diff --git a/cms/cms/src/api/article/content-types/article/lifecycles.ts b/cms/cms/src/api/article/content-types/article/lifecycles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..519ac8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/cms/src/api/article/content-types/article/lifecycles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/**
+ * Lifecycle hooks for Article content type
+ * Automatically notifies the backend when articles are published/updated/deleted
+ */
+
+export default {
+  async afterCreate(event) {
+    const { result } = event;
+    
+    // Only notify if article is published
+    if (result.publishedAt) {
+      await notifyBackend('entry.publish', result);
+    }
+  },
+
+  async afterUpdate(event) {
+    const { result } = event;
+    
+    if (result.publishedAt) {
+      await notifyBackend('entry.update', result);
+    } else {
+      await notifyBackend('entry.unpublish', result);
+    }
+  },
+
+  async afterDelete(event) {
+    const { result } = event;
+    await notifyBackend('entry.delete', result);
+  },
+};
+
+/**
+ * Notify backend via webhook
+ */
+async function notifyBackend(event: string, entry: any) {
+  const backendUrl = process.env.BACKEND_WEBHOOK_URL || 'http://backend:3000';
+  const webhookUrl = `${backendUrl}/api/v1/webhooks/strapi/article`;
+
+  const payload = {
+    event,
+    model: 'article',
+    entry: {
+      documentId: entry.documentId,
+    },
+  };
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(webhookUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      console.error(`Webhook failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`✅ Webhook sent successfully: ${event} for article ${entry.documentId}`);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Failed to notify backend: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.coolify.yml b/docker-compose.coolify.yml
index 5147abb..132787e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.coolify.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.coolify.yml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ services:
       HOST: 0.0.0.0
       PORT: 1337
       PUBLIC_URL: https://cms.placebo.mk
+      BACKEND_WEBHOOK_URL: http://backend:3000
       DATABASE_CLIENT: postgres
       DATABASE_HOST: postgres-cms
       DATABASE_PORT: '5432'