diff --git a/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile b/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile
index 1fc1315..1b283fe 100644
--- a/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM maven:3.8.5-eclipse-temurin-17 AS builder
-WORKDIR /workdir/server
-COPY pom.xml /workdir/server/pom.xml
-RUN mvn dependency:go-offline
 
+WORKDIR /workdir/server
+
+# Copy only pom.xml first for better layer caching
+COPY pom.xml /workdir/server/pom.xml
+
+# Download dependencies with optimization flags
+RUN mvn dependency:resolve dependency:resolve-plugins -B -T 1C
+
+# Copy source code
 COPY src /workdir/server/src
-RUN mvn package -Dmaven.test.skip=true
+
+# Build the application
+RUN mvn package -B -T 1C -DskipTests -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true
+
+# Verify the JAR was created
 RUN ls -la target/
 
+# Runtime stage
 FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jre-focal
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 VOLUME /tmp
+
+# Copy the JAR file from builder
 COPY --from=builder /workdir/server/target/*.jar /app/app.jar
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["java","-jar","/app/app.jar"]
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