diff --git a/client/component/Sidebar.tsx b/client/component/Sidebar.tsx
index 162017a..bc2c3da 100644
--- a/client/component/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/client/component/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ const Sidebar = ({
   }, [sidebarOpen]);
 
   function handleSignOut(event: MouseEvent): void {
-    signOut();
-    router.push("/");
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    signOut({
+      redirect: true,
+      callbackUrl: "/home",
+    });
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/client/lib/middleware.ts b/client/lib/middleware.ts
index 500efcd..131092f 100644
--- a/client/lib/middleware.ts
+++ b/client/lib/middleware.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export default withAuth({
 });
 
 export const config = {
-    matcher : ['/topics', '/dashboard']
-}
+  matcher: ["/topics", "/dashboard"],
+};
diff --git a/server/start-server.sh b/server/start-server.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..935d700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/start-server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if port 8080 is in use
+PID=$(lsof -ti:8080)
+
+if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
+    echo "Port 8080 is in use by process $PID. Killing it..."
+    sudo kill -9 $PID
+    echo "Process $PID killed."
+else
+    echo "Port 8080 is free."
+fi
+
+# Now start the Spring Boot application
+echo "Starting Spring Boot application..."
+mvn spring-boot::run  # or 'java -jar target/your-app.jar'