diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index f006f7e..90d2e25 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 PYCSW_PORT=8000
 PYCSW_DEV_PORT=5678
 
+## ckan-pycsw unverified mode (True/False).  SSL certificate from host will download if SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE=True, to avoid SSL error when certificate was self-signed.
+SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE=False
+
 # URLS
 CKAN_URL=http://localhost:5000/
 PYCSW_URL=http://localhost:${PYCSW_PORT}/pycsw/csw.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01a8fc7..c766c1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 ## Overview
 Docker compose environment (based on [pycsw](https://github.com/geopython/pycsw)) for development and testing with CKAN Open Data portals.[^1]
 
-> [!NOTE]
+> [!TIP]
 > It can be easily tested with a CKAN-type Open Data portal deployment: [mjanez/ckan-docker](https://github.com/mjanez/ckan-docker)[^2].
 
 Available components:
@@ -29,15 +29,20 @@ Available components:
 ### With docker compose
 Copy the `.env.example` template and configure by changing the `.env` file. Change `PYCSW_URL` and `CKAN_URL`,  as well as the published port `PYCSW_PORT`, if needed.
 
-    ```shell
-    cp .env.example .env
-    ```
+```shell
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Select the CKAN Schema (`PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA`), and the pycsw output schema (`PYCSW_OUPUT_SCHEMA`):
 
-Select the CKAN Schema (`PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA`), and the pycsw output schema (`PYCSW_OUPUT_SCHEMA`).
 - Default: 
     ```ini
     PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA=iso19139_geodcatap
     PYCSW_OUPUT_SCHEMA=iso19139_inspire
+
+    ...
+
+    SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE=True
     ```
 - Avalaible:
   * CKAN metadata schema (`PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA`):
@@ -45,11 +50,17 @@ Select the CKAN Schema (`PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA`), and the pycsw output schema (`PYCS
     * `iso19139_base`: [WIP] Base schema.
 
   * pycsw metadata schema (`PYCSW_OUPUT_SCHEMA`):
-    * `iso19139_inspire`, **default**: Customised schema based on ISO 19139 INSPIRE metadata schema.
+    * `iso19139_inspire`, **default**: Customised schema based on ISO 19139 INSPIRE metadata schema. [^4]
     * `iso19139`: Standard pycsw schema based on ISO 19139.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> The output pycsw schema (`iso19139_inspire`), to comply with INSPIRE ISO 19139 is WIP. The validation of the dataset/series is complete and conforms to the [INSPIRE reference validator](https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/validator/home/index.html) datasets and dataset series (Conformance Class 1, 2, 2b and 2c). In contrast, spatial data services still fail in only 1 dimension [WIP]. 
+Change `SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE` to avoid SSL errors when using a self-signed certificate in CKAN `development`. 
+
+- Default: 
+    ```ini
+    SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE=True
+    ```
+> [!WARNING] 
+> Enabling `SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE` can expose your application to security risks by allowing unverified SSL certificates. Use this setting only in a trusted development environment and never in production.
 
 To deploy the environment, `docker compose` will build the latest source in the repo.
 
