diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+.git
+.gitignore
+.env
+.env.*
+*.md
+test/
+coverage/
+.vscode/
+.idea/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Build stage
+FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install production dependencies only
+RUN npm ci --omit=dev
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY src/ ./src/
+
+# Production stage
+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy node_modules from builder
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY --from=builder /app/src ./src
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S nodejs -u 1001 && \
+    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app
+
+USER nodejs
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:3000/health', (r) => {process.exit(r.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1)})"
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["node", "src/index.js"]