diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 8f31ed2..efcb4ca 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules/
 .env
-public/uploads/
+public/uploads/*
+!public/uploads/dummy.txt
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20250712000000-rename-path-to-filename-in-attachments.js b/backend/migrations/20250712000000-rename-path-to-filename-in-attachments.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f615b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/20250712000000-rename-path-to-filename-in-attachments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+  up: async (queryInterface) => {
+    // Rename column 'path' to 'filename' in 'Attachments' table
+    await queryInterface.renameColumn('Attachments', 'path', 'filename');
+  },
+
+  down: async (queryInterface) => {
+    // Revert column name from 'filename' back to 'path'
+    await queryInterface.renameColumn('Attachments', 'filename', 'path');
+  },
+};
diff --git a/backend/models/attachments.js b/backend/models/attachments.js
index 7be6eb5..2f47dc2 100644
--- a/backend/models/attachments.js
+++ b/backend/models/attachments.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function defineAttachment(sequelize, DataTypes) {
       type: DataTypes.STRING,
       allowNull: true,
     },
-    path: {
+    filename: {
       type: DataTypes.STRING,
       allowNull: false,
     },
diff --git a/backend/public/uploads/dummy.txt b/backend/public/uploads/dummy.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/routes/attachments/delete.js b/backend/routes/attachments/delete.js
index 9bfee9b..2ded08e 100644
--- a/backend/routes/attachments/delete.js
+++ b/backend/routes/attachments/delete.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const defineAttachment = require('../../models/attachments');
 const { DataTypes } = require('sequelize');
+const defineAttachment = require('../../models/attachments');
 
 module.exports = function (sequelize) {
   const Attachment = defineAttachment(sequelize, DataTypes);
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize) {
 
       // delete file from folder
       const uploadDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../public/uploads');
-      const url = attachment.path;
-      const fileName = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
-      const filePath = path.join(uploadDir, fileName);
+      const filePath = path.join(uploadDir, attachment.filename);
       fs.unlink(filePath, (err) => {
         if (err) {
           console.error('Error deleting file:', err);
diff --git a/backend/routes/attachments/download.js b/backend/routes/attachments/download.js
index 35c9270..c2d8d28 100644
--- a/backend/routes/attachments/download.js
+++ b/backend/routes/attachments/download.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const defineAttachment = require('../../models/attachments');
 const { DataTypes } = require('sequelize');
+const defineAttachment = require('../../models/attachments');
 
 module.exports = function (sequelize) {
   const Attachment = defineAttachment(sequelize, DataTypes);
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize) {
         return res.status(404).send('Attachment not found');
       }
 
-      const filename = attachment.path.split('/').pop();
-      const filePath = path.join(__dirname, `../../public/uploads/${filename}`);
+      const filePath = path.join(__dirname, `../../public/uploads/${attachment.filename}`);
 
       if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
         return res.status(404).json({ error: 'File not found' });
diff --git a/backend/routes/attachments/new.js b/backend/routes/attachments/new.js
index 2c60cc2..2771a60 100644
--- a/backend/routes/attachments/new.js
+++ b/backend/routes/attachments/new.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
 const multer = require('multer');
+const { DataTypes } = require('sequelize');
 const defineAttachment = require('../../models/attachments');
 const defineCaseAttachment = require('../../models/caseAttachments');
-const { DataTypes } = require('sequelize');
 
 module.exports = function (sequelize) {
   const Attachment = defineAttachment(sequelize, DataTypes);
@@ -55,11 +55,9 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize) {
         return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No files uploaded' });
       }
 
-      const host = req.get('host');
-      const protocol = req.protocol;
       const attachmentsData = files.map((file) => ({
         title: file.originalname,
-        path: `${protocol}://${host}/uploads/${file.filename}`,
+        filename: file.filename,
       }));
 
       const newAttachments = await Attachment.bulkCreate(attachmentsData, {
@@ -74,6 +72,7 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize) {
       await t.commit();
       res.json(newAttachments);
     } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
       await t.rollback();
       res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
     }
diff --git a/backend/seeders/seed.js b/backend/seeders/seed.js
index 6206161..83efa5c 100644
--- a/backend/seeders/seed.js
+++ b/backend/seeders/seed.js
@@ -550,19 +550,18 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ]);
 
