diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0fd06a73..9fd5874e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -75,14 +75,18 @@ endef
 .PHONY: build-on-redhat
 build-on-redhat:
 	@$(call func_echo_status, "$@ -> [ Start ]")
+	cp ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh redhat/check_standalone_config.sh
 	$(ENV_DOCKER) build -t $(ENV_APISIX_IMAGE_TAG_NAME)-redhat -f ./redhat/Dockerfile redhat
+	rm -f redhat/check_standalone_config.sh
 	@$(call func_echo_success_status, "$@ -> [ Done ]")
 
 ### build-on-debian-dev : Build apache/apisix:xx-debian-dev image
 .PHONY: build-on-debian-dev
 build-on-debian-dev:
 	@$(call func_echo_status, "$@ -> [ Start ]")
+	cp ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh debian-dev/check_standalone_config.sh
 	$(ENV_DOCKER) build -t $(ENV_APISIX_IMAGE_TAG_NAME)-debian-dev -f ./debian-dev/Dockerfile debian-dev
+	rm -f debian-dev/check_standalone_config.sh
 	@$(call func_echo_success_status, "$@ -> [ Done ]")
 
 ### build-on-debian-local-dev : Build apache/apisix:xx-debian-dev image
@@ -103,7 +107,9 @@ endif
 .PHONY: build-on-debian
 build-on-debian:
 	@$(call func_echo_status, "$@ -> [ Start ]")
+	cp ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh debian/check_standalone_config.sh
 	$(ENV_DOCKER) build -t $(ENV_APISIX_IMAGE_TAG_NAME)-debian -f ./debian/Dockerfile debian
+	rm -f debian/check_standalone_config.sh
 	@$(call func_echo_success_status, "$@ -> [ Done ]")
 
 
@@ -111,10 +117,12 @@ build-on-debian:
 .PHONY: push-multiarch-dev-on-debian
 push-multiarch-dev-on-debian:
 	@$(call func_echo_status, "$@ -> [ Start ]")
+	cp ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh debian-dev/check_standalone_config.sh
 	$(ENV_DOCKER) buildx build --network=host --push \
 		-t $(IMAGE_NAME):dev \
 		--platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
 		-f ./debian-dev/Dockerfile debian-dev
+	rm -f debian-dev/check_standalone_config.sh
 	@$(call func_echo_success_status, "$@ -> [ Done ]")
 
 
@@ -122,10 +130,12 @@ push-multiarch-dev-on-debian:
 .PHONY: push-multiarch-on-debian
 push-multiarch-on-debian:
 	@$(call func_echo_status, "$@ -> [ Start ]")
+	cp ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh debian/check_standalone_config.sh
 	$(ENV_DOCKER) buildx build --network=host --push \
 		-t $(ENV_APISIX_IMAGE_TAG_NAME)-debian \
 		--platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
 		-f ./debian/Dockerfile debian
+	rm -f debian/check_standalone_config.sh
 	@$(call func_echo_success_status, "$@ -> [ Done ]")
 
 
@@ -133,10 +143,12 @@ push-multiarch-on-debian:
 .PHONY: push-multiarch-on-redhat
 push-multiarch-on-redhat:
 	@$(call func_echo_status, "$@ -> [ Start ]")
+	cp ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh redhat/check_standalone_config.sh
 	$(ENV_DOCKER) buildx build --network=host --push \
 		-t $(ENV_APISIX_IMAGE_TAG_NAME)-redhat \
 		--platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
 		-f ./redhat/Dockerfile redhat
+	rm -f redhat/check_standalone_config.sh
 	@$(call func_echo_success_status, "$@ -> [ Done ]")
 
 ### push-multiarch-on-latest : Push apache/apisix:latest image
@@ -147,10 +159,12 @@ push-multiarch-on-redhat:
 push-multiarch-on-latest:
 	@$(call func_echo_status, "$@ -> [ Start ]")
 	@if [ "$(shell echo "$(APISIX_VERSION) $(MAX_APISIX_VERSION)" | tr " " "\n" | sort -rV | head -n 1)" == "$(APISIX_VERSION)" ]; then \
+		cp ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh debian/check_standalone_config.sh; \
 		$(ENV_DOCKER) buildx build --network=host --push \
 			-t $(IMAGE_NAME):latest \
 			--platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
 			-f ./debian/Dockerfile debian; \
+		rm -f debian/check_standalone_config.sh; \
 	fi
 	@$(call func_echo_success_status, "$@ -> [ Done ]")
 
diff --git a/debian-dev/Dockerfile b/debian-dev/Dockerfile
index 5cd9c3f5..b72ab025 100644
--- a/debian-dev/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian-dev/Dockerfile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/openresty/luajit/bin:/usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin:/
 EXPOSE 9080 9443
 
 COPY ./docker-entrypoint.sh /docker-entrypoint.sh
+COPY ./utils/check_standalone_config.sh /check_standalone_config.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
diff --git a/debian-dev/Dockerfile.local b/debian-dev/Dockerfile.local
index c9209463..caef2f2b 100644
--- a/debian-dev/Dockerfile.local
+++ b/debian-dev/Dockerfile.local
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /usr/local/apisix/logs/access.log \
 EXPOSE 9080 9443
 
