diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a8065f8..cad187a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ EVOAI_CRM_API_TOKEN=6e10e689-58ce-4416-bf0d-f5818bf2dcf8
 RAILS_ENV=development
 RAILS_MAX_THREADS=5
 FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173
+# Public URL of the auth service accessible from the browser (used for ActiveStorage avatar URLs)
+AUTH_SERVICE_URL=http://localhost:3001
 
 # Doorkeeper JWT (OAuth2 tokens)
 DOORKEEPER_JWT_SECRET_KEY=a]i9F#k2$Lm7Nq0R!sT4uW6xZ8bD1eG3hJ5oP7rV9yAcE2fH4jM6pS8vX0zB3dK5nQ7tU9wY1
@@ -232,6 +234,20 @@ VITE_TINYMCE_API_KEY=no-api-key
 # =============================================================================
 # OPTIONAL — Cloud Storage (default: local filesystem)
 # =============================================================================
+# To use Cloudflare R2, AWS S3, MinIO or any S3-compatible service:
+#   1. Set ACTIVE_STORAGE_SERVICE=s3_compatible (both auth and CRM services use this var)
+#   2. Fill in the bucket credentials below
+#   3. Configure your bucket's CORS policy to allow GET from your frontend domain
+#      (this must be done in the storage provider's dashboard — not in this file)
+#
+# Example for Cloudflare R2:
+#   ACTIVE_STORAGE_SERVICE=s3_compatible
+#   STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=my-bucket
+#   STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<R2 Access Key ID>
+#   STORAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<R2 Secret Access Key>
+#   STORAGE_REGION=auto
+#   STORAGE_ENDPOINT=https://<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com
+#
 # STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=
 # STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
 # STORAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 64e2748..291291e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ services:
       RAILS_ENV: ${RAILS_ENV:-development}
       REDIS_URL: redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:-evoai_redis_pass}@redis:6379/1
       POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+    volumes:
+      - ./evo-auth-service-community/storage:/rails/storage
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
       redis:
         condition: service_healthy
-    command: bash -c "bundle install && bundle exec rails db:prepare && bundle exec rails s -p 3001 -b 0.0.0.0"
+    command: bash -c "rm -f /rails/tmp/pids/server.pid && bundle install && bundle exec rails db:prepare && bundle exec rails s -p 3001 -b 0.0.0.0"
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3001/health"]
       interval: 30s
@@ -115,6 +117,9 @@ services:
       - crm_bundle:/usr/local/bundle
       - crm_node_modules:/app/node_modules
       - crm_cache:/app/tmp/cache
+      # /app/storage is already shared between evo-crm and evo-crm-sidekiq through
+      # the project bind above — no additional named volume needed (a named volume
+      # here would mask the bind and break host visibility of ActiveStorage blobs).
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -155,6 +160,8 @@ services:
       - crm_bundle:/usr/local/bundle
       - crm_node_modules:/app/node_modules
       - crm_cache:/app/tmp/cache
+      # See evo-crm above — /app/storage is shared via the project bind, no named
+      # volume needed (and one here would mask the bind, hiding blobs from host).
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/evo-ai-crm-community b/evo-ai-crm-community
index 833bcd9..226a626 160000
--- a/evo-ai-crm-community
+++ b/evo-ai-crm-community
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 833bcd9e3d812458ee74007a052d97d541829f0c
+Subproject commit 226a62639f14db2c4ad97f15264aa0d080e84eb3
diff --git a/evo-ai-frontend-community b/evo-ai-frontend-community
index b972138..36544f5 160000
--- a/evo-ai-frontend-community
+++ b/evo-ai-frontend-community
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b97213850b58f5d5bc9598a336b5f41154725865
+Subproject commit 36544f58dadb90c16f607cab6d15c2803d06230f
diff --git a/evo-auth-service-community b/evo-auth-service-community
index ed6affd..25b5ac4 160000
--- a/evo-auth-service-community
+++ b/evo-auth-service-community
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ed6affd9e069366f69d12055db42b4d522e378a3
+Subproject commit 25b5ac435de8afd9b2ab5f5fdd146795484ad9a3
diff --git a/evolution-api b/evolution-api
index af5122c..cd800f2 160000
--- a/evolution-api
+++ b/evolution-api
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit af5122c3f0281f2e05ec328545a12598962ac0b2
+Subproject commit cd800f2976e1e5b682fbf86a01ee4d85ae61f370
diff --git a/evolution-go b/evolution-go
index 89eaae3..9f0eb34 160000
--- a/evolution-go
+++ b/evolution-go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 89eaae337e61bba9939d3a9a3d606d1469b4b281
+Subproject commit 9f0eb34b59ee83005443fbf22bd9ca9fa1750453