diff --git a/src/backend/Dockerfile b/src/backend/Dockerfile
index ae945ec..284323d 100644
--- a/src/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,48 +1,83 @@
-ARG OS
+# JetPack 6 Compatible Dockerfile
+# - Ubuntu 22.04 base
+# - Python 3.10 (native to JetPack 6)
+# - CUDA 12.6, TensorRT 10.3, cuDNN 9.3 compatibility
+
+ARG OS=22.04
 FROM public.ecr.aws/ubuntu/ubuntu:${OS}
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget build-essential libffi-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev gdb
-RUN apt-get update
-RUN wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.23/Python-3.9.23.tgz
-RUN tar -xzf Python-3.9.23.tgz
-RUN cd Python-3.9.23 && \
-    ./configure --enable-optimizations --enable-shared && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install
-RUN find / -name "libpython3.9.so.1.0" -print
-RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/python3 python3 /usr/local/bin/python3.9 1 \
-    && update-alternatives --set python3 /usr/local/bin/python3.9
 
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    software-properties-common \
+    wget \
+    build-essential \
+    libffi-dev \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libsqlite3-dev \
+    gdb \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Python 3.10 (JetPack 6 native version)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3.10 \
+    python3.10-dev \
+    python3.10-venv \
+    python3-pip \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set Python 3.10 as default
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.10 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --set python3 /usr/bin/python3.10 \
+    && ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip
+
+# Verify Python installation
+RUN python3 --version && pip3 --version
+
+# Install GCC 11 for compilation compatibility
 RUN add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y && \
     apt-get update && \
     apt install gcc-11 g++-11 -y && \
-    rm /usr/bin/gcc && \
-    rm /usr/bin/g++ && \
+    rm -f /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/g++ && \
     ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-11 /usr/bin/gcc && \
-    ln -s /usr/bin/g++-11 /usr/bin/g++
+    ln -s /usr/bin/g++-11 /usr/bin/g++ && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Update ncurses packages
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ncurses-base ncurses-bin && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN apt-get install --only-upgrade ncurses-base 
-RUN apt-get install --only-upgrade ncurses-bin
+# Install additional dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libb64-0d && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy and install Python requirements
 COPY requirements.txt ./
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip setuptools wheel && \
+    pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+# Copy and setup edge management components
 COPY edge_ml1_p_camera_management ./edge_ml1_p_camera_management
 COPY edgeagent ./edgeagent
 RUN ./edge_ml1_p_camera_management/prereqs_install.sh 
 RUN ./edge_ml1_p_camera_management/install_aravis.sh
-RUN python3.9 -m grpc_tools.protoc --proto_path=./edgeagent --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. edgeagent/edge-agent.proto
-RUN apt update -y
-RUN apt-get install libssl1.1 -y
-RUN apt update -y
-RUN apt install libexif12 libcurl4 libarchive13 gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-libav ffmpeg -y
-RUN if [ "$OS" = "18.04" ] ; then \
-    apt install libavcodec-extra57i -y; \
-    fi
+RUN python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc --proto_path=./edgeagent --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. edgeagent/edge-agent.proto
 
-RUN find / -name "libpython3.9.so.1.0" -print
+# Install multimedia and GStreamer dependencies (JetPack 6 compatible)
+RUN apt-get update -y && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+    libexif12 \
+    libcurl4 \
+    libarchive13 \
+    gstreamer1.0-tools \
+    gstreamer1.0-libav \
+    ffmpeg \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN apt clean -y
 
+# Copy application code
 COPY app.py ./
 COPY logging.conf ./
 COPY dao ./dao
@@ -64,15 +99,14 @@ COPY alembic.ini ./
 COPY dda_triton ./dda_triton
 COPY lyra_anomalies_mask_utils ./lyra_anomalies_mask_utils
 COPY lyra_science_processing_utils ./lyra_science_processing_utils
-CMD ["python3.9", "app.py"]
 
