diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 2446bb2..dbc5b9b 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
+  <component name="Black">
+    <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.10 (django-posgresql-study)" />
+  </component>
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.10 (django-posgresql-study)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
   <component name="PyCharmProfessionalAdvertiser">
     <option name="shown" value="true" />
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c71ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# django-postgresql study
+[![en](https://img.shields.io/badge/lang-en-red)](https://github.com/lcgeneralprojects/django-posgresql-study/blob/development/README.md)
+[![ru](https://img.shields.io/badge/lang-ru-green)](https://github.com/lcgeneralprojects/django-posgresql-study/blob/development/README.ru.md)
+
+A simple blog project, meant to be proof of basic competence in working with the technologies of Django and PostgreSQL.
+
+There are two intended ways of starting the server.
+First, one should navigate tho the `server/` subdirectory of the project, and then executing one of the following commands:
+- to start the server directly, use the command `python manage.py runserver`.
+- to start the server using Docker, use the command `docker-compose up [--build]`.
+
+Currently, the application allows a user to register, log in, view, post, edit, and delete comments. The access to this functionality is provided by the links in the header of the project's pages.
diff --git a/README.ru.md b/README.ru.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7424aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.ru.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# django-postgresql study
+[![en](https://img.shields.io/badge/lang-en-red)](https://github.com/lcgeneralprojects/django-posgresql-study/blob/development/README.md)
+[![ru](https://img.shields.io/badge/lang-ru-green)](https://github.com/lcgeneralprojects/django-posgresql-study/blob/development/README.ru.md)
+
+Простой проект-блог, предназначенный для доказательства базовой компетенции в области работы с технологиями Django и PostgreSQL.
+
+На данный момент подразумевается два способа запуска сервера.
+Для начала пользователь должен перейти в поддиректорию `server/` и запустить выполнение одной из следующих команд:
+- чтобы запустить сервер напрямую, пользователю нужно воспользоваться командой `python manage.py runserver`
+- чтобы запустить сервер с помощью Docker, пользователю нужно воспользоваться командой `docker-compose up [--build]`.
+
+На данный момент приложение позволяет пользователю регистрироваться, заходить в свою учетную запись, видеть комментарии, а также оставлять, редактировать и удалять их. Доступ к этим возможностям предоставляется с помощью ссылок в головном элементе страниц проекта.
diff --git a/server/.dockerignore b/server/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eea525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/django_postgresql_study/settings.py b/server/django_postgresql_study/settings.py
index 143f272..40420b6 100644
--- a/server/django_postgresql_study/settings.py
+++ b/server/django_postgresql_study/settings.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
+# DEBUG = True
+DEBUG = env("DEBUG")
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
diff --git a/server/docker-compose.yml b/server/docker-compose.yml
index 2f3d6c6..0bd7a9a 100644
--- a/server/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/server/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,29 @@ services:
     image: django_postgresql_study_image
     command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
     build: .
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
\ No newline at end of file
+      - "8000:8000"
+    expose:
+      - "8000"
+    env_file:
+      - ./django_postgresql_study/dev.env
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+  
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16.1
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    # env_file:
+    #   - ./django_postgresql_study/dev.env
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres_pw
+      - POSTGRES_DB=postgres
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/dockerfile b/server/dockerfile
index 6fa716d..fdceb8e 100644
--- a/server/dockerfile
+++ b/server/dockerfile
@@ -2,13 +2,23 @@ FROM python:3.12.0
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY ./ .
-COPY requirements.txt .
-
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
+# install psycopg2 dependencies
+# RUN apt-get update \
+#     && apt-get add postgresql-dev gcc python3-dev musl-dev
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y libpq-dev gcc
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
+# Copy project
+COPY ./ .
+
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-CMD ["python", "./manage.py", "runserver"]
\ No newline at end of file
+# CMD ["python", "./manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/my_app/urls.py b/server/my_app/urls.py
index 0eab88a..f9c7802 100644
--- a/server/my_app/urls.py
+++ b/server/my_app/urls.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # URLConf
 urlpatterns = [
-    path(r'hello/', views.say_hello),
+    # path(r'hello/', views.say_hello),
     # path(r'insert/', views.dummy_insert),
     path(r'register/', views.sign_up, name='register'),
     path(r'login/', views.sign_in, name='login'),
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
     path(r'home/create', views.create_post, name='post_create'),
     path(r'home/edit/<int:id>/', views.edit_post, name='post_edit'),
     path(r'home/delete/<int:id>/', views.delete_post, name='post_delete'),
+    path(r'home/post_create_norefresh', views.create_post_norefresh, name='post_create_norefresh'),
     path(r'', views.default_view, name='default')
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/my_app/views.py b/server/my_app/views.py
index 6f30710..9e2ecfd 100644
--- a/server/my_app/views.py
+++ b/server/my_app/views.py
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
-from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth import login, authenticate, logout
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.core import serializers
 from .models import Post
 from .forms import LoginForm, RegisterForm, PostForm
 import psycopg2
 import environ
+import logging
+import re
 
 # Environ stuff
 env = environ.Env()
 environ.Env.read_env()
 
-# Create your views here.
-def say_hello(request):
-    # return HttpResponse('Hello, World!')
-    x = 1
-    y = 2
-    return render(request, 'hello.html', {'name': 'Test'})
+# # Create your views here.
+# def say_hello(request):
+#     # return HttpResponse('Hello, World!')
+#     x = 1
+#     y = 2
+#     return render(request, 'hello.html', {'name': 'Test'})
 
 # def dummy_insert(request):
 #     # return HttpResponse(request.GET.get('input'))
@@ -102,8 +105,8 @@ def create_post(request):
     elif request.method == 'POST':
         form = PostForm(request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
-            user = form.save(commit=False)
-            user.author = request.user
+            post = form.save(commit=False)
+            post.author = request.user
             form.save()
             messages.success(request, 'The post has been created successfully.')
             return redirect('home')
@@ -111,6 +114,35 @@ def create_post(request):
             messages.error(request, 'Please correct the following errors:')
             return render(request, 'post_form.html', {'form': form})
         
+
+@login_required
+def create_post_norefresh(request):
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        title = request.POST['title']
+        content = request.POST['content']
+        author = request.user
+        
+        new_post = Post(title=title, content=content, author=author)
+        new_post.save()
+        
+        # Currently suppressing the messages in the no-refresh view,
+        # as that leads to the accumulation of messages that are only shown upon refresh.
+        # TODO: restore the functionality after introducing a header to the HTML pages.
+        # success = 'New comment created successfully'
+        # messages.success(request, success)
+        
+        # Building a response
+        # TODO: switch the serializer to that of the Django REST framework
+        post_array = serializers.serialize('json', [new_post])
+        response = post_array[1:-1]
+        
+        response = re.sub(r'"author": \d+', f'"author": "{request.user.username}"', response)
+        
+        logging.warning(response)
+        logging.warning(request.user.username)
+        
+        return HttpResponse(response, content_type='application/json')
+        
         
 @login_required
 def edit_post(request, id):
@@ -141,7 +173,7 @@ def delete_post(request, id):
     
     elif request.method == 'POST':
         post.delete()
-        messages.success(request, 'The post has been deleted successfully.')
+        messages.success(request, 'The comment has been deleted successfully.')
         return redirect('home')
         
