diff --git a/src/app/Actions/CreateImageVariants.php b/src/app/Actions/CreateImageVariants.php
index f24f70f..c873ff6 100644
--- a/src/app/Actions/CreateImageVariants.php
+++ b/src/app/Actions/CreateImageVariants.php
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 use App\Models\Image;
 use App\Models\ImageVariant;
 use App\Enums\ImageSizeType;
-use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;
+
 
 
 class CreateImageVariants
 {
-    public function handleVariant(Image $image, UploadedFile $file, array $sizeTypes, string $path = 'posts/images/'): void
+    public function handleVariant(Image $image, $file, array $sizeTypes, string $path = 'posts/images/'): void
     {
         foreach ($sizeTypes as $sizeType) {
             $sizeTypeEnum = ImageSizeType::from($sizeType);
diff --git a/src/app/Actions/StoreImage.php b/src/app/Actions/StoreImage.php
index 45aa517..437d662 100644
--- a/src/app/Actions/StoreImage.php
+++ b/src/app/Actions/StoreImage.php
@@ -5,24 +5,27 @@
 use Intervention\Image\Laravel\Facades\Image; // Import Image facade
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use App\Enums\ImageSizeType;
-use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;
 
 class StoreImage
 {
-    public function handleStore(UploadedFile $file, ImageSizeType $sizeType, string $filePath): array
+    public function handleStore($file, ImageSizeType $sizeType, string $filePath): array
     {
         // Load the image
         $image  = Image::read($file);
 
+        // reading the image width and height
+        $width = $image->width();
+        $height = $image->height();
+
         // scale the image, only if its an avatar, make it scale and crop (cover) as a square
         // than set quality and make progressive, better for web loading
         if ($sizeType == ImageSizeType::EXTRA_SMALL or $sizeType == ImageSizeType::SMALL) {
-            $image->cover(
+            $image->coverDown(
                 width: $sizeType->getMaxWidth(),
                 height: $sizeType->getMaxHeight()
             );
         } else {
-            $image->scale(
+            $image->scaleDown(
                 width: $sizeType->getMaxWidth(),
                 height: $sizeType->getMaxHeight()
             );
@@ -31,10 +34,6 @@ public function handleStore(UploadedFile $file, ImageSizeType $sizeType, string
         $encodedImage = $image->toJpeg(quality: $sizeType->getQuality(), progressive: true);
         Storage::disk('public')->put($filePath, $encodedImage);
 
-        // reading the image width and height
-        $width = $image->width();
-        $height = $image->height();
-
         return [
             'path' => $filePath,
             'width' => $width,
diff --git a/src/app/Console/Commands/MigrateLegacyImages.php b/src/app/Console/Commands/MigrateLegacyImages.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c0678d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/Console/Commands/MigrateLegacyImages.php
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use App\Models\Post;
+use App\Models\Image;
+use App\Actions\CreateImageVariants;
+use App\Enums\ImageSizeType;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
+
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;
+
+
+
+class MigrateLegacyImages extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'app:migrate-legacy-images';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Migrate old images from legacy directory to the new image system';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $legacyImagePath = '/var/www/html/storage/app/public/files/posts/images_legacy';
+
+        // Check if the directory exists
+        if (!File::exists($legacyImagePath)) {
+            $this->error("Legacy image directory does not exist: $legacyImagePath");
+            return 1; // Return error code
+        }
+
+        // Fetch all legacy image files
+        $files = File::allFiles($legacyImagePath);
+
+
+        foreach ($files as $file) {
+            // Extract file information
+            $filename = pathinfo($file->getFilename(), PATHINFO_FILENAME);
+            $extension = $file->getExtension();
+            $fullFileName = $filename . '.' . $extension;
+
+            // Find the post by title
+            $post = Post::where('title', $filename)->first();
+
+            if (!$post) {
+                $this->error("Post not found for image: $fullFileName");
+                continue; // Skip to the next file if no matching post is found
+            }
+
+            // Create a new image record
+            $image = Image::create([
+                'post_id' => $post->id,
+                'upload_size' => filesize($file),
+            ]);
+
+
+            // Define the desired (wanted) image sizes
+            $desiredSizes = [
+                's' => ImageSizeType::SMALL->value,
+                'm' => ImageSizeType::MEDIUM->value,
+                'l' => ImageSizeType::LARGE->value,
+                'xl' => ImageSizeType::EXTRA_LARGE->value,
+            ];
+
+            // Save models and files in storage
+            app(CreateImageVariants::class)->handleVariant($image, $file, $desiredSizes, 'posts/images/');
+        }
+
+        $this->info('Legacy images migrated successfully.');
+    }
+}