diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/.env.example b/alimento-nextjs/.env.example
index 36157c9..9e52350 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/.env.example
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/.env.example
@@ -1 +1,22 @@
-DATABASE_URL="your mongodb url"
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+# Database URL for MongoDB connection
+# Format: "mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster-url>/<database-name>"
+DATABASE_URL="your_mongodb_connection_string_here"
+
+# SMTP Configuration for Email Services
+# Replace with your SMTP provider's details if not using Gmail.
+SMTP_HOST="smtp.gmail.com"                    # SMTP server host
+SMTP_PORT=587                                  # SMTP server port (587 for TLS)
+SMTP_SECURE=false                              # Use false for TLS/STARTTLS, true for SSL
+SMTP_USER="your_email@example.com"             # Email address to send from
+SMTP_PASS="your_smtp_password_here"            # SMTP password or app-specific password for Gmail
+
+# NextAuth Configuration
+# NEXTAUTH_URL: Set to your app's URL for production; use http://localhost:3000 for local development.
+NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"           # Base URL for NextAuth authentication
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your_nextauth_secret_here"    # Secret used to sign NextAuth tokens
+
+# Cloudinary Configuration for Image Uploads
+# Replace these with your Cloudinary account details for image uploads.
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME="your_cloud_name_here"   # Cloudinary cloud name
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_PRESET="your_upload_preset"   # Cloudinary upload preset
+
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/actions/dish/dishCREATE.ts b/alimento-nextjs/actions/dish/dishCREATE.ts
index 678842a..d05edb3 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/actions/dish/dishCREATE.ts
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/actions/dish/dishCREATE.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export async function createDish({
   category,
   tags,
   vendorId,
+  images,
 }: {
   name: string;
   description?: string;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export async function createDish({
   category: Category;
   tags: Tag[];
   vendorId: string;
+  images: string[]
 }): Promise<{ success: boolean; error?: string; data?: Dish }> {
   try {
     const newDish = await prismadb.dish.create({
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ export async function createDish({
         category,
         tags,
         vendorId,
+        images: {
+          create: images.map(url => ({ url })), // Assuming you're passing URLs
+        },
       },
     });
     return { success: true, data: newDish };
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/components/sidebarConstants.tsx b/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/components/sidebarConstants.tsx
index bb2a25a..0f9630d 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/components/sidebarConstants.tsx
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/components/sidebarConstants.tsx
@@ -14,5 +14,10 @@ export const data = [
       step: 'step 3',
       title: 'select tags',
     },
+    {
+      id: 4,
+      step: 'step 4',
+      title: 'add images',
+    },
   ];
   
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diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/pages/formPage4.tsx b/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/pages/formPage4.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..802dfc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/pages/formPage4.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import ImageUpload from '@/components/ui/imageUpload';
+import { useGlobalDish } from '@/context/dishFormContext';
+
+const FormPage4 = () => {
+  const { imageUrl, handleImageChange, handleImageRemove } = useGlobalDish();
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-3/4 flex mb-5 flex-col items-start gap-8 justify-start">
+      <h1 className="text-primary-marineBlue font-bold text-[1.6rem] md:text-4xl leading-9">
+        Add Images
+      </h1>
+      <h3 className="text-gray-400 mt-2 ">
+        Please add some images for your listing
+        <br />
+      </h3>
+      <ImageUpload
+        value={imageUrl.map(imageUrl => imageUrl)}
+        onChange={handleImageChange}
+        onRemove={handleImageRemove}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default FormPage4;
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/pages/main.tsx b/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/pages/main.tsx
index 194431a..6354526 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/pages/main.tsx
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/components/multistepForm/pages/main.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { Toaster } from 'react-hot-toast';
 import FormPage1 from './formPage1';
 import FormPage2 from './formPage2';
 import TagSelector from './formPage3';
+import FormPage3 from './formPage3';
+import FormPage4 from './formPage4';
 
