diff --git a/.ci/collect_mapdl_logs.sh b/.ci/collect_mapdl_logs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..acbe4fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/collect_mapdl_logs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if [[ $MAPDL_VERSION == *"ubuntu"* ]] ; then
+    echo "It is an ubuntu based image"
+    export FILE=/jobs/file
+    export WDIR='/jobs/'
+
+else
+    echo "It is a CentOS based image"
+    export FILE=file
+    export WDIR=""
+
+fi;
+
+
+mkdir "$LOG_NAMES" && echo "Successfully generated directory $LOG_NAMES"
+
+####
+echo "Collecting MAPDL logs..."
+
+(docker exec "$MAPDL_INSTANCE" /bin/bash -c "mkdir -p /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully created directory inside docker container'") || echo "Failed to create a directory inside docker container for logs."
+(docker exec "$MAPDL_INSTANCE" /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G '$FILE*.out' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /file*.out /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied out files.'; fi") || echo "Failed to copy the 'out' files into a local file"
+(docker exec "$MAPDL_INSTANCE" /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G '$FILE*.err' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /file*.err /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied err files.'; fi") || echo "Failed to copy the 'err' files into a local file"
+(docker exec "$MAPDL_INSTANCE" /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G '$FILE*.log' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /file*.log /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied log files.'; fi") || echo "Failed to copy the 'log' files into a local file"
+(docker exec "$MAPDL_INSTANCE" /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G '$WDIR*.crash' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /*.crash /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied crash files.'; fi") || echo "Failed to copy the 'crash' files into a local file"
+
+docker cp "$MAPDL_INSTANCE":/mapdl_logs/. ./"$LOG_NAMES"/. || echo "Failed to copy the 'log-build-docs' files into a local directory"
+
+####
+echo "Collecting local build logs..."
+
+echo "Collecting docker run log..."
+cp log.txt ./"$LOG_NAMES"/log.txt || echo "MAPDL run docker log not found."
+
+echo "Copying docker launch log..."
+cp mapdl_launch.log ./"$LOG_NAMES"/mapdl_launch.log || echo "MAPDL launch docker log not found."
+# cp mapdl_launch_1.log ./"$LOG_NAMES"/mapdl_launch_1.log || echo "MAPDL launch docker log not found."
+
+echo "Collecting file structure..."
+ls -R > ./"$LOG_NAMES"/files_structure.txt || echo "Failed to copy file structure to a file"
+
+echo "Collecting docker file structure..."
+docker exec "$MAPDL_INSTANCE" /bin/bash -c "ls -R" > ./"$LOG_NAMES"/docker_files_structure.txt || echo "Failed to copy the docker structure into a local file"
+
+echo "Tar files..."
+tar cvzf ./"$LOG_NAMES".tgz ./"$LOG_NAMES" || echo "Failed to compress"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.ci/display_logs.sh b/.ci/display_logs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4017cd0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/display_logs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "::group:: Display files structure" && ls -R && echo "::endgroup::"
+
+
+echo "::group:: Display files structure" && docker exec "$MAPDL_INSTANCE" /bin/bash -c "ls -R" && echo "::endgroup::" || echo "Failed to display the docker structure."
+
+
+echo "::group:: Display docker run log" && (cat log.txt | echo "The file 'log.txt' has not been generated") && echo "::endgroup::"
+
+# Displaying MAPDL files
+FILE_PAT=./"$LOG_NAMES"/*.err
