diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
-# Create this base image once and reuse
-# docker build -f Dockerfile.base -t my-node-base .
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
 
-# === Dockerfile.base (build once) ===
-# FROM node:18-alpine
-# RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ vips-dev
-# WORKDIR /app
+# Use Alpine - no apt-get, much faster!
+FROM node:18-alpine AS development
 
-# === Main Dockerfile (super fast) ===
-FROM my-node-base AS development
+WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy package files
-COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+# Install build tools with apk (seconds vs minutes)
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
 
-# Install deps with cache
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm \
-    npm ci --legacy-peer-deps
+# Copy package files first for better layer caching
+COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
 
-# Copy source
+# Install dependencies 
+RUN npm ci --legacy-peer-deps --no-optional
+
+# Copy source code
 COPY . .
 
-ENV CI=true PORT=3000
+ENV CI=true
+ENV PORT=3000
+
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
 
 # Build stage
 FROM development AS build
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Production
-FROM nginx:alpine
-COPY --from=build /app/.nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+# Production stage
+FROM nginx:alpine AS production
+
+# Copy nginx config if it exists, otherwise use default
+COPY --from=build /app/.nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf 2>/dev/null || echo "Using default nginx config"
+
+# Copy built app
 COPY --from=build /app/build /usr/share/nginx/html
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
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