diff --git a/scripts/prepare_offline_packages.sh b/scripts/prepare_offline_packages.sh
index 24a5c0e..ac1793d 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare_offline_packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepare_offline_packages.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ if [ ! -f /etc/centos-release ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Get the absolute path of the project root directory
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+PROJECT_NAME="$(basename "${PROJECT_ROOT}")"
+
 # Create packages directory
-PACKAGES_DIR="packages"
-log_info "Creating packages directory..."
+PACKAGES_DIR="${PROJECT_ROOT}/packages"
+log_info "Creating packages directory: ${PACKAGES_DIR}"
 mkdir -p "${PACKAGES_DIR}"
 cd "${PACKAGES_DIR}" || {
     log_error "Failed to enter packages directory"
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ MarkupSafe==2.0.1
 EOL
 
 # Create Python packages directory
-PYTHON_PACKAGES_DIR="python_packages"
+PYTHON_PACKAGES_DIR="${PACKAGES_DIR}/python_packages"
 mkdir -p "${PYTHON_PACKAGES_DIR}"
 
 # Download Python packages
@@ -78,24 +82,26 @@ ls *.rpm > offline-deps.txt || {
     exit 1
 }
 
-# Return to parent directory
-cd ../../
+# Return to project root directory
+cd "${PROJECT_ROOT}" || {
+    log_error "Failed to return to project root directory"
+    exit 1
+}
 
 # Create archive of the project
 log_info "Creating project archive..."
-PROJECT_NAME="CollisionAvoidance"
-if [ -d "${PROJECT_NAME}" ]; then
-    tar czf "${PROJECT_NAME}.tar.gz" \
-        "${PROJECT_NAME}" \
-        "${PACKAGES_DIR}" || {
-        log_error "Failed to create project archive"
-        exit 1
-    }
-    log_info "Successfully created ${PROJECT_NAME}.tar.gz"
-else
-    log_error "Project directory ${PROJECT_NAME} not found"
+ARCHIVE_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}.tar.gz"
+ARCHIVE_PATH="${PROJECT_ROOT}/../${ARCHIVE_NAME}"
+
+tar czf "${ARCHIVE_PATH}" \
+    --exclude=".git" \
+    --exclude="build" \
+    --exclude="*.tar.gz" \
+    -C "${PROJECT_ROOT}/.." "${PROJECT_NAME}" || {
+    log_error "Failed to create project archive"
     exit 1
-fi
+}
+log_info "Successfully created ${ARCHIVE_NAME}"
 
 # Print summary
 echo -e "\n${GREEN}Offline package preparation completed!${NC}"
@@ -104,8 +110,8 @@ echo "  - ${PACKAGES_DIR}/offline-deps.txt (System package list)"
 echo "  - ${PACKAGES_DIR}/requirements.txt (Python package list)"
 echo "  - ${PACKAGES_DIR}/*.rpm (System packages)"
 echo "  - ${PACKAGES_DIR}/${PYTHON_PACKAGES_DIR}/* (Python packages)"
-echo "  - ${PROJECT_NAME}.tar.gz (Complete project archive)"
+echo "  - ${ARCHIVE_PATH} (Complete project archive)"
 echo -e "\nNext steps:"
-echo "1. Transfer ${PROJECT_NAME}.tar.gz to the target server"
+echo "1. Transfer ${ARCHIVE_NAME} to the target server"
 echo "2. Extract the archive on the target server"
 echo "3. Run the deployment script" 
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