+if compgen -G "$FILE_PAT" > /dev/null ;then for f in "$FILE_PAT"; do echo "::group:: Error file $f" && cat "$f" && echo "::endgroup::" ; done; fi || echo "Failed to display the 'out' files."
+
+FILE_PAT=./"$LOG_NAMES"/*.log
+if compgen -G "$FILE_PAT" > /dev/null ;then for f in "$FILE_PAT"; do echo "::group:: Log file $f" && cat "$f" && echo "::endgroup::" ; done; fi || echo "Failed to display the 'err' files."
+
+FILE_PAT=./"$LOG_NAMES"/*.out
+if compgen -G "$FILE_PAT" > /dev/null ;then for f in "$FILE_PAT"; do echo "::group:: Output file $f" && cat "$f" && echo "::endgroup::" ; done; fi || echo "Failed to display the 'log' files."
+
diff --git a/.ci/start_mapdl.sh b/.ci/start_mapdl.sh
index f69a2f8d..e8504eb7 100755
--- a/.ci/start_mapdl.sh
+++ b/.ci/start_mapdl.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+echo "MAPDL Instance name: $INSTANCE_NAME"
+echo "MAPDL_VERSION: $MAPDL_VERSION"
+
+export MAPDL_IMAGE="$MAPDL_PACKAGE:$MAPDL_VERSION"
+echo "MAPDL_IMAGE:   $MAPDL_IMAGE"
 docker pull "$MAPDL_IMAGE"
+
+export MAJOR=$(echo "$MAPDL_VERSION" | head -c 3 | tail -c 2)
+export MINOR=$(echo "$MAPDL_VERSION" | head -c 5 | tail -c 1)
+
+export VERSION="$MAJOR$MINOR"
+echo "MAPDL VERSION: $VERSION"
+
+
+if [[ $MAPDL_VERSION == *"latest-ubuntu"* ]]; then
+    echo "It is latest-ubuntu. Using 'ansys' script to launch"
+    export EXEC_PATH=ansys
+    # export P_SCHEMA=/ansys_inc/ansys/ac4/schema
+
+elif [[ $MAPDL_VERSION == *"ubuntu"* ]] ; then
+    echo "It is an ubuntu based image"
+    export EXEC_PATH=/ansys_inc/v$VERSION/ansys/bin/mapdl
+    export P_SCHEMA=/ansys_inc/v$VERSION/ansys/ac4/schema
+
+else
+    echo "It is a CentOS based image"
+    export EXEC_PATH=/ansys_inc/ansys/bin/mapdl
+    export P_SCHEMA=/ansys_inc/ansys/ac4/schema
+fi;
+
+echo "EXEC_PATH: $EXEC_PATH"
+echo "P_SCHEMA: $P_SCHEMA"
+
 docker run \
-    --name mapdl \
+    --entrypoint "/bin/bash" \
+    --name "$INSTANCE_NAME" \
     --restart always \
     --health-cmd="ps aux | grep \"[/]ansys_inc/.*ansys\.e.*grpc\" -q && echo 0 || echo 1" \
     --health-interval=0.5s \
@@ -12,12 +45,13 @@ docker run \
     -e ANSYS_LOCK="OFF" \
     -p "$PYMAPDL_PORT":50052 \
     -p "$PYMAPDL_DB_PORT":50055 \
-    --shm-size=1gb \
+    --shm-size=2gb \
     -e I_MPI_SHM_LMT=shm \
-    -e P_SCHEMA=/ansys_inc/ansys/ac4/schema \
-    --oom-kill-disable \
-    --memory=6656MB  \
+    -e P_SCHEMA="$P_SCHEMA" \
+    -w /jobs \
+    -u=0:0 \
+    --memory=6656MB \
     --memory-swap=16896MB \
-    "$MAPDL_IMAGE" \
-    -"$DISTRIBUTED_MODE" -np 2 > log.txt &
-grep -q 'Server listening on' <(timeout 60 tail -f log.txt)
+    "$MAPDL_IMAGE" "$EXEC_PATH" -grpc -dir /jobs -"$DISTRIBUTED_MODE" -np 2 > log.txt &
+
+# grep -q 'Server listening on' <(timeout 60 tail -f log.txt)
diff --git a/.ci/waiting_services.sh b/.ci/waiting_services.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b2050ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/waiting_services.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Waiting for the MAPDL service to be up..."
+nc -v -z localhost "$PYMAPDL_PORT"
+echo "::group:: ps aux Output" && ps aux && echo "::endgroup::" 
+
+echo "Waiting for MAPDL port is open..."
+echo "::group:: Waiting for the MAPDL port to be open..." 
+while ! nc -z localhost "$PYMAPDL_PORT"; do
+sleep 0.1
+done
+echo "::endgroup::"
+echo "MAPDL service is up!"
+
+echo "::group:: Waiting for the DPF port to be open..." 
+while ! nc -z localhost "$DPF_PORT"; do
+    sleep 0.1
+done
+echo "::endgroup::"
+echo "DPF service is up!"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index f1ad4c3c..861055dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ on:
       - main
 