@@ -68,15 +79,13 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose.ghcr.yml --build
 docker compose up -d --build
 ```
 
-> [!NOTE]
+> [!TIP]
 > Deploy the dev (multistage build) `docker-compose.dev.yml` with:
 >
 >```bash
 > docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
 >```
-
-
-> [!NOTE]
+>
 >If needed, to build a specific container simply run:
 >
 >```bash
@@ -277,3 +286,4 @@ List of *containers*:
 [^1]: Extends the @frafra [coat2pycsw](https://github.com/COATnor/coat2pycsw) package.
 [^2]: A custom installation of Docker Compose with specific extensions for spatial data and [GeoDCAT-AP](https://github.com/SEMICeu/GeoDCAT-AP)/[INSPIRE](https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/technical-guidelines) metadata [profiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geospatial_metadata).
 [^3]: [INSPIRE dataset and service metadata](https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/id/document/tg/metadata-iso19139) based on ISO/TS 19139:2007. 
+[^4]: The output pycsw schema (`iso19139_inspire`), to comply with INSPIRE ISO 19139 is WIP. The validation of the dataset/series is complete and conforms to the [INSPIRE reference validator](https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/validator/home/index.html) datasets and dataset series (Conformance Class 1, 2, 2b and 2c). In contrast, spatial data services still fail in only 1 dimension [WIP].
diff --git a/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile b/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile
index c19dbc7..63a36a9 100644
--- a/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile
+++ b/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ LABEL maintainer="mnl.janez@gmail.com"
 ENV USERNAME=ckan-pycsw
 ENV USER_UID=10001
 ENV USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
 # ckan-pycsw envvars
+ENV CKAN_PYCSW_VERSION=1.0.0
 ENV APP_DIR=/app
 ENV TZ=UTC
 RUN echo ${TZ} > /etc/timezone
@@ -18,20 +20,45 @@ ENV DEV_MODE=False
 ENV TIMEOUT=300
 ENV PYCSW_CRON_DAYS_INTERVAL=2
 ENV PYCSW_CRON_HOUR_START=4
+ENV SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE=False
+
+# PYCSW Catalog configuration
+ENV CSW_IDENTIFICATION_TITLE="Sample Geospatial Catalogue" \
+    CSW_IDENTIFICATION_ABSTRACT="OGC CSW server powered by pycsw" \
+    CSW_PROVIDER_NAME="ckan-docker development team" \
+    CSW_PROVIDER_URL="https://github.com/mjanez/ckan-docker" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_NAME="ckan-docker development team" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_POSITION="Site Administrator" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_ADDRESS="ckan-docker development team" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_CITY="Madrid" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_STATE_OR_PROVINCE="Madrid" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_POSTAL_CODE="28001" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_COUNTRY="Spain" \
+    CSW_CONTACT_EMAIL=${CKAN_SYSADMIN_EMAIL} \
+    CSW_CONTACT_URL=${CKAN_URL} \
+    CSW_INSPIRE_DATE="2024-01-01" \
+    CSW_INSPIRE_GEMET_KEYWORDS="Utility and governmental services" \
+    CSW_INSPIRE_CONFORMITY="notEvaluated" \
+    CSW_INSPIRE_CONTACT_NAME=${CSW_CONTACT_NAME} \
+    CSW_INSPIRE_CONTACT_EMAIL=${CKAN_SYSADMIN_EMAIL} \
+    CSW_INSPIRE_TEMP_EXTENT="2024-01-01/2024-12-31"
 
 WORKDIR ${APP_DIR}
 
 # Create a new non-root user and group, install necessary packages and remove the package list cache
 RUN groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME \
-    && useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME && \
-    chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME $APP_DIR && \
-    apt-get -q -y update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    && useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME \
+    && chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME $APP_DIR \
+    && apt-get -q -y update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         wget=1.21-1+deb11u1 \
-        gettext-base=0.21-4 && \
-    wget --progress=dot:mega -O /wait-for https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eficode/wait-for/v2.2.4/wait-for && \
-    chmod +x /wait-for && \
-    python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir pdm==2.9.2 && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+        gettext-base=0.21-4 \
+        curl \
+    # Remove wait-for
+    # wget --progress=dot:mega -O /wait-for https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eficode/wait-for/v2.2.4/wait-for \
+    # && chmod +x /wait-for \
+    && python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir pdm==2.9.2 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install python dependencies with pdm
 COPY pyproject.toml pdm.lock ./
diff --git a/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.dev b/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.dev
index 76a589d..b560f60 100644
--- a/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ FROM ghcr.io/mjanez/ckan-pycsw:latest AS base
 LABEL maintainer="mnl.janez@gmail.com"
 
 # ckan-pycsw envvars
+ENV CKAN_PYCSW_VERSION=1.0.0
 ENV APP_DIR=/app
 ENV TZ=UTC