-# Temporary to fix CVE-2024-24806 and CVE-2024-0553 until slim-buster base image is fixed
+# Set default command
+CMD ["python3", "app.py"]
+
+# Security updates
 RUN apt-get update \
-    # Install build tools (if needed for compiling)
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential \
-    # Install tools for managing libraries
     libgnutls28-dev libuv1 \
-    # Clean up to reduce image size
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
@@ -81,7 +115,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 COPY edgemlsdk ./edgemlsdk
 RUN ./edge_ml1_p_camera_management/install_edgemlsdk.sh
 COPY dlr_disable_phone_home.py ./
-RUN python3.9 dlr_disable_phone_home.py
+RUN python3 dlr_disable_phone_home.py
 
 #TODO:change to user to scope the permission. Currently needed to persist the TinyDB data
 USER root
diff --git a/src/backend/requirements.txt b/src/backend/requirements.txt
index 47c2730..9dcc9fc 100644
--- a/src/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,32 +1,84 @@
+# JetPack 6 Compatible Requirements
+# Python 3.10 (native to JetPack 6 / Ubuntu 22.04)
+# CUDA 12.6, TensorRT 10.3 compatible
+
+# Build tools
 setuptools
 wheel
 meson
+
+# Computer Vision
 opencv-python
+
+# HTTP/Networking
 urllib3==2.2.3
 requests==2.32.3
+
+# Date/Time utilities
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
-Jetson.GPIO==2.0.21
-awsiotsdk==1.11.9
-marshmallow==3.19.0
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-grpcio==1.56.2
-grpcio-tools==1.51.1
-jsonschema==4.17.3
-numpy==1.24.3
+
+# Jetson GPIO - verified for JetPack 6 and Python 3.10
+# Note: On JetPack 6 Orin, may need to install via: pip install Jetson.GPIO
+Jetson.GPIO==2.1.0
+
+# AWS IoT SDK
+awsiotsdk==1.21.0
+
+# Data Serialization
+marshmallow==3.21.0
+
+# YAML parsing - upgraded for Python 3.10 compatibility
+pyyaml==6.0.1
+
+# gRPC - aligned versions for compatibility
+grpcio==1.62.0
+grpcio-tools==1.62.0
+
+# Schema validation
+jsonschema==4.21.0
+
+# NumPy - upgraded for Python 3.10 optimization
+numpy==1.26.4
+
+# Image processing
 Pillow==10.3.0
-pycairo==1.23.0
-PyGObject==3.42.2
+
+# Cairo/GTK bindings
+pycairo==1.26.0
+PyGObject==3.48.0
+
+# Hardware peripherals
 python-periphery==2.4.1
-psutil==5.9.5
-fastapi==0.109.2
-uvicorn==0.23.2
-pydantic==2.1.1
+
+# System utilities
+psutil==5.9.8
+
+# Web Framework
+fastapi==0.110.0
+uvicorn==0.28.0
+pydantic==2.6.0
+
+# Neo Deep Learning Runtime (DLR)
+# Note: For JetPack 6, may need to build from source or use NVIDIA's pre-built wheel
+# Check: https://github.com/neo-ai/neo-ai-dlr for JetPack 6 compatibility
 dlr==1.10.0
-asgi-correlation-id==4.2.0
-structlog==22.1.0
+
+# ASGI middleware
+asgi-correlation-id==4.3.0
+
+# Structured logging
+structlog==24.1.0
+
+# Deprecation warnings
 # https://pypi.org/project/Deprecated/
 Deprecated==1.2.14
-sqlalchemy==2.0.21
-alembic==1.12.1
-httpx==0.24.1
-scikit-learn==1.0.2
+
+# Database ORM
+sqlalchemy==2.0.28
+alembic==1.13.1
+
+# HTTP client
+httpx==0.27.0
+
+# Machine Learning - upgraded for Python 3.10 support
+scikit-learn==1.4.0