diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Mill build tool
+out/
+mill
+mill.*
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
+.metals/
+.bloop/
+.bsp/
+*.iml
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/.mill-version b/.mill-version
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+1.1.1
diff --git a/build.mill b/build.mill
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+package build
+
+import mill._
+import mill.scalalib._
+import mill.scalalib.Assembly._
+
+object summercms extends ScalaModule {
+  def scalaVersion = "3.3.4"
+
+  def mvnDeps = Seq(
+    // ZIO Core
+    mvn"dev.zio::zio:2.1.14",
+
+    // ZIO HTTP
+    mvn"dev.zio::zio-http:3.0.1",
+
+    // ZIO Config
+    mvn"dev.zio::zio-config:4.0.2",
+    mvn"dev.zio::zio-config-typesafe:4.0.2",
+    mvn"dev.zio::zio-config-magnolia:4.0.2",
+
+    // Database - Quill with ZIO
+    mvn"io.getquill::quill-jdbc-zio:4.8.5",
+
+    // PostgreSQL JDBC Driver
+    mvn"org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.4",
+
+    // Flyway for migrations
+    mvn"org.flywaydb:flyway-core:10.21.0",
+    mvn"org.flywaydb:flyway-database-postgresql:10.21.0"
+  )
+
+  def scalacOptions = Seq(
+    "-deprecation",
+    "-feature",
+    "-unchecked",
+    "-Xfatal-warnings"
+  )
+
+  // Assembly configuration for fat JAR
+  def assemblyRules = super.assemblyRules ++ Seq(
+    // Merge service files
+    Rule.Append("META-INF/services/.*"),
+    // Exclude signature files
+    Rule.Exclude("META-INF/.*\\.SF"),
+    Rule.Exclude("META-INF/.*\\.DSA"),
+    Rule.Exclude("META-INF/.*\\.RSA")
+  )
+}