 ENV PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA=iso19139_inspire
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ ENV PYCSW_URL=http://localhost:${PYCSW_PORT}/
 ENV DEV_MODE=True
 ENV PYCSW_DEV_PORT=5678
 ENV TIMEOUT=300
+ENV SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE=False
 
 WORKDIR ${APP_DIR}
 
diff --git a/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.ghcr b/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.ghcr
index 3d4ed77..674765a 100644
--- a/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.ghcr
+++ b/ckan-pycsw/Dockerfile.ghcr
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ FROM ghcr.io/mjanez/ckan-pycsw:main AS base
 LABEL maintainer="mnl.janez@gmail.com"
 
 # ckan-pycsw envvars
+ENV CKAN_PYCSW_VERSION=1.0.0
 ENV APP_DIR=/app
 ENV TZ=UTC
 ENV PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA=iso19139_inspire
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ ENV DEV_MODE=False
 ENV TIMEOUT=300
 ENV PYCSW_CRON_DAYS_INTERVAL=2
 ENV PYCSW_CRON_HOUR_START=4
+ENV SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE=False
 
 WORKDIR ${APP_DIR}
 
diff --git a/ckan-pycsw/conf/pycsw.conf.template b/ckan-pycsw/conf/pycsw.conf.template
index da52d7e..f6cf9a0 100644
--- a/ckan-pycsw/conf/pycsw.conf.template
+++ b/ckan-pycsw/conf/pycsw.conf.template
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ maxrecords=10
 #logfile=/tmp/pycsw.log
 #ogc_schemas_base=http://foo
 #federatedcatalogues=http://catalog.data.gov/csw
-#pretty_print=true
+pretty_print=true
+# Disable gzip_compresslevel when use httpd
 #gzip_compresslevel=9
 #domainquerytype=range
 #domaincounts=true
@@ -22,27 +23,27 @@ allowed_ips=127.0.0.1
 #csw_harvest_pagesize=10
 
 [metadata:main]
-identification_title=Sample Geospatial Catalogue
-identification_abstract=OGC CSW server powered by pycsw
-identification_keywords=catalogue,discovery,metadata
-#identification_keywords_type=theme
+identification_title=${CSW_IDENTIFICATION_TITLE}
+identification_abstract=${CSW_IDENTIFICATION_ABSTRACT}
+identification_keywords=catalogue,discovery,metadata,spatial
+identification_keywords_type=theme
 identification_fees=None
 identification_accessconstraints=None
-provider_name=Sample
-provider_url=https://example.org/
-#contact_name=admin
-#contact_position=Position Title
-#contact_address=Mailing Address
-#contact_city=Madrid
-#contact_stateorprovince=Administrative Area
-#contact_postalcode=Zip or Postal Code
-contact_country=Spain
+provider_name=${CSW_PROVIDER_NAME}
+provider_url=${CSW_PROVIDER_URL}
+contact_name=${CSW_CONTACT_NAME}
+contact_position=${CSW_CONTACT_POSITION}
+contact_address=${CSW_CONTACT_ADDRESS}
+contact_city=${CSW_CONTACT_CITY}
+contact_stateorprovince=${CSW_CONTACT_STATE_OR_PROVINCE}
+contact_postalcode=${CSW_CONTACT_POSTAL_CODE}
+contact_country=${CSW_CONTACT_COUNTRY}
 #contact_phone=+xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx
 #contact_fax=+xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx
-contact_email=admin@example.org
-#contact_url=https://example.org/members/admin
-#contact_hours=Hours of Service
-#contact_instructions=During hours of service.  Off on weekends.
+contact_email=${CSW_CONTACT_EMAIL}
+contact_url=${CSW_CONTACT_URL}
+contact_hours=Hours of Service
+contact_instructions=During hours of service.  Off on weekends.
 contact_role=pointOfContact
 
 [repository]
@@ -54,15 +55,15 @@ database=sqlite:///${PWD}/cite.db
 #database=mysql://username:password@localhost/pycsw?charset=utf8
 #mappings=path/to/mappings.py
 table=records
-#filter=type = 'http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Dataset'
+#filter=type='http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Dataset'
 
 [metadata:inspire]
 enabled=true
 languages_supported=eng,spa
 default_language=eng
-date=YYYY-MM-DD
-gemet_keywords=Utility and governmental services
-conformity_service=notEvaluated
-contact_name=Organization Name
-contact_email=Email Address
-temp_extent=YYYY-MM-DD/YYYY-MM-DD
\ No newline at end of file
+date=${CSW_INSPIRE_DATE}
+gemet_keywords=${CSW_INSPIRE_GEMET_KEYWORDS}
+conformity_service=${CSW_INSPIRE_CONFORMITY}
+contact_name=${CSW_INSPIRE_CONTACT_NAME}
+contact_email=${CSW_INSPIRE_CONTACT_EMAIL}
+temp_extent=${CSW_INSPIRE_TEMP_EXTENT}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint.sh b/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint.sh
index 9e24c2e..bc6be43 100644
--- a/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,27 @@ set -xeuo pipefail
 
 envsubst < pycsw.conf.template > pycsw.conf
 
-#TODO: -Xfrozen_modules=off from: https://bugs.python.org/issue1666807
-/wait-for --timeout "$TIMEOUT" "$CKAN_URL" -- pdm run python3 -Xfrozen_modules=off ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py
+# TODO: -Xfrozen_modules=off from: https://bugs.python.org/issue1666807
+
+# Check if SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE is enabled
+if [ "${SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE:-false}" = "true" ] || [ "${SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE:-false}" = "True" ]; then
+    export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=""
+    export CURL_CA_BUNDLE=""
+    SSL_FLAGS="--insecure"  # Add SSL ignore flag