 env:
+  DPF_PORT: 21002
+  DPF_START_SERVER: False
   MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
+  MAPDL_PACKAGE: ghcr.io/ansys/mapdl
+  MAPDL_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD: v24.1-ubuntu-student
+  ON_CI: True
+  PYANSYS_OFF_SCREEN: True
   RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE: 1
   RESET_DOC_BUILD_CACHE: 1
-  USE_CACHE: true
+  USE_CACHE: False
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -59,18 +65,47 @@ jobs:
   doc-build:
     name: "Documentation building"
     needs: [style, doc-style]
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    outputs:
+      PYMAPDL_VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       PYMAPDL_PORT: 21000  # default won't work on GitHub runners
       PYMAPDL_DB_PORT: 21001  # default won't work on GitHub runners
       PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE: FALSE
-      DOCKER_PACKAGE: ghcr.io/ansys/mapdl
-      DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD: v23.1.0
-      DPF_PORT: 21002
-
+      ON_DOCUMENTATION: TRUE
+    
     steps:
       - name: "Install Git and checkout project"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: "Login in Github Container registry"
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.1.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: "Pull, launch, and validate MAPDL service"
+        id: start_mapdl
+        env:
+          LICENSE_SERVER: ${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}
+          MAPDL_VERSION: ${{ env.MAPDL_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD }}
+          DISTRIBUTED_MODE: "dmp"
+        run: |
+          export INSTANCE_NAME=MAPDL_0
+          .ci/start_mapdl.sh & export DOCKER_PID=$!
+          echo "Launching MAPDL service at PID: $DOCKER_PID"
+          echo "DOCKER_PID=$(echo $DOCKER_PID)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: "DPF Server Activation"
+        run: |
+          $(docker pull ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && docker run -d --name dpfserver -p ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}:50052 ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && echo "DPF Server active on port ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}.") &
+
+      - name: "Install OS packages"
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt install zip pandoc libgl1-mesa-glx xvfb texlive-latex-extra latexmk graphviz texlive-xetex libgomp1
      
