diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9978a7f..28c7539 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,27 +1,42 @@
-FROM node:18-slim AS frontend-builder
+# Stage 1: on frontend dependency change
+FROM node:18-alpine AS frontend-dependencies
 WORKDIR /opt/app
 COPY frontend/package.json frontend/package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm ci
+
+# Stage 2: on frontend change
+FROM node:18-alpine AS frontend-builder
+WORKDIR /opt/app
 COPY ./frontend .
+COPY --from=frontend-dependencies /opt/app/node_modules ./node_modules
 RUN npm run build
 
-FROM node:18-slim AS backend-builder
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openssl
+# Stage 3: on backend dependency change
+FROM node:18-alpine AS backend-dependencies
 WORKDIR /opt/app
 COPY backend/package.json backend/package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm ci
-COPY ./backend .
-RUN npx prisma generate
-RUN npm run build
 
-FROM node:18-slim AS runner
+# Stage 4:on backend change
+FROM node:18-alpine AS backend-builder
+RUN apk add --update openssl
+WORKDIR /opt/app
+COPY ./backend .
+COPY --from=backend-dependencies /opt/app/node_modules ./node_modules
+RUN npx prisma generate
+RUN npm run build  && npm prune --production
+
+# Stage 5: Final image
+FROM node:18-alpine AS runner
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openssl
+RUN apk add --update openssl
+
 WORKDIR /opt/app/frontend
-COPY --from=frontend-builder /opt/app/next.config.js .
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /opt/app/public ./public
-COPY --from=frontend-builder /opt/app/.next ./.next
-COPY --from=frontend-builder /opt/app/node_modules ./node_modules
+# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
+# https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
+COPY --from=frontend-builder /opt/app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=frontend-builder /opt/app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
 WORKDIR /opt/app/backend
 COPY --from=backend-builder /opt/app/node_modules ./node_modules
@@ -31,4 +46,5 @@ COPY --from=backend-builder /opt/app/package.json ./
 
 WORKDIR /opt/app
 EXPOSE 3000
-CMD cd frontend && node_modules/.bin/next start & cd backend && npm run prod
\ No newline at end of file
+EXPOSE 8080
+CMD node frontend/server.js & cd backend && npm run prod
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 352ab87..b2a81bf 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^9.2.1",
     "@nestjs/schedule": "^2.1.0",
     "@nestjs/throttler": "^3.1.0",
+    "@prisma/client": "^4.7.1",
     "archiver": "^5.3.1",
     "argon2": "^0.30.2",
     "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
@@ -36,13 +37,13 @@
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "rxjs": "^7.6.0"
+    "rxjs": "^7.6.0",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nestjs/cli": "^9.1.5",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^9.0.3",
     "@nestjs/testing": "^9.2.1",
-    "@prisma/client": "^4.7.1",
     "@types/archiver": "^5.3.1",
     "@types/cron": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.14",
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@
     "prisma": "^4.7.1",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
     "ts-loader": "^9.4.2",
-    "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "tsconfig-paths": "4.1.1",
     "typescript": "^4.9.3",
     "wait-on": "^6.0.1"
diff --git a/frontend/next.config.js b/frontend/next.config.js
index caaec0d..045a767 100644
--- a/frontend/next.config.js
+++ b/frontend/next.config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 
-
 const withPWA = require("next-pwa")({
   dest: "public",
-  disable: process.env.NODE_ENV == "development"
+  disable: process.env.NODE_ENV == "development",
 });
 
-
-module.exports = withPWA();
+module.exports = withPWA({ output: "standalone" });