 COPY ${ENTRYPOINT_PATH} /docker-entrypoint.sh
+COPY ../utils/check_standalone_config.sh /check_standalone_config.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
diff --git a/debian-dev/docker-entrypoint.sh b/debian-dev/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 56b2566f..b130a976 100755
--- a/debian-dev/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/debian-dev/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@ deployment:
     config_provider: yaml
 _EOC_
       else
-          # updating config.yaml for standalone mode
-          echo "$(sed 's/role: traditional/role: data_plane/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
-          echo "$(sed 's/role_traditional:/role_data_plane:/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
-          echo "$(sed 's/config_provider: etcd/config_provider: yaml/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
-
+          # Check if the deployment role is set to data_plane and config provider is set to yaml for standalone mode
+          source /check_standalone_config.sh
       fi
 
         if [ ! -f "${PREFIX}/conf/apisix.yaml" ]; then
diff --git a/debian/Dockerfile b/debian/Dockerfile
index c380951e..c6fc9d12 100644
--- a/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /usr/local/apisix/logs/access.log \
 EXPOSE 9080 9443
 
 COPY ./docker-entrypoint.sh /docker-entrypoint.sh
+COPY ./check_standalone_config.sh /check_standalone_config.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
diff --git a/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh b/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 2d8a11e3..b3663f08 100755
--- a/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ deployment:
     config_provider: yaml
 _EOC_
       else
-          # updating config.yaml for standalone mode
-          echo "$(sed 's/role: traditional/role: data_plane/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
-          echo "$(sed 's/role_traditional:/role_data_plane:/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
-          echo "$(sed 's/config_provider: etcd/config_provider: yaml/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
+          # Check if the deployment role is set to data_plane and config provider is set to yaml for standalone mode
+          source /check_standalone_config.sh
       fi
 
         if [ ! -f "${PREFIX}/conf/apisix.yaml" ]; then
diff --git a/example/apisix_conf/config-standalone.yaml b/example/apisix_conf/config-standalone.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8a963f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/apisix_conf/config-standalone.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+apisix:
+  node_listen: 9080              # APISIX listening port
+  enable_ipv6: false
+
+deployment:
+  role: data_plane
+  role_data_plane:
+    config_provider: yaml
diff --git a/example/docker-compose-standalone.yml b/example/docker-compose-standalone.yml
index 039873f9..01303cff 100644
--- a/example/docker-compose-standalone.yml
+++ b/example/docker-compose-standalone.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     volumes:
       - ./apisix_conf/apisix-standalone.yaml:/usr/local/apisix/conf/apisix.yaml:ro
+      - ./apisix_conf/config-standalone.yaml:/usr/local/apisix/conf/config.yaml:ro
     environment:
       - APISIX_STAND_ALONE=true
     ports:
diff --git a/redhat/Dockerfile b/redhat/Dockerfile
index ca65c2e1..74170f44 100644
--- a/redhat/Dockerfile
+++ b/redhat/Dockerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /usr/local/apisix/logs/access.log \
 EXPOSE 9080 9443
 
 COPY ./docker-entrypoint.sh /docker-entrypoint.sh
+COPY ./check_standalone_config.sh /check_standalone_config.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 
diff --git a/redhat/docker-entrypoint.sh b/redhat/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 2d8a11e3..b3663f08 100755
--- a/redhat/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/redhat/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ deployment:
     config_provider: yaml
 _EOC_
       else
-          # updating config.yaml for standalone mode
-          echo "$(sed 's/role: traditional/role: data_plane/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
-          echo "$(sed 's/role_traditional:/role_data_plane:/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
-          echo "$(sed 's/config_provider: etcd/config_provider: yaml/g' ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml)" > ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml
+          # Check if the deployment role is set to data_plane and config provider is set to yaml for standalone mode
+          source /check_standalone_config.sh
       fi
 
         if [ ! -f "${PREFIX}/conf/apisix.yaml" ]; then
diff --git a/utils/check_standalone_config.sh b/utils/check_standalone_config.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..385a3664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/check_standalone_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+if ! grep -q 'role: data_plane' "${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml"; then
+    echo "Error: ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml does not contain 'role: data_plane'. Deployment role must be set to 'data_plane' for standalone mode."
+    echo "Please refer to the APISIX documentation for deployment modes: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/deployment-modes/"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! grep -q 'role_data_plane:' "${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml"; then
+    echo "Error: ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml does not contain 'role_data_plane:'."
+    echo "Please refer to the APISIX documentation for deployment modes: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/deployment-modes/"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! grep -q 'config_provider: yaml' "${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml"; then
+    echo "Error: ${PREFIX}/conf/config.yaml does not contain 'config_provider: yaml'. Config provider must be set to 'yaml' for standalone mode."
+    echo "Please refer to the APISIX documentation for deployment modes: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/deployment-modes/"
+    exit 1
+fi