       - name: "Set up Python using cache"
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -78,61 +113,45 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
           cache: 'pip'
           cache-dependency-path: 'requirements/requirements_doc.txt'
-
-      - name: "Install system dependencies"
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt install zip pandoc libgl1-mesa-glx xvfb texlive-latex-extra latexmk graphviz texlive-xetex libgomp1
-
+        
       - name: "Install Python requirements"
-        run: pip install -r requirements/requirements_doc.txt
+        run: |
+          pip uninstall ansys-mapdl-core
+          pip install -r requirements/requirements_doc.txt
 
       - name: "Test virtual framebuffer"
         run: |
           xvfb-run python .ci/display_test.py
-      
-      - name: "Login in Github Container registry"
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3.1.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: "Pull, launch, and validate MAPDL service"
-        env:
-          LICENSE_SERVER: ${{ secrets.LICENSE_SERVER }}
-          MAPDL_IMAGE: '${{ env.DOCKER_PACKAGE }}:${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD }}'
-        run: .ci/start_mapdl.sh
 
       - name: "Retrieve PyMAPDL version"
+        id: version
         run: |
-          echo "PYMAPDL_VERSION=$(python -c 'from ansys.mapdl.core import __version__; print(__version__)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PYMAPDL_VERSION=$(python -c 'from ansys.mapdl.core import __version__; print(__version__)')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "PyMAPDL version is: $(python -c "from ansys.mapdl.core import __version__; print(__version__)")"
-        id: version
 
-      - name: "DPF Server Activation"
-        run: |
-          docker pull ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev
-          docker run -d --name dpfserver -p ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}:50052 ghcr.io/ansys/dpf-core:22.2dev && echo "DPF Server active on port ${{ env.DPF_PORT }}."
-      
       - name: "Cache Verification Manual examples"
         uses: actions/cache@v4
-        if: ${{ env.USE_CACHE }} == 'true'
+        if: env.USE_CACHE == true
         with:
           path: doc/source/verif-manual
-          key: Examples-v${{ env.RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE }}-${{ env.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}-${{ github.sha }}
+          key: Examples-v${{ env.RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}-${{ github.sha }}
           restore-keys: |
-            Examples-v${{ env.RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE }}-${{ env.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}
+            Examples-v${{ env.RESET_EXAMPLES_CACHE }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}
 
       - name: "Cache docs build directory"
         uses: actions/cache@v4
-        if: ${{ env.USE_CACHE }} == 'true'
+        if: env.USE_CACHE == true
         with:
           path: doc/_build
           key: doc-build-v${{ env.RESET_DOC_BUILD_CACHE }}-${{ env.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}-${{ github.sha }}
           restore-keys: |
             doc-build-v${{ env.RESET_DOC_BUILD_CACHE }}-${{ env.PYMAPDL_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: "Waiting for the services to be up"
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        run: |
+          .ci/waiting_services.sh
+
       - name: "Run Ansys documentation building action"
         uses: ansys/actions/doc-build@v5
         with:
@@ -140,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
           checkout: false
           skip-install: true
-          sphinxopts: -j auto
+          sphinxopts: -j auto -W --keep-going
           use-python-cache: False
           check-links: False
 
@@ -153,29 +172,23 @@ jobs:
           folder: doc/_build/html
           clean: true
           single-commit: true
-
-      - name: "Display files structure"
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          mkdir logs-build-docs
-          echo "::group:: Display files structure" && ls -R && echo "::endgroup::"
-          ls -R > ./logs-build-docs/files_structure.txt
       
-      - name: "Display docker files structures"
+      - name: "Display Docker files structures"
         if: always()
+        env:
+          MAPDL_INSTANCE: MAPDL_0
+          LOG_NAMES: logs-build-docs
         run: |
-          echo "::group:: Display files structure" && docker exec mapdl /bin/bash -c "ls -R" && echo "::endgroup::"
-          docker exec mapdl /bin/bash -c "ls -R" > ./logs-build-docs/docker_files_structure.txt
+          .ci/display_logs.sh
       
       - name: "Collect MAPDL logs on failure"
         if: always()
+        env:
+          MAPDL_VERSION: ${{ env.MAPDL_IMAGE_VERSION_DOCS_BUILD }}
+          MAPDL_INSTANCE: MAPDL_0
+          LOG_NAMES: logs-build-docs
         run: |
-          docker exec mapdl /bin/bash -c "mkdir -p /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully created directory inside docker container'"
-          docker exec mapdl /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G 'file*.out' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /file*.out /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied out files.'; fi"
-          docker exec mapdl /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G 'file*.err' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /file*.err /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied err files.'; fi"
-          docker exec mapdl /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G 'file*.log' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /file*.log /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied log files.'; fi"
-          docker exec mapdl /bin/bash -c "if compgen -G '*.crash' > /dev/null ;then cp -f /*.crash /mapdl_logs && echo 'Successfully copied crash files.'; fi"
-          docker cp mapdl:/mapdl_logs/. ./logs-build-docs/.
+          .ci/collect_mapdl_logs.sh
       