-    const backendOrigin = process.env.BACKEND_ORIGIN || 'http://localhost:8001';
     await queryInterface.bulkInsert('attachments', [
       {
         title: 'Selenium logo',
         detail: '',
-        path: `${backendOrigin}/uploads/861px-Selenium_Logo.png`,
+        filename: '861px-Selenium_Logo.png',
         createdAt: new Date(),
         updatedAt: new Date(),
       },
       {
         title: 'vitest logo',
         detail: '',
-        path: `${backendOrigin}/uploads/logo-shadow.svg`,
+        filename: 'logo-shadow.svg',
         createdAt: new Date(),
         updatedAt: new Date(),
       },
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index b6e2ac5..74cfdf3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
       - IS_DEMO=false # set to true to seed the database
     volumes:
       - db-data:/app/backend/database
+      - ./backend/public/uploads:/app/backend/public/uploads
 
 volumes:
   db-data:
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/CaseAttachmentsEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/CaseAttachmentsEditor.tsx
index 1357659..636e45f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/CaseAttachmentsEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/CaseAttachmentsEditor.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { Image, Button, Tooltip, Card, CardBody } from '@heroui/react';
-import { AttachmentType, CaseMessages } from '@/types/case';
 import { Trash, ArrowDownToLine, ArrowUpFromLine } from 'lucide-react';
-import { isImage } from './isImage';
 import { ChangeEvent, DragEvent } from 'react';
+import { isImage } from './isImage';
+import { AttachmentType, CaseMessages } from '@/types/case';
+import Config from '@/config/config';
+
+const apiServer = Config.apiServer;
 
 type Props = {
   isDisabled: boolean;
@@ -23,8 +26,8 @@ export default function CaseAttachmentsEditor({
   onFilesInput,
   messages,
 }: Props) {
-  let images: AttachmentType[] = [];
-  let others: AttachmentType[] = [];
+  const images: AttachmentType[] = [];
+  const others: AttachmentType[] = [];
 
   attachments.forEach((attachment) => {
     if (isImage(attachment)) {
@@ -39,7 +42,11 @@ export default function CaseAttachmentsEditor({
         {images.map((image, index) => (
           <Card key={index} radius="sm" className="mt-2 me-2 max-w-md">
             <CardBody>
-              <Image alt={image.title} src={image.path} className="object-cover h-40 w-40" />
+              <Image
+                alt={image.title}
+                src={`${apiServer}/uploads/${image.filename}`}
+                className="object-cover h-40 w-40"
+              />
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                 <p>{image.title}</p>
                 <Tooltip content={messages.delete}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/attachmentControl.test.ts b/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/attachmentControl.test.ts
index 66c08fc..ff877d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/attachmentControl.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/attachmentControl.test.ts
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ describe('attachment control', () => {
       id: 1,
       title: '',
       detail: '',
-      path: '',
+      filename: '',
       createdAt: new Date(),
       updatedAt: new Date(),
       caseAttachments: sampleCaseAttachment,
     };
 
-    sampleAttachment.path = 'public/uploads/abc.png';
+    sampleAttachment.filename = 'abc.png';
     expect(isImage(sampleAttachment)).toBe(true);
 
-    sampleAttachment.path = 'public/uploads/abc.mp3';
+    sampleAttachment.filename = 'abc.mp3';
     expect(isImage(sampleAttachment)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/isImage.ts b/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/isImage.ts
index a0bace7..83955d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/isImage.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/[locale]/projects/[projectId]/folders/[folderId]/cases/[caseId]/isImage.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { AttachmentType } from '@/types/case';
 
 function isImage(attachmentFile: AttachmentType) {
-  let path = attachmentFile.path;
-  let extension = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('.') + 1).toLowerCase();
+  const filename = attachmentFile.filename;
+  const extension = filename.substring(filename.lastIndexOf('.') + 1).toLowerCase();
   if (
     extension === 'png' ||
     extension === 'jpg' ||
diff --git a/frontend/types/case.ts b/frontend/types/case.ts
index aad9e39..6f10872 100644
--- a/frontend/types/case.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/case.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type AttachmentType = {
   id: number;
   title: string;
   detail: string;
-  path: string;
+  filename: string;
   createdAt: Date;
   updatedAt: Date;
   caseAttachments: CaseAttachmentType;