 const Main = ({ VendorId }: { VendorId: string }) => {
   const {
@@ -77,7 +79,8 @@ const Main = ({ VendorId }: { VendorId: string }) => {
         <Toaster />
         {currentStep === 1 && <FormPage1/>}
         {currentStep === 2 && <FormPage2/>}
-        {currentStep === 3 && <TagSelector/>}
+        {currentStep === 3 && <FormPage3/>}
+        {currentStep === 4 && <FormPage4/>}
         {!formCompleted && (
           <footer className="md:block hidden w-full left-0 right-0 bottom-0">
             <div className="flex">
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ const Main = ({ VendorId }: { VendorId: string }) => {
               <div className="text-right text-sm mt-2">
                 <button
                   onClick={
-                    currentStep === 3
+                    currentStep === 4
                       ? e => {
                           e.preventDefault();
                           submitListingForm(VendorId)
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ const Main = ({ VendorId }: { VendorId: string }) => {
                   }
                   className="bg-black text-gray-200 rounded-full p-3"
                 >
-                  {currentStep === 3 ? 'Confirm' : 'Next Step'}
+                  {currentStep === 4 ? 'Confirm' : 'Next Step'}
                 </button>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ const Main = ({ VendorId }: { VendorId: string }) => {
               <div className="text-right">
                 <button
                   onClick={
-                    currentStep === 3
+                    currentStep === 4
                       ? e => {
                           e.preventDefault();
                           submitListingForm(VendorId)
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ const Main = ({ VendorId }: { VendorId: string }) => {
                   }
                   className="bg-black text-gray-200 rounded-full p-2"
                 >
-                  {currentStep === 3 ? 'Confirm' : 'Next Step'}
+                  {currentStep === 4 ? 'Confirm' : 'Next Step'}
                 </button>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/components/ui/imageUpload.tsx b/alimento-nextjs/components/ui/imageUpload.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bdff70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/components/ui/imageUpload.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { ImagePlus, Trash } from 'lucide-react';
+import Image from 'next/image';
+import {
+  CldUploadWidget,
+  CloudinaryUploadWidgetResults,
+} from 'next-cloudinary';
+
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+
+interface ImageUploadProps {
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+  onRemove: (value: string) => void;
+  value: string[];
+}
+
+const ImageUpload: React.FC<ImageUploadProps> = ({
+  disabled,
+  onChange,
+  onRemove,
+  value,
+}) => {
+  const [isMounted, setIsMounted] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsMounted(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const onUpload = (result: CloudinaryUploadWidgetResults) => {
+    if (typeof result.info !== 'string' && result.info?.secure_url) {
+      onChange(result.info.secure_url);
+      console.log(value);
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (!isMounted) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="mb-4 flex items-center gap-4">
+        {/* iterate to display existing images */}
+        {value.map(url => (
+          <div
+            key={url}
+            className="relative w-[200px] h-[200px] rounded-md overflow-hidden"
+          >
+            <div className="z-10 absolute top-2 right-2">
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                variant={'destructive'}
+                onClick={() => onRemove(url)}
+                size={'icon'}
+              >
+                <Trash className="h-4 w-4" />
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+            <Image fill className="object-cover" alt="Image" src={url} />
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* upload image button */}
+      <CldUploadWidget onSuccess={onUpload} uploadPreset={process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_PRESET}>
+        {({ open }) => {
+          const onClick = () => {
+            open();
+          };
+
+          return (
+            <Button
+              type="button"
+              disabled={disabled}
+              variant={'secondary'}
+              onClick={onClick}
+            >
+              <ImagePlus className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+              Upload an Image
+            </Button>
+          );
+        }}
+      </CldUploadWidget>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ImageUpload;
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/context/dishFormContext.tsx b/alimento-nextjs/context/dishFormContext.tsx
index 122b178..0623602 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/context/dishFormContext.tsx
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/context/dishFormContext.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ interface GlobalContextType {
   setValidDishCategory: (valid: boolean) => void;
   validDishTags: boolean;
   setValidDishTags: (valid: boolean) => void;
+  validImageUrls: boolean; // New state for image URL validation
+  setValidImageUrls: (valid: boolean) => void;
+
+
+  imageUrl: string[];
+  setImageUrl: (url: string[]) => void;
+
+  handleImageChange: (url: string) => void;
+  handleImageRemove: (url: string) => void;
 
   checkedBox: boolean;
   setCheckedBox: (checkedBox: boolean) => void;
@@ -71,11 +80,22 @@ export const GlobalDishProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
   );
   const [dishTags, setDishTags] = useState<Tag[]>([]);
 