       - name: "Tar logs"
         if: always()
diff --git a/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-21/ex_21-tecbuckling.rst b/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-21/ex_21-tecbuckling.rst
index 5b015c38..9be6aa92 100644
--- a/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-21/ex_21-tecbuckling.rst
+++ b/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-21/ex_21-tecbuckling.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Starting MAPDL as a service and importing an external model
     pext = 0.24  # Differential external pressure (MPa)
 
     # start MAPDL as a service
-    mapdl = launch_mapdl(run_location="D:\PyAnsys\Examples\Buckling_PostBuckling_TD21")
+    mapdl = launch_mapdl()
     print(mapdl)
 
     mapdl.filname("buckling")  # change filename
diff --git a/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-28/ex_28-tecfricstir.rst b/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-28/ex_28-tecfricstir.rst
index 725f05f1..abccf92f 100644
--- a/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-28/ex_28-tecfricstir.rst
+++ b/doc/source/technology_showcase_examples/techdemo-28/ex_28-tecfricstir.rst
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ cylindrical shape tool, as shown in the following figure:
    cdbfile = download_tech_demo_data("td-28", "fsw.cdb")
    # Generating geometry, just for plotting purposes.
    # The elements and nodes are going to be taken from the cdb file.
-   
+
    from ansys.mapdl.core import launch_mapdl
+   
    mapdl = launch_mapdl()
    print(mapdl)
 
@@ -176,10 +177,7 @@ cylindrical shape tool, as shown in the following figure:
     :hide-code:
 
     # Plotting geometry
-    p = pyvista.Plotter()
-    p.background_color='white'
     mapdl.geometry.areas.plot()
-    p.show()
 
 
 **Figure 28.1: 3-D model of workpiece and tool**
@@ -330,7 +328,6 @@ region. The following figure shows the 3-D meshed model:
     # Plotting mesh
     mapdl.allsel()
     pl = pyvista.Plotter()
-    pl.background_color = "white"
     pl.add_mesh(mapdl.mesh.grid, show_edges=True, color='gray')
     pl.show()
     
@@ -439,18 +436,17 @@ model the contact surface on the top surface of the workpiece, and the
     mapdl.allsel("all")
 
     # Plotting geometry
-    p = pyvista.Plotter()
-    p.background_color='white'
+    pl = pyvista.Plotter()
     for elem, color in zip((170, 174),('red', 'blue')):
         mapdl.esel("s", "ename","", elem)
         esurf = mapdl.mesh._grid.linear_copy().extract_surface().clean()
-        p.add_mesh(esurf, 
+        pl.add_mesh(esurf, 
                     show_edges=True, 
                     show_scalar_bar=False, 
                     style='surface', 
                     color=color)
     
-    p.show()
+    pl.show()
 
 **Figure 28.4: Contact pair between tool and workpiece.**
 ``CONTA174`` in :blue-text:`blue`, and ``TARGE170`` in :red-text:`red`.
@@ -558,7 +554,6 @@ The following contact settings are used for the ``CONTA174`` elements:
                      return_plotter=True,
                      show_axes=False,
                      theme=mytheme)
-    pl.background_color = 'white'
 
     for elem, color in zip((170, 174), ('red', 'blue')):
 
diff --git a/examples/tech-demos/21-example-technology-showcase-buckling.py b/examples/tech-demos/21-example-technology-showcase-buckling.py
index 97b0f943..3733d3d8 100644
--- a/examples/tech-demos/21-example-technology-showcase-buckling.py
+++ b/examples/tech-demos/21-example-technology-showcase-buckling.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 pext = 0.24  # Differential external pressure (MPa)
 
 # start MAPDL as a service
-mapdl = launch_mapdl(run_location="D:\PyAnsys\Examples\Buckling_PostBuckling_TD21")
+mapdl = launch_mapdl()
 print(mapdl)
 
 mapdl.filname("buckling")  # change filename