diff --git a/server/src/server.js b/server/src/server.js
index a79e3b9..02d4d83 100644
--- a/server/src/server.js
+++ b/server/src/server.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import cookieParser from "cookie-parser"
 import authRouter from "./services/auth/routes/authRouter.js";
 import clientRouter from './services/client/routes/clientRoutes.js';
 import ingestRouter from "./services/ingest/routes/ingestRoutes.js"
+import ShutdownManager from './shared/config/shutdown.js';
 
 /**
  * Initialize Express app
@@ -138,44 +139,15 @@ async function startServer() {
         });
 
 
-        const gracefulShutdown = async (signal) => {
-            logger.info(`${signal} received, shutting down gracefully...`);
+        // Initialize shutdown manager
+        const shutdownManager = new ShutdownManager(logger);
 
-            server.close(async () => {
-                logger.info("HTTP server closed");
+        shutdownManager.register("MongoDB", () => mongodb.disconnect());
+        shutdownManager.register("PostgreSQL", () => postgres.close());
+        shutdownManager.register("RabbitMQ", () => rabbitmq.close());
 
-                try {
-                    await mongodb.disconnect();
-                    await postgres.close();
-                    await rabbitmq.close();
-                    logger.info('All connections closed, exiting process');
-                    process.exit(0);
-                } catch (error) {
-                    logger.error('Error during shutdown:', error);
-                    process.exit(1);
-                }
-            })
+        shutdownManager.init(server);
 
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                logger.error("Forced shutdown")
-                process.exit(1);
-            }, 10000);
-
-        }
-
-        process.on("SIGTERM", () => gracefulShutdown("SIGTERM"));
-        process.on("SIGINT", () => gracefulShutdown("SIGINT"));
-
-        // Handle uncaught exceptions
-        process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
-            logger.error('Uncaught Exception:', error);
-            gracefulShutdown('uncaughtException');
-        });
-
-        process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, promise) => {
-            logger.error('Unhandled Rejection at:', promise, 'reason:', reason);
-            gracefulShutdown('unhandledRejection');
-        });
 
     } catch (error) {
         logger.error('Failed to start server:', error);
diff --git a/server/src/shared/config/shutdown.js b/server/src/shared/config/shutdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d268ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/shared/config/shutdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/**
+ * ShutdownManager
+ * ----------------
+ * Centralized lifecycle manager for graceful shutdown of the application.
+ *
+ * Responsibilities:
+ * - Listen to system signals (SIGINT, SIGTERM)
+ * - Execute registered cleanup tasks in order
+ * - Ensure graceful shutdown with timeout fallback
+ * - Handle uncaught exceptions and unhandled rejections
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * @example
+ * const shutdownManager = new ShutdownManager(logger);
+ * shutdownManager.register("mongodb", () => mongodb.disconnect());
+ * shutdownManager.init(server);
+ */
+
+export default class ShutdownManager {
+     constructor(logger, options = {}) {
+          this.logger = logger;
+          this.tasks = [];
+
+          this.timeout = options.timeout || 10000;
+          this.isShuttingDown = false;
+     }
+
+     /**
+      * Register a cleanup task
+      * @param {string} name - Name of the resource
+      * @param {Function} handler - Async cleanup function
+      */
+     register(name, handler) {
+          this.tasks.push({ name, handler });
+     }
+
+     /**
+      * Execute all cleanup tasks
+      */
+     async executeTasks() {
+          this.logger.info("Executing shutdown tasks...");
+
+          for (const task of this.tasks) {
+               try {
+                    this.logger.info(`Closing: ${task.name}`);
+                    await task.handler();
+                    this.logger.info(`${task.name} closed successfully`);
+               } catch (error) {
+                    this.logger.error(`Error closing ${task.name}:`, error);
+               }
+          }
+     }
+
+     /**
+      * Graceful shutdown handler
+      */
+     async shutdown(signal, server) {
+          if (this.isShuttingDown) return;
+          this.isShuttingDown = true;
+
+          this.logger.info(`${signal} received. Starting graceful shutdown...`);
+
+          // Force shutdown fallback
+          const forceTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+               this.logger.error("Forced shutdown triggered");
+               process.exit(1);
+          }, this.timeout);
+
+          try {
+               // Stop accepting new connections
+               if (server) {
+                    await new Promise((resolve) => {
+                         server.close(() => {
+                              this.logger.info("HTTP server closed");
+                              resolve();
+                         });
+                    });
+               }
+
+               // Run cleanup tasks
+               await this.executeTasks();
+
+               clearTimeout(forceTimeout);
+               this.logger.info("Shutdown completed successfully");
+               process.exit(0);
+
+          } catch (error) {
+               this.logger.error("Shutdown failed:", error);
+               process.exit(1);
+          }
+     }
+
+     /**
+      * Initialize listeners
+      */
+     init(server) {
+          process.on("SIGINT", () => this.shutdown("SIGINT", server));
+          process.on("SIGTERM", () => this.shutdown("SIGTERM", server));
+
+          process.on("uncaughtException", (error) => {
+               this.logger.error("Uncaught Exception:", error);
+               this.shutdown("uncaughtException", server);
+          });
+
+          process.on("unhandledRejection", (reason, promise) => {
+               this.logger.error("Unhandled Rejection:", { reason, promise });
+               this.shutdown("unhandledRejection", server);
+          });
+     }
+}
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