diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3225f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+node_modules
+.next
+.git
+*.md
+docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2ddf4f8..f69fbd0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,70 +1,16 @@
-# Stage 1: Compile libvips with HEIC support
-FROM node:22-bullseye-slim AS libvips-builder
-
-# Install build tools and dependencies for libvips and libheif
-# Added ca-certificates to fix the "server certificate verification failed" error
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    build-essential \
-    pkg-config \
-    git \
-    ca-certificates \
-    python3 \
-    curl \
-    meson \
-    ninja-build \
-    libglib2.0-dev \
-    libexpat1-dev \
-    libheif-dev \
-    liblcms2-dev \
-    libjpeg-dev \
-    libpng-dev \
-    libwebp-dev \
-    libtiff-dev \
-    libexif-dev \
-    libgif-dev \
-    libde265-dev \
-    libx265-dev \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-ARG LIBVIPS_VERSION=8.16.2
-
-WORKDIR /tmp
-RUN set -eux; \
-    mkdir libvips_src; \
-    cd libvips_src; \
-    git archive --format=tar --remote=https://github.com/libvips/libvips.git v${LIBVIPS_VERSION} | tar x; \
-    cd ../; \
-    mv libvips_src/* .; \
-    rmdir libvips_src; \
-    cd vips-${LIBVIPS_VERSION}; \
-    meson setup build --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release; \
-    ninja -C build; \
-    ninja -C build install; \
-    ldconfig; \
-    cd /; \
-    rm -rf /tmp/vips-${LIBVIPS_VERSION}
-
-# Stage 2: Build the Next.js app
+# Stage 1: Build the Next.js app
+# sharp 0.34+ bundles prebuilt libvips with HEIF support, no custom build needed
 FROM node:22-bullseye-slim AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy custom-built libvips libraries from libvips-builder stage
-COPY --from=libvips-builder /usr/lib /usr/lib
-COPY --from=libvips-builder /usr/bin /usr/bin
-COPY --from=libvips-builder /usr/share /usr/share
-
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib
-ENV PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/pkgconfig
-
 COPY package*.json ./
-ENV SHARP_IGNORE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS=1
 RUN npm ci
 
 COPY . .
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Stage 3: Final production image
+# Stage 2: Final production image
 FROM node:22-bullseye-slim AS runner
 
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -73,20 +19,8 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV PORT=3000
 ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
 
-# Install runtime dependencies for libvips and su-exec for entrypoint
+# Install gosu for entrypoint
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    libglib2.0-0 \
-    libexpat1 \
-    libheif1 \
-    liblcms2-2 \
-    libjpeg62-turbo \
-    libpng16-16 \
-    libwebp6 \
-    libtiff5 \
-    libexif12 \
-    libgif7 \
-    libde265-0 \
-    libx265-192 \
     gosu \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
@@ -99,11 +33,6 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 
-# Copy custom-built libvips libraries
-COPY --from=libvips-builder /usr/lib /usr/lib
-COPY --from=libvips-builder /usr/bin /usr/bin
-COPY --from=libvips-builder /usr/share /usr/share
-
 # Entrypoint script to fix volume permissions at startup
 RUN printf '#!/bin/sh\nmkdir -p /app/data/uploads/photos /app/data/uploads/videos /app/data/uploads/music\nchown -R nextjs:nodejs /app/data 2>/dev/null || true\nexec gosu nextjs node server.js\n' > /app/entrypoint.sh \
   && chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh