diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed48fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Deploy App
+run-name: Deploy Tiny App to Cloud Server
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [release]
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: production
+    steps:
+      - name: Deploy via SSH
+        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
+        with:
+          host: ${{ secrets.HOST }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          script: |
+            cd /opt/tz_apps/tiny
+            # Fetch latest code
+            git pull origin release
+
+            # Install dependencies (Production mode, no dev deps)
+            /root/.local/bin/poetry install --only main --sync
+
+            # Restart the service
+            sudo systemctl restart tiny.service
diff --git a/.vscode/dictionaries/project-words.txt b/.vscode/dictionaries/project-words.txt
index 40463fa..5d55556 100755
--- a/.vscode/dictionaries/project-words.txt
+++ b/.vscode/dictionaries/project-words.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+appleboy
 projectx
+RZRO
 xkeshav
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ad57eb9..bb510a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ All notable changes to this repository will be documented in this file.
 
 - Restructure folder structure
 - added poetry dev script
+
+## [1.0.0] Sun, Feb 15, 2026
+
+- Added In-Memory cache strategy
+- DB dependency optional
+- Change UI
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 09bb540..9c438a2 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Form, Request
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Form, Request, status
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, PlainTextResponse, RedirectResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 from app.utils.qr import generate_qr_with_logo
 
 
-
 # -----------------------------
 # Lifespan: env + DB connect ONCE
 # -----------------------------
@@ -103,37 +102,27 @@ async def create_short_url(
     original_url: str = Form(""),
     generate_qr: Optional[str] = Form(None),
     qr_type: str = Form("short"),
-):
+) -> RedirectResponse:
     session = request.session
     qr_enabled = bool(generate_qr)
     original_url = sanitize_url(original_url)
 
-    if not original_url:
-        session["error"] = "URL cannot be empty."
-        return RedirectResponse("/", status_code=303)
-
-    if not is_valid_url(original_url):
-        session["error"] = (
-            "Please enter a valid URL (must start with http:// or https://)."
-        )
-        return RedirectResponse("/", status_code=303)
+    # Basic validation (FastAPI can also handle this via Pydantic)
+    if not original_url or not is_valid_url(original_url):
+        session["error"] = "Please enter a valid URL."
+        return RedirectResponse("/", status_code=status.HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER)
 
     # 1. Try Cache First
     short_code: Optional[str] = get_short_from_cache(original_url)
 
-    if short_code:
-        session["info_message"] = "Already shortened before — fetched from cache."
-    else:
+    if not short_code:
         # 2. Try Database
         existing = db_data.find_by_original_url(original_url)
         # Pull the value and check it in one go
         db_code = existing.get("short_code") if existing else None
         if isinstance(db_code, str):
             short_code = db_code
-            set_cache_pair(short_code, original_url)  # Cache it for future
-            session["info_message"] = (
-                "Already shortened before — fetched from database."
-            )
+            set_cache_pair(short_code, original_url)  # Cache it for future requests
 
         # 3. Generate New if still None
         if not short_code:
@@ -147,7 +136,7 @@ async def create_short_url(
     if not isinstance(short_code, str):
         # This acts as a final safety net for production
         session["error"] = "Internal server error: Code generation failed."
-        return RedirectResponse("/", status_code=303)
+        return RedirectResponse("/", status_code=status.HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER)
 
     # Mypy now knows short_code is strictly 'str'
     new_short_url = build_short_url(short_code, DOMAIN)
@@ -162,7 +151,7 @@ async def create_short_url(
         }
     )
 
-    return RedirectResponse("/", status_code=303)
+    return RedirectResponse("/", status_code=status.HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER)
 
 
 @app.get("/recent", response_class=HTMLResponse)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 413922a..0e66c38 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "tiny"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 description = "A package for URL Shortener with QR Code generation"
 authors = [
   { name = "recursivezero", email = "152776938+recursivezero@users.noreply.github.com" },