diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3ac4f0a..0a690d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: Checkout git repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Login to ghcr.io registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       
       - name: Build and Push to GHCR
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ jobs:
       steps:
 
         - name: Checkout git repo
-          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
         - name: Login to ghcr.io registry
-          uses: docker/login-action@v2
+          uses: docker/login-action@v3
           with:
             registry: ghcr.io
             username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ jobs:
       steps:
 
         - name: Checkout git repo
-          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          uses: actions/checkout@v4
         
         - name: Login to ghcr.io registry
-          uses: docker/login-action@v2
+          uses: docker/login-action@v3
           with:
             registry: ghcr.io
             username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
             output: 'results.sarif'
 
         - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-          uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+          uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
           with:
             sarif_file: results.sarif
             category: results
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: |
             sameersbn/apt-cacher-ng
@@ -133,18 +133,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Login to DockerHub
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Login to Github Packages
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Quay.io
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: quay.io
           username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Build image and push to container registries
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2985ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Mac/OSX
+.DS_Store
+
+# VIM
+# Swap
+[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]*.sw[a-p]
+[._]s[a-rt-v][a-z]
+[._]ss[a-gi-z]
+[._]sw[a-p]
+
+# Session
+Session.vim
+Sessionx.vim
+
+# Temporary
+.netrwhist
+*~
+# Persistent undo
+[._]*.un~
+
+# jet brains
+.idea
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4b070be..cb09c25 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:jammy-20230816
+FROM ubuntu:jammy-20240808
 
 LABEL maintainer="sameer@damagehead.com"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e47dda2..6a9aeee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,12 +136,20 @@ Acquire::HTTP::Proxy "http://172.17.0.1:3142";
 Acquire::HTTPS::Proxy "false";
 ```
 
+If you are using a Laptop that is not always able to reach apt-proxy-ng
+in order to be able detect where to use the proxy or connect direct, use the these 2 files on the Laptop
+```
+cp host/01proxy /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
+cp host/apt-proxy-detect.sh /usr/local/bin/
+```
+
 Similarly, to use Apt-Cacher NG in you Docker containers add the following line to your `Dockerfile` before any `apt-get` commands.
 
 ```dockerfile
 RUN echo 'Acquire::HTTP::Proxy "http://172.17.0.1:3142";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy \
  && echo 'Acquire::HTTPS::Proxy "false";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy
 ```
+if you want to create your own image that has apt-cacher-ng preinstalled look at the sample config in the docker directory
 
 ## Logs
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ea4b9d8..a5c7b43 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ services:
     ports:
     - "3142:3142"
     volumes:
-    - /srv/docker/apt-cacher-ng:/var/cache/apt-cacher-ng
+    - apt-cacher-ng:/var/cache/apt-cacher-ng
+
+volumes:
+  apt-cacher-ng:
diff --git a/docker/.env b/docker/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bdc89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+UBUNTU_VERSION=latest
+APT_CACHER_NG_IP=172.17.0.1
+APT_CACHER_NG_PORT=3142
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b6a057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ARG UBUNTU_VERSION=latest
+FROM ubuntu:$UBUNTU_VERSION
+
+ARG APT_CACHER_NG_IP
+ARG APT_CACHER_NG_PORT=3142
+
+RUN echo "Acquire::HTTP::Proxy \"http://$APT_CACHER_NG_IP:$APT_CACHER_NG_PORT\";" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy \
+ && echo "Acquire::HTTPS::Proxy \"false\";" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get upgrade -y
diff --git a/docker/compose.yaml b/docker/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a40f3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: '3.5'
+
+services:
+  my_server:
+    image: apt-cacher-ng/ubuntu:${UBUNTU_VERSION}
+    build:
+      context: .
+      args:
+        UBUNTU_VERSION: '${UBUNTU_VERSION}'
+        APT_CACHER_NG_IP: '${APT_CACHER_NG_IP}'
+        APT_CACHER_NG_PORT: '${APT_CACHER_NG_PORT}'
diff --git a/host/01proxy b/host/01proxy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d076432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/01proxy
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Acquire::HTTP::Proxy-Auto-Detect "/usr/local/bin/apt-proxy-detect.sh";
+Acquire::HTTPS::Proxy "false";
diff --git a/host/apt-proxy-detect.sh b/host/apt-proxy-detect.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..69b0352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/apt-proxy-detect.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z $APT_CACHER_NG_IP ]
+then
+    echo -n "DIRECT"
+    exit
+fi
+
+if [ -z $APT_CACHER_NG_PORT ]
+then
+    echo -n "DIRECT"
+    exit
+fi
+
+if nc -w1 -z "$APT_CACHER_NG_IP" "$APT_CACHER_NG_PORT" 2> /dev/null
+then
+    echo -n "http://${APT_CACHER_NG_IP}:${APT_CACHER_NG_PORT}"
+else
+    echo -n "DIRECT"
+fi