 
@@ -155,8 +187,8 @@ def home(request):
     elif request.method == 'POST':
         form = PostForm(request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
-            user = form.save(commit=False)
-            user.author = request.user
+            post = form.save(commit=False)
+            post.author = request.user
             form.save()
             messages.success(request, 'The post has been created successfully.')
             return render(request, 'home.html', context)
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
index dee837f..b4f1725 100644
--- a/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ asgiref==3.7.2
 Django==4.2.7
 django-debug-toolbar==4.2.0
 django-environ==0.11.2
+djangorestframework==3.14.0
 psycopg2==2.9.9
+pytz==2024.1
 setuptools==57.0.0
 sqlparse==0.4.4
 typing_extensions==4.8.0
diff --git a/server/static/js/script.js b/server/static/js/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dec3bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/static/js/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+function dummy() {
+    var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
+        if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
+            document.getElementsByTagName("main").innerHTML = this.responseText;
+        }
+    };
+    xhttp.open("POST", "home", true);
+    xhttp.send();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/templates/base.html b/server/templates/base.html
index 9172aaa..fb7959f 100644
--- a/server/templates/base.html
+++ b/server/templates/base.html
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <title>My site</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/style.css' %}" />
+    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js" integrity="sha256-lSjKY0/srUM9BE3dPm+c4fBo1dky2v27Gdjm2uoZaL0=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>"></script>
 </head>
 <style>
     {% comment %} #main_container {
@@ -18,6 +20,10 @@
     {% block style %}
     {% endblock style %}
 </style>
+
+{% block script %}
+{% endblock script %}
+
 <body>
     <header>
         {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
diff --git a/server/templates/home.html b/server/templates/home.html
index f141318..8dc55ec 100644
--- a/server/templates/home.html
+++ b/server/templates/home.html
@@ -3,22 +3,67 @@
 {% block style %}
 {% endblock style %}
 
+{% block script %}
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        $(document).on('submit', '#post-form', function (e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            $.ajax({
+                type: 'POST',
+                url: '{% url "post_create_norefresh" %}',
+                data: {
+                    title: $('#id_title').val(),
+                    content: $('#id_content').val(),
+                    csrfmiddlewaretoken: $('input[name=csrfmiddlewaretoken]').val()
+                },
+                dataType: 'json',
+                success: function (data) {
+
+                    var date = $.datepicker.formatDate('d M, Y', new Date(data['fields'].published_at),
+                    { 
+                        monthNamesShort: ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','Maj','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Okt','Nov','Dec'] 
+                    });
+
+                    var author = data['fields'].author.charAt(0).toUpperCase()+data['fields'].author.slice(1)
+                    var post_string = '<h2>'+data['fields'].title+'</h2>'+
+                    '<small>'+'Published on '+date+' by '+author+'</small>'+
+                    '<p>'+data['fields'].content+'</p>'+
+                    '<p><a href="/home/edit/'+data['pk']+'/">Edit</a></p>'+
+                    '<p><a href="/home/delete/'+data['pk']+'/">Delete</a></p>';
+
+                    console.log('data: '+JSON.stringify(data));
+                    console.log('post_string: '+post_string);
+                    $(".postsDiv").prepend(post_string);
+                },
+                error: function (error) {
+                    console.log('We have encountered an error');
+                    console.log(error);
+                }
+            })
+        })
+    </script> 
+{% endblock script %}
+
 {% block content %}
-<h1>Create Post</h1>
-    <form method="POST">
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        {{ form.as_p }}
-        <input type="submit" value="Save" />
-    </form>
+{% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
+    <h1>Create Post</h1>
+        <form id="post-form" method="POST">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            {{ form.as_p }}
+            {% comment %} <input type="submit" value="Save" /> {% endcomment %}
+            <button type="submit">Save</button>
+        </form>
+    {% endif %}
 <h1>My Posts</h1>
-    {% for post in posts %}
-        <h2>{{ post.title }}</h2>
-        <snall>Published on {{ post.published_at | date:"M d, Y" }} by {{ post.author | title}}</small>
-        <p>{{ post.content }}</p>
+    <div class='postsDiv'>
+        {% for post in posts %}
+            <h2>{{ post.title }}</h2>
+            <small>Published on {{ post.published_at | date:"d M, Y" }} by {{ post.author | capfirst}}</small>
+            <p>{{ post.content }}</p>
 
-        {% if request.user.is_authenticated and request.user == post.author %}
-        <p><a href="{% url 'post_edit' post.id %}">Edit</a></p>
-        <p><a href="{% url 'post_delete' post.id %}">Delete</a></p>
-        {% endif %}
-    {% endfor %}
+            {% if request.user.is_authenticated and request.user == post.author %}
+            <p><a href="{% url 'post_edit' post.id %}">Edit</a></p>
+            <p><a href="{% url 'post_delete' post.id %}">Delete</a></p>
+            {% endif %}
+        {% endfor %}
+    </div>
 {% endblock content %}
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