+  const [imageUrl, setImageUrl] = useState<string[]>([]);
+
+  const handleImageChange = useCallback((url: string) => {
+    setImageUrl(prevUrls => [...prevUrls, url]); // Use the previous state
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleImageRemove = useCallback((url: string) => {
+    setImageUrl(prevUrls => prevUrls.filter(image => image !== url)); // Use the previous state
+  }, []);
+
   const [validDishName, setValidDishName] = useState(false);
   const [validDishPrice, setValidDishPrice] = useState(false);
   const [validDishDescription, setValidDishDescription] = useState(false);
   const [validDishCategory, setValidDishCategory] = useState(false);
   const [validDishTags, setValidDishTags] = useState(false);
+  const [validImageUrls, setValidImageUrls] = useState(false);
 
   const [checkedBox, setCheckedBox] = useState(false);
   const [formCompleted, setFormCompleted] = useState(false);
@@ -124,6 +144,14 @@ export const GlobalDishProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
       setValidDishTags(true);
     }
   
+
+    if (imageUrl.length === 0) {
+      setValidImageUrls(false); // No image URLs provided
+      allValid = false;
+    } else {
+      setValidImageUrls(true); // At least one image URL is present
+    }
+
     // If all fields are valid, proceed with submission
     if (allValid) {
       setFormCompleted(true);
@@ -140,7 +168,8 @@ export const GlobalDishProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
             description: dishDescription,
             category: dishCategory,
             tags: dishTags,
-            vendorId:vendorId
+            vendorId:vendorId,
+            images:imageUrl
         });
   
         if (!response.data) {
@@ -177,6 +206,11 @@ export const GlobalDishProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
         setDishCategory,
         dishTags,
         setDishTags,
+        imageUrl,
+        setImageUrl,
+        handleImageChange,
+        handleImageRemove,
+
 
         validDishName,
         setValidDishName,
@@ -189,6 +223,10 @@ export const GlobalDishProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
         validDishTags,
         setValidDishTags,
 
+        validImageUrls,
+        setValidImageUrls,
+
+
         checkedBox,
         setCheckedBox,
         formCompleted,
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/next.config.ts b/alimento-nextjs/next.config.ts
index e9ffa30..3f884aa 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/next.config.ts
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/next.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
-import type { NextConfig } from "next";
+import type { NextConfig } from 'next';
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
-  /* config options here */
+  images: {
+    remotePatterns: [
+      {
+        protocol: 'https',
+        hostname: 'res.cloudinary.com',
+        port: '',
+        pathname: '/**',
+      },
+    ]
+  },
 };
 
 export default nextConfig;
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/package.json b/alimento-nextjs/package.json
index 492a6f0..fadfb6b 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/package.json
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "lucide-react": "^0.454.0",
     "next": "15.0.2",
     "next-auth": "^4.24.10",
+    "next-cloudinary": "^6.16.0",
     "nodemailer": "^6.9.16",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
diff --git a/alimento-nextjs/prisma/schema.prisma b/alimento-nextjs/prisma/schema.prisma
index 3ac79c6..f13fe88 100644
--- a/alimento-nextjs/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/alimento-nextjs/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -55,17 +55,27 @@ enum Tag {
 }
 
 model Dish {
-  id          String    @id @default(uuid()) @map("_id")
+  id          String   @id @default(uuid()) @map("_id")
   name        String
   description String?
   price       Float
-  category    Category 
-  tags        Tag[]   
+  category    Category
+  tags        Tag[]
 
-  vendorId    String    
-  vendor      Vendor    @relation(fields: [vendorId], references: [id])
+  images Image[]
 
-  createdAt   DateTime  @default(now())
-  updatedAt   DateTime  @updatedAt
+  vendorId String
+  vendor   Vendor @relation(fields: [vendorId], references: [id])
+
+  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
+  updatedAt DateTime @updatedAt
 }
 
+model Image {
+  id        String   @id @default(uuid()) @map("_id")
+  dishId    String
+  dish      Dish     @relation(fields: [dishId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
+  url       String
+  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
+  updatedAt DateTime @updatedAt
+}