diff --git a/DockerFile b/DockerFile
index 920a362..f5dc9b6 100644
--- a/DockerFile
+++ b/DockerFile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Stage 1: Build
-FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
+# Change from node:18-alpine to node:22-alpine
+FROM node:22-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}
 
-# Copy package file
+# Copy package files
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 
 # Install ALL dependencies (including dev dependencies for build)
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ COPY . .
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Stage 2: Run
-FROM node:18-alpine AS runner
+# Change from node:18-alpine to node:22-alpine
+FROM node:22-alpine AS runner
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -31,12 +33,12 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}
 
-# Copy necessary files
+# Copy necessary files from the standalone build
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
-# Create cache directory with wide-open permissions
+# Create cache directory with proper permissions
 RUN mkdir -p .next/cache/images && \
     chmod -R 777 .next/cache
 
@@ -46,5 +48,8 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 ENV PORT=3000
 ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
 
-# Start the app (running as root to avoid permission issues)
+# Set node options to fix the IPv6 issue we discussed earlier
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--dns-result-order=ipv4first"
+
+# Start the app
 CMD ["node", "server.js"]
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