share/nginx/html;
     index index.html;
 
@@ -11,7 +13,39 @@ server {
     gzip on;
     gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;
 
-    # Explicit handling for static assets (JavaScript, CSS, images, fonts)
+    # Priority prefix location for uploads - proxies to Express backend container
+    location ^~ /uploads/ {
+        proxy_pass http://backend:3005/uploads/;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        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;
+    }
+
+    # Priority prefix location for backend API
+    location ^~ /api/ {
+        proxy_pass http://backend:3005/api/;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+        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 $scheme;
+
+        # Prevent 504 Gateway Timeouts
+        proxy_connect_timeout 60s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 60s;
+        proxy_read_timeout 60s;
+    }
+
+    # Explicit handling for static JS, CSS, images, and fonts
     location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg|woff|woff2|ttf|eot|map)$ {
         try_files $uri /citpl_website$uri =404;
         expires 30d;
@@ -39,26 +73,6 @@ server {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /preview.html;
     }
 
-    # Proxy backend API requests to the Express backend container
-    location /api/ {
-        proxy_pass http://backend:3005/api/;
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
-        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 media upload requests to backend
-    location /uploads/ {
-        proxy_pass http://backend:3005/uploads/;
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-    }
-
     error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
     location = /50x.html {
         root /usr/share/nginx/html;
diff --git a/src/components/BlogDetailPage.jsx b/src/components/BlogDetailPage.jsx
index f4f8515..ccd666e 100644
--- a/src/components/BlogDetailPage.jsx
+++ b/src/components/BlogDetailPage.jsx
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export default function BlogDetailPage({ blog, allBlogs = [], isMobile, onNaviga
         </div>
 
         {/* HERO FEATURED IMAGE */}
-        {blog.image && (
+        {(blog.image || blog.coverImage || blog.ogImage) && (
           <div style={{
             width: '100%',
             height: isMobile ? '250px' : '520px',
@@ -356,9 +356,24 @@ export default function BlogDetailPage({ blog, allBlogs = [], isMobile, onNaviga
             boxShadow: '0 25px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75)'
           }}>
             <img
-              src={assetUrl(blog.image)}
+              src={assetUrl(blog.image || blog.coverImage || blog.ogImage)}
               alt={blog.title}
               style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover' }}
+              onError={(e) => {
+                const titleLower = (blog.title || '').toLowerCase();
+                const catLower = (blog.category || '').toLowerCase();
+                let fallback = '/assets/arvindh_agentic_ai.jpg';
+                if (titleLower.includes('llm')) fallback = '/assets/arvindh_llm_financial.jpg';
+                else if (titleLower.includes('supply chain')) fallback = '/assets/arvindh_supply_chain.jpg';
+                else if (titleLower.includes('prodmax')) fallback = '/assets/prodmax_dashboard.png';
+                else if (titleLower.includes('vr') || titleLower.includes('incidents')) fallback = '/assets/whyus_vr_man.jpg';
+                else if (titleLower.includes('scada') || titleLower.includes('plc') || titleLower.includes('speed vs')) fallback = '/assets/arvindh_agentic_ai.jpg';
+                else if (catLower.includes('ai')) fallback = '/assets/arvindh_agentic_ai.jpg';
+                const resolvedFallback = assetUrl(fallback);
+                if (e.currentTarget.src !== resolvedFallback) {
+                  e.currentTarget.src = resolvedFallback;
+                }
+              }}
             />
           </div>
         )}
@@ -646,14 +661,12 @@ export default function BlogDetailPage({ blog, allBlogs = [], isMobile, onNaviga
                       </ol>
                     );
                   }
-                  const imgMatch = block.match(/!\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/);
-                  if (imgMatch) {
-                    const caption = imgMatch[1] ? imgMatch[1].trim() : '';
-                    let rawImgUrl = imgMatch[2];
-                    let resolvedSrc = assetUrl(rawImgUrl);
-                    if (rawImgUrl.startsWith('http://localhost:1337/uploads/')) {
-                      resolvedSrc = assetUrl(rawImgUrl.replace('http://localhost:1337', ''));
-                    }
+                  const mdImgMatch = block.match(/!\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/);
+                  const htmlImgMatch = block.match(/<img[^>]+src=["']([^"']+)["'][^>]*>/i);
+                  if (mdImgMatch || htmlImgMatch) {
+                    const caption = mdImgMatch ? (mdImgMatch[1] ? mdImgMatch[1].trim() : '') : '';
+                    const rawImgUrl = mdImgMatch ? mdImgMatch[2] : htmlImgMatch[1];
+                    const resolvedSrc = assetUrl(rawImgUrl);
                     const isFilename = caption && /\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp|svg|bmp)$/i.test(caption);
                     const displayCaption = caption && !isFilename ? caption : null;
 
@@ -671,9 +684,12 @@ export default function BlogDetailPage({ blog, allBlogs = [], isMobile, onNaviga
                             boxShadow: '0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)'
                           }}
                           onError={(e) => {
-                            if (rawImgUrl.includes('/uploads/')) {
+                            if (rawImgUrl && rawImgUrl.includes('/uploads/')) {
                               const uploadPath = rawImgUrl.substring(rawImgUrl.indexOf('/uploads/'));
-                              e.currentTarget.src = `http://localhost:1337${uploadPath}`;
+                              const fallback = assetUrl(uploadPath);
+                              if (e.currentTarget.src !== fallback) {
+                                e.currentTarget.src = fallback;
+                              }
                             }
                           }}
                         />