diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5f70f92..a84520e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine
 
+# Install build dependencies required by node-gyp
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ \
+ && npm config set python /usr/bin/python3
+
 # Create working directory
 WORKDIR /opt/app
 
-# Copy and install dependencies
-COPY package.json .
-COPY package-lock.json .
-COPY babel.config.js .
-COPY tsconfig.json .
-COPY .env .
-COPY src ./src
+# Copy dependency files first (for layer caching)
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY babel.config.js tsconfig.json ./
+COPY .env ./
+
+# Install dependencies
 RUN npm install
 
+# Copy application source
+COPY src ./src
+
 # Build project
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Expose application port
+# Expose port
 EXPOSE 3000
 
 # Start app
-CMD [ "npm", "start"]
+CMD ["npm", "start"]