diff --git a/backend/nixpacks.toml b/backend/nixpacks.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7889ce6..0000000
--- a/backend/nixpacks.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Nixpacks configuration for the FastAPI backend
-
-[phases.setup]
-nixpkgsArchive = "88a9d1386465831607986442fd9c8c0e7a1b2f5"
-aptPkgs = ["git"]
-
-[phases.install]
-# Nixpacks auto-detects Python and runs pip install -r requirements.txt
-
-[build]
-
-[deploy]
-startCommand = "uvicorn backend.app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000"
diff --git a/docs/deployment/coolify.md b/docs/deployment/coolify.md
index 5e7ecc2..5d1d121 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/coolify.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/coolify.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Coolify's built-in reverse proxy routes traffic:
 3. Select the `ai.allucanget.biz` repository
 4. Choose the `main` branch
 5. Set **Build Pack** to `nixpacks`
-6. Set **Base Directory** to `/backend`
+6. **CRITICAL: Set Base Directory to `/backend`** — this tells Nixpacks to look in the `backend/` subdirectory for `requirements.txt` and the Python application
 7. Set **Ports Exposed** to `8000`
 8. Set **Start Command** to:
    ```txt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Coolify's built-in reverse proxy routes traffic:
    ```
 9. Click **Create Resource**
 
+> **Note:** Nixpacks auto-detects Python from `requirements.txt`. No `nixpacks.toml` file is needed. The Base Directory setting is the key configuration — without it, Nixpacks looks at the repository root and won't find the Python project.
+
 ### Backend Environment Variables
 
 Add these as **Runtime** environment variables in Coolify:
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ Add these as **Runtime** environment variables in Coolify:
 2. Select the same repository
 3. Choose the `main` branch
 4. Set **Build Pack** to `nixpacks`
-5. Set **Base Directory** to `/frontend`
+5. **CRITICAL: Set Base Directory to `/frontend`** — this tells Nixpacks to look in the `frontend/` subdirectory for `requirements.txt` and the Python application
 6. Set **Ports Exposed** to `5000`
 7. Set **Start Command** to:
    ```txt
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ Add these as **Runtime** environment variables in Coolify:
    ```
 8. Click **Create Resource**
 
+> **Note:** Nixpacks auto-detects Python from `requirements.txt`. No `nixpacks.toml` file is needed. The Base Directory setting is the key configuration — without it, Nixpacks looks at the repository root and won't find the Python project.
+
 ### Frontend Environment Variables
 
 Add these as **Runtime** environment variables in Coolify:
diff --git a/frontend/nixpacks.toml b/frontend/nixpacks.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index ab05610..0000000
--- a/frontend/nixpacks.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Nixpacks configuration for the Flask frontend
-
-[phases.setup]
-nixpkgsArchive = "88a9d1386465831607986442fd9c8c0e7a1b2f5"
-aptPkgs = ["git"]
-
-[phases.install]
-# Nixpacks auto-detects Python and runs pip install -r requirements.txt
-
-[build]
-
-[deploy]
-startCommand = "gunicorn frontend.app.main:app --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --workers 2 --timeout 120"
diff --git a/nixpacks.toml b/nixpacks.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index acc6c68..0000000
--- a/nixpacks.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Nixpacks configuration for ai.allucanget.biz
-# Shared settings for both backend and frontend services
-
-[phases.setup]
-nixpkgsArchive = "88a9d1386465831607986442fd9c8c0e7a1b2f5"
-aptPkgs = ["git"]
-
-[phases.install]
-# Nixpacks auto-detects Python and runs pip install -r requirements.txt
-# No custom commands needed here
-
-[build]
-
-[deploy]