diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8140bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+node_modules
+.next
+.git
+.gitignore
+.claude
+*.md
+.env*.local
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 14e27b8..1cec27e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
-RUN npm install next --save
-
+# Copy standalone output
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
@@ -24,4 +23,4 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 ENV PORT=3000
 ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
 
-CMD ["npm", "start"]
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/next.config.mjs b/next.config.mjs
index f26ac37..2937c03 100644
--- a/next.config.mjs
+++ b/next.config.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
-const nextConfig = {};
+const nextConfig = {
+  output: 'standalone',
+};
 export default nextConfig;