+    echo "[INSECURE] SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE is enabled. SSL certificate verification is disabled."
+else
+    SSL_FLAGS=""
+fi
+
+# Use curl directly instead of wait-for if necessary
+echo 'Waiting for $CKAN_URL to become available...'
+until curl $SSL_FLAGS --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$CKAN_URL"; do
+    printf '.'
+    sleep 5
+done
+echo 'CKAN is available.'
+
+# Ejecutar el comando Python
+pdm run python3 -Xfrozen_modules=off ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint_dev.sh b/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint_dev.sh
index e663fb2..fc3931b 100644
--- a/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint_dev.sh
+++ b/ckan-pycsw/docker-entrypoint.d/entrypoint_dev.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ set -xeuo pipefail
 
 envsubst < pycsw.conf.template > pycsw.conf
 
-/wait-for --timeout "$TIMEOUT" "$CKAN_URL" -- pdm run python3 -m ptvsd --host 0.0.0.0 --port "$PYCSW_DEV_PORT" --wait ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py
+# Check if SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE is enabled
+if [ "${SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE:-false}" = "true" ] || [ "${SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE:-false}" = "True" ]; then
+    export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=""
+    export CURL_CA_BUNDLE=""
+    SSL_FLAGS="--insecure"  # Add SSL ignore flag
+    echo "[INSECURE] SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE is enabled. SSL certificate verification is disabled."
+else
+    SSL_FLAGS=""
+fi
+
+# Use curl directly instead of wait-for if necessary
+echo 'Waiting for $CKAN_URL to become available...'
+until curl $SSL_FLAGS --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "$CKAN_URL"; do
+    printf '.'
+    sleep 5
+done
+echo 'CKAN is available.'
+
+# Execute Python command with debugging
+pdm run python3 -m ptvsd --host 0.0.0.0 --port "$PYCSW_DEV_PORT" --wait ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py b/ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py
index 72039ec..3316c7d 100644
--- a/ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py
+++ b/ckan2pycsw/ckan2pycsw.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 except (KeyError, ValueError):
     PYCSW_CRON_HOUR_START = 4
 method = "nightly"
+CKAN_PYCSW_VERSION = os.environ.get("CKAN_PYCSW_VERSION", "1.0.0")
 URL = os.environ.get("CKAN_URL", 'http://localhost:5000/')
 PYCSW_PORT = os.environ.get("PYCSW_PORT", 8000)
 PYCSW_URL = os.environ.get("PYCSW_URL", f'http://localhost:{PYCSW_PORT}/')
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
     "iso19139_inspire": ISO19139_inspireOutputSchema,
     "iso19139": ISO19139OutputSchema
 }
+SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE = os.environ.get("SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE", False)
 
 
 def get_datasets(base_url):
@@ -75,13 +77,17 @@ def get_datasets(base_url):
     try:
         if not base_url.endswith("/"):
             base_url += "/"
+            
+        if SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE == True or SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE == "True":
+            logging.warning(f"[INSECURE] SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE:'{SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE}'. Only if you trust the CKAN_URL: {base_url}.")  
+            
         package_search = urljoin(base_url, "api/3/action/package_search")
-        res = requests.get(package_search, params={"rows": 0})
+        res = requests.get(package_search, params={"rows": 0}, verify=not SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE)
         res.raise_for_status()  # Raises a HTTPError if the response is not 200
         end = res.json().get("result", {}).get("count", 0)
         rows = 10
         for start in range(0, end, rows):
-            res = requests.get(package_search, params={"start": start, "rows": rows})
+            res = requests.get(package_search, params={"start": start, "rows": rows}, verify=not SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE)
             res.raise_for_status()  # Check response status
             try:
                 datasets = res.json()["result"]["results"]
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ def main():
     None
     """
     log_file(APP_DIR + "/log")
-    logging.info(f"{log_module}:ckan2pycsw | Version: 0.1")
+    logging.info(f"{log_module}:ckan2pycsw | Version: {CKAN_PYCSW_VERSION}")
     pycsw_config = ConfigParser()
     pycsw_config.read_file(open(PYCSW_CONF))
     database_raw = pycsw_config.get("repository", "database")
diff --git a/ckan2pycsw/model/template.py b/ckan2pycsw/model/template.py
index c930470..e74ca8a 100644
--- a/ckan2pycsw/model/template.py
+++ b/ckan2pycsw/model/template.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 log_module = "[template]"
 APP_DIR = os.environ["APP_DIR"]
+LOG_DIR = APP_DIR + "/log"
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 SCHEMAS_CKAN = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'schemas/ckan'
 SCHEMAS_PYGEOMETA = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'schemas/pygeometa'