diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b69fa60..5ebcc7c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ services:
       - ADMIN_USER=${ADMIN_USER:-admin}
       - ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD:--whisper12510-}
       - LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=${LOG_RETENTION_DAYS:-30}
-      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///app/data/whisper_api.db
+      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite:////app/data/whisper_api.db
     volumes:
-      - ./models:/app/models
-      - ./data:/app/data
-      - ./uploads:/app/uploads
+      - whisper_models:/app/models
+      - whisper_data:/app/data
+      - whisper_uploads:/app/uploads
     deploy:
       resources:
         reservations:
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
       start_period: 60s
+
+volumes:
+  whisper_models:
+  whisper_data:
+  whisper_uploads:
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 28c94d6..f05a216 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -3,18 +3,33 @@ FROM nvidia/cuda:12.1.0-runtime-ubuntu22.04
 # Prevent interactive prompts
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-# Install system dependencies
+# Install system dependencies with Python 3.12 from deadsnakes PPA
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    python3.11 \
-    python3.11-pip \
-    python3.11-venv \
+    software-properties-common \
+    pkg-config \
+    && add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y \
+    python3.12 \
+    python3.12-dev \
+    python3.12-venv \
     ffmpeg \
+    libavformat-dev \
+    libavcodec-dev \
+    libavdevice-dev \
+    libavutil-dev \
+    libavfilter-dev \
+    libswscale-dev \
+    libswresample-dev \
     curl \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Set Python 3.11 as default
-RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.11 1
-RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pip pip /usr/bin/pip3 1
+# Install pip for Python 3.12
+RUN curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3.12
+
+# Set Python 3.12 as default
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.12 1
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pip pip /usr/local/bin/pip3 1
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -23,12 +38,19 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+# Copy entrypoint script
+COPY docker/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
 # Create necessary directories
 RUN mkdir -p /app/models /app/data /app/uploads
 
 # Copy application code
 COPY src/ ./src/
 
+# Set entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9267856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Create directories if they don't exist and set permissions
+mkdir -p /app/data /app/uploads /app/models
+chmod 777 /app/data /app/uploads /app/models
+
+# Start the application
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c387a9e..f10dc5d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ jinja2==3.1.3
 aiofiles==23.2.1
 
 # Whisper
-openai-whisper==20231117
-faster-whisper==0.10.0
-torch==2.1.2
-torchaudio==2.1.2
+openai-whisper==20240930
+faster-whisper==1.1.0
+torch==2.5.1
+torchaudio==2.5.1
 
 # Database
-sqlalchemy==2.0.25
-alembic==1.13.1
+sqlalchemy==2.0.36
+alembic==1.14.0
 
 # Audio processing
-librosa==0.10.1
+librosa==0.10.2.post1
 soundfile==0.12.1
 
 # Utilities
diff --git a/src/api/transcriptions.py b/src/api/transcriptions.py
index aac0dda..5c56467 100644
--- a/src/api/transcriptions.py
+++ b/src/api/transcriptions.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
+from src.services.stats_service import hash_api_key
+from src.database.db import SessionLocal
+from src.database.models import ApiKey
+
 def verify_api_key(authorization: Optional[str] = Header(None)):
     """Verify API key from Authorization header"""
     if not authorization:
@@ -24,15 +28,27 @@ def verify_api_key(authorization: Optional[str] = Header(None)):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid authorization format")
     
     api_key = authorization.replace("Bearer ", "").strip()
+    
+    # Check environment variable keys first
     valid_keys = settings.get_api_keys_list()
+    if api_key in valid_keys:
+        return api_key
     
-    if not valid_keys:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="No API keys configured")
+    # Check database keys
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        key_hash = hash_api_key(api_key)
+        db_key = db.query(ApiKey).filter(
+            ApiKey.key_hash == key_hash,
+            ApiKey.is_active == True
+        ).first()
+        
+        if db_key:
+            return api_key
+    finally:
+        db.close()
     
-    if api_key not in valid_keys:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid API key")
-    
-    return api_key
+    raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid API key")
 
 
 @router.get("/models")