diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d07c51f7..00000000
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-*.cmake
-.cache
-.vscode
-.git
-.clangformat
-LICENSE
-*.md
-**/build*/
-**/*secret.json
-data/log
-data/secret
-!data/secret/secret_test.json
-monitoring
-resources
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-clang-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-clang-tidy.yml
index 8222480d..2e2b684c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-clang-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-clang-tidy.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt update && sudo apt install libcurl4-gnutls-dev ninja-build
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install libcurl4-gnutls-dev ninja-build
 
       - name: Install clang (with clang-tidy)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 17e3f653..28eb6740 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ jobs:
         buildmode: [Debug, Release]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-chocolatey@v1
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-chocolatey@v3
         with:
-          args: install curl openssl
+          args: install openssl curl -y --no-progress
 
       - name: Add cURL directory in the path
         run: |
@@ -28,11 +28,19 @@ jobs:
           echo "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\curl\tools\${curlPath}\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
           echo "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\curl\tools\${curlPath}\lib" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
 
+          dir "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\curl\tools\${curlPath}\include"
+
+          $Env:CURL_LIBRARY = "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\curl\tools\${curlPath}\bin\libcurl-x64.dll"
+          $Env:CURL_INCLUDE_DIR = "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\curl\tools\${curlPath}\include"
+
       - name: Create Build Environment
         run: cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/build
 
       - name: Configure CMake
-        run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.buildmode}}
+        run: |
+          echo "CURL_LIBRARY = $CURL_LIBRARY"
+          echo "CURL_INCLUDE_DIR = $CURL_INCLUDE_DIR"
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.buildmode}} -DCURL_LIBRARY="C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\curl\tools\curl-8.6.0_1-win64-mingw\bin\libcurl-x64.dll" -DCURL_INCLUDE_DIR="C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\curl\tools\curl-8.6.0_1-win64-mingw\bin\libcurl-x64.dll"
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc63a7a1..9fb0906d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 include(FetchContent)
 
 find_package(amc CONFIG)
-
 if(amc_FOUND)
   set(LINK_AMC FALSE)
 else()
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ if(CCT_ENABLE_TESTS)
   enable_testing()
 endif()
 
-# nlohmann_json - coincenter json library
+# nlohmann_json - json library
 find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG)
 if(NOT nlohmann_json_FOUND)
   FetchContent_Declare(
@@ -95,18 +94,13 @@ if(NOT nlohmann_json_FOUND)
   FetchContent_MakeAvailable(nlohmann_json)
 endif()
 
-# spdlog - coincenter logging library
-find_package(spdlog CONFIG)
-if(NOT spdlog_FOUND)
-  FetchContent_Declare(
-    spdlog
-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
-    GIT_TAG v1.13.0
-  )
+# openssl for requests
+find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
 
-  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(spdlog)
-endif()
+# curl - request library
+include(FindCURL)
 
+# prometheus for monitoring support
 if(CCT_BUILD_PROMETHEUS_FROM_SRC)
   # Disable Prometheus testing
   set(ENABLE_TESTING OFF)
@@ -135,6 +129,18 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# spdlog - logging library
+find_package(spdlog CONFIG)
+if(NOT spdlog_FOUND)
+  FetchContent_Declare(
+    spdlog
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
+    GIT_TAG v1.13.0
+  )
+
+  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(spdlog)
+endif()
+
 # Unit Tests
 
 #[[ Create an executable
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 73202ad0..0e233b5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS build
 # Install base & build dependencies, needed certificates for curl to work with https
 RUN apt update && \
     apt upgrade -y && \
-    apt install build-essential curl libcurl4-gnutls-dev libssl-dev cmake git ca-certificates gzip -y && \
-    curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/ninja.gz https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/latest/download/ninja-linux.zip && \
-    gunzip /usr/local/bin/ninja.gz && \
-    chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/ninja
+    apt install build-essential ninja-build libcurl4-gnutls-dev libssl-dev cmake git ca-certificates gzip -y --no-install-recommends
+
+# Copy source files
+WORKDIR /app/src
+COPY src .
 
-# Set default directory for application
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY CMakeLists.txt *.md ./
+
+# Copy only the test secrets
+WORKDIR /app/data/secret
+COPY data/secret/secret_test.json .
 
-# Copy all files, excluding the ones in '.dockerignore'
-COPY . .
+# Copy mandatory static configuration files
+WORKDIR /app/data/static
+COPY data/static/currency_prefix_translator.json data/static/currencyacronymtranslator.json data/static/stablecoins.json data/static/withdrawfees.json ./
 
 # Create and go to 'bin' directory
 WORKDIR /app/bin
diff --git a/alpine.Dockerfile b/alpine.Dockerfile
index b52cab0b..2b7a1e9a 100644
--- a/alpine.Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine.Dockerfile
@@ -2,13 +2,22 @@
 FROM alpine:3.19.1 AS build
 
 # Install base & build dependencies, needed certificates for curl to work with https
-RUN apk add --update --upgrade --no-cache g++ libc-dev curl-dev cmake ninja git ca-certificates
+RUN apk add --update --upgrade --no-cache g++ libc-dev openssl-dev curl-dev cmake ninja git ca-certificates
+
+# Copy source files
+WORKDIR /app/src
+COPY src .
 
-# Set default directory for application
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY CMakeLists.txt *.md ./
+
+# Copy only the test secrets
+WORKDIR /app/data/secret
+COPY data/secret/secret_test.json .
 
-# Copy all files, excluding the ones in '.dockerignore'
-COPY . .
+# Copy mandatory static configuration files
+WORKDIR /app/data/static
+COPY data/static/currency_prefix_translator.json data/static/currencyacronymtranslator.json data/static/stablecoins.json data/static/withdrawfees.json ./
 
 # Create and go to 'bin' directory
 WORKDIR /app/bin
diff --git a/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e5f241e..4871e58b 100644
--- a/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,14 +22,19 @@ add_unit_test(
   coincenter_engine
 )
 
-add_unit_test(
-  commandlineoptionsparser_test
-  test/commandlineoptionsparser_test.cpp
-  DEFINITIONS
-  CCT_DISABLE_SPDLOG
-  LIBRARIES
-  coincenter_tech
-)
+# As of MSVC 19.38.33135.0, it fails to compile commandlineoptionsparser_test:
+# commandlineoptionsparser_test.cpp(333,79): fatal  error C1001: Internal compiler error
+
+if(NOT MSVC)
+  add_unit_test(
+    commandlineoptionsparser_test
+    test/commandlineoptionsparser_test.cpp
+    DEFINITIONS
+    CCT_DISABLE_SPDLOG
+    LIBRARIES
+    coincenter_tech
+  )
+endif()
 
 add_unit_test(
   exchangesorchestrator_private_test
diff --git a/src/http-request/CMakeLists.txt b/src/http-request/CMakeLists.txt
index d80b2c67..2732feec 100644
--- a/src/http-request/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/http-request/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ if (MSVC)
   add_compile_definitions(CURL_STATICLIB)
 endif()
 
-include(FindCURL)
-
 target_link_libraries(coincenter_http-request PRIVATE CURL::libcurl)
 target_include_directories(coincenter_http-request PUBLIC include)
 
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ add_unit_test(
     coincenter_http-request
 )
 
-
 add_unit_test(
     permanentcurloptions_test
     test/permanentcurloptions_test.cpp