diff --git a/compose/codetogether.nginx b/compose/codetogether.nginx
index 54d10cb..2152f44 100644
--- a/compose/codetogether.nginx
+++ b/compose/codetogether.nginx
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
+server {
+    listen       443 ssl http2;
+    server_name  <collab-server-fqdn>;
+    proxy_buffer_size 128k;
+    proxy_buffers 4 256k;
+    ssl_certificate      <path-to-ssl-bundle.crt>;
+    ssl_certificate_key  <path-to-ssl.key>;
+    ssl_dhparam          <path-to-dhparam.pem>;
+    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2;
+    ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
+    location / {
+        # Similar proxy logic for headers
+        set $realIP $remote_addr;
+        set $forwardTo $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        set $reqHost $http_host;
+        client_max_body_size 32M;
+        if ($http_x_real_ip != '') {
+            set $realIP $http_x_real_ip;
+        }
+        if ($http_x_forwarded_for != '') {
+            set $forwardTo $http_x_forwarded_for;
+        }
+        add_header C-Real-IP $realIP;
+        add_header C-Forwarded-For $forwardTo;
+        add_header C-Request-Host $reqHost;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $realIP;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $forwardTo;
+        proxy_set_header Host $reqHost;
+        proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+        proxy_pass http://codetogether-collab:1080;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        proxy_read_timeout 360;
+        proxy_connect_timeout 360;
+        proxy_send_timeout 360;
+    }
+}
 server {
     server_name          <server-fqdn>;
     listen               443 ssl http2;
@@ -14,10 +54,10 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols        TLSv1.2;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
 
-    # create the passthrough to the CodeTogether HQ container
+    # create the passthrough to the CodeTogether Intel container
     location / {
 
-        # set passthru parameters for the CodeTogether HQ container
+        # set passthru parameters for the CodeTogether Intel container
         set $realIP      $remote_addr;
         set $forwardTo   $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         set $reqHost     $http_host;
@@ -32,7 +72,7 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header Host $reqHost;
 
         # setup the backend to service the HQ requests
-        proxy_pass            http://127.0.0.1:1080;
+        proxy_pass            http://codetogether-intel:1080;
         proxy_set_header      X-NginX-Proxy true;
         proxy_http_version    1.1;
         proxy_redirect        off;
diff --git a/compose/compose.yaml b/compose/compose.yaml
index b67a89c..534fd87 100644
--- a/compose/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose/compose.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,37 @@
-services:
-  codetogether-intel:
-    image: hub.edge.codetogether.com/releases/codetogether-intel:latest
+services: 
+  codetogether-collab:
+    image: registry.digitalocean.com/codetogether-registry/codetogether-collab:latest
+    container_name: codetogether-collab
+    environment:
+      - CT_LICENSE_URL=http://codetogether-intel:1080
+      - CT_SERVER_URL=https://your-collab-server-fqdn
+      - CT_INTEL_SECRET=your-collab-intel-secret
+      - CT_AV_ENABLED=false
+      - CT_AV_LAN_IP=auto
+    networks:
+      - hqnet
+    depends_on:
+       codetogether-hq:
+        condition: service_healthy
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    container_name: codetogether-nginx
+    ports:
+      - "443:443"
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+      - ./nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl
+      - ./nginx/log:/var/log/nginx
+    networks:
+      - hqnet
+    depends_on:
+       codetogether-hq:
+        condition: service_healthy
+  codetogether-hq:
+    image: registry.digitalocean.com/codetogether-registry/codetogether-intel:latest
     container_name: codetogether-intel
     environment:
-      - CT_HQ_BASE_URL=https://your-hq-server-fqdn
+      - CT_HQ_BASE_URL=https://your-intel-server-fqdn
     networks:
       - hqnet
     volumes:
@@ -18,10 +46,12 @@ services:
       start_period: 20s
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 30
+      retries: 50
   cassandra:
     image: cassandra:latest
     container_name: codetogether-cassandra
+    ports: 
+      - 9042:9042
     networks:
       - hqnet
     environment:
@@ -38,7 +68,7 @@ services:
       start_period: 30s
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 20
+      retries: 70
 networks:
   hqnet:
-    driver: bridge
+    driver: bridge
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compose/cthq.properties b/compose/cthq.properties
index 9d9c916..b27661b 100644
--- a/compose/cthq.properties
+++ b/compose/cthq.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ hq.base.url=https://<server-fqdn>
 hq.sso.redirect.uri=https://<server-fqdn>/api/v1/auth/sso/success/insights
 hq.sso.client.id=<clientid>
 hq.sso.client.secret=<clientsecret>
+hq.collab.url=https://your-collab-server-fqdn
+hq.collab.secret=<your-collab-intel-secret>
 
 # Generic single sign-on configuration
 hq.sso.client.issuer.url=https://<sso-fqdn>/<path>/.well-known/openid-configuration