diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 67929cc..2fb359c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
-RUN apk --no-cache add curl bash git doctl
+RUN apk --no-cache add curl bash git doctl openssh
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/actions/orchestrating.sh b/actions/orchestrating.sh
index 1f6b93f..edfd00e 100755
--- a/actions/orchestrating.sh
+++ b/actions/orchestrating.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ check_doctl() {
 
 # Function to setup SSH private key
 setup_ssh_key() {
-    if [ -z "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" ]; then
-        echo "Error: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable is not set"
+    if [ -z "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DECODED" ]; then
+        echo "Error: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DECODED environment variable is not set"
         exit 1
     fi
 
@@ -37,22 +37,62 @@ setup_ssh_key() {
     mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     chmod 700 ~/.ssh
 
-    # Write private key to file (decode if base64)
-    if echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-    else
-        echo -e "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+    # Decode base64 encoded SSH private key
+    echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DECODED" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+
+    # Ensure proper line endings for OpenSSH key format
+    sed -i 's/\r$//' ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+
+    # Add final newline if missing
+    if [ -s ~/.ssh/id_rsa ] && [ "$(tail -c1 ~/.ssh/id_rsa | wc -l)" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo >> ~/.ssh/id_rsa
     fi
+
     chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
 
-    echo "SSH private key has been set up successfully"
+    # Validate SSH key format
+    if ! ssh-keygen -y -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Error: Invalid SSH private key format"
+        echo "Key content preview (first 100 chars):"
+        head -c 100 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+        echo
+        echo "Key file size: $(wc -c < ~/.ssh/id_rsa) bytes"
+        echo "Key file lines: $(wc -l < ~/.ssh/id_rsa) lines"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "SSH private key has been set up and validated successfully"
+}
+
+# Function to destroy droplet
+destroy_droplet() {
+    local droplet_id="$1"
+
+    if [ -z "$droplet_id" ]; then
+        echo "Error: No droplet ID provided for destruction"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Destroying droplet with ID: $droplet_id"
+
+    # Authenticate doctl
+    doctl auth init --access-token "$DO_TOKEN"
+
+    # Destroy droplet
+    if doctl compute droplet delete "$droplet_id" --force; then
+        echo "Droplet $droplet_id destroyed successfully"
+        return 0
+    else
+        echo "Error: Failed to destroy droplet $droplet_id"
+        return 1
+    fi
 }
 
 # Function to create droplet
 create_droplet() {
     local name="${1:-runner-${RUNNER_ID}}"
     local size="${2:-s-1vcpu-1gb}"
-    local image="${3:-ubuntu-22-04-x64}"
+    local image="${3:-ubuntu-24-04-x64}"
     local region="${4:-sgp1}"
 
     echo "Creating droplet: $name"
@@ -79,6 +119,16 @@ create_droplet() {
         local droplet_ip=$(doctl compute droplet get "$droplet_id" --format PublicIPv4 --no-header)
         echo "Droplet IP: $droplet_ip"
 
+        # Test SSH connection
+        if test_ssh_connection "$droplet_ip"; then
+            echo "Droplet is ready and accessible via SSH"
+        else
+            echo "Warning: Droplet created but SSH connection failed"
+            echo "Destroying failed droplet..."
+            destroy_droplet "$droplet_id"
+            return 1
+        fi
+
         return 0
     else
         echo "Error: Failed to create droplet"
@@ -86,8 +136,51 @@ create_droplet() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Function to test SSH connection
+test_ssh_connection() {
+    local droplet_ip="$1"
+    local max_attempts=10
+    local attempt=1
+    local wait_time=30
+
+    echo "Testing SSH connection to $droplet_ip..."
+
+    while [ $attempt -le $max_attempts ]; do
+        echo "Attempt $attempt/$max_attempts: Testing SSH connection..."
+
+        # Test SSH connection with verbose error handling
+        ssh_output=$(ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa \
+            -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
+            -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null \
+            -o ConnectTimeout=10 \
+            -o BatchMode=yes \
+            -o PasswordAuthentication=no \
+            root@"$droplet_ip" "echo 'SSH connection successful'" 2>&1)
+
+        ssh_exit_code=$?
+
+        if [ $ssh_exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "SSH connection to $droplet_ip established successfully"
+            echo "Response: $ssh_output"
+            return 0
+        else
+            echo "SSH connection failed (exit code: $ssh_exit_code)"
+            echo "Error output: $ssh_output"
+
+            if [ $attempt -lt $max_attempts ]; then
+                echo "Waiting $wait_time seconds before retry..."
+                sleep $wait_time
+            fi
+            attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "Error: Failed to establish SSH connection to $droplet_ip after $max_attempts attempts"
+    return 1
+}
+
 # Check required environment variables
-check_env_vars "SPEC" "RUNNER_ID" "DO_TOKEN" "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY"
+check_env_vars "SPEC" "RUNNER_ID" "DO_TOKEN" "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_DECODED"
 
 # Check if doctl is available
 check_doctl
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c5cb414..065b25b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     entrypoint: ""
     command: ["sleep", "3600"]
-    environment:
-      - DO_TOKEN=dop_v1_edf8bb32e734cf0dbbb40ce9d2b7ad494277caced8636a4823aede610b6c31fa
-      - RUNNER_ID=pandeganteng
-      - SPEC=default
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     volumes:
       - ./actions:/actions
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