diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index dd005d8..ed3b591 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ gitea.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Build and Pushz
+      - name: Build and Push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
         with:
           context: .
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to Server
         run: |
           # Here we tell the server to pull the new image and restart
+          echo "${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}" | docker login git.ludops.com -u ${{ gitea.actor }} --password-stdin
           docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml pull
           docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4be8898..b464928 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
-# --- STAGE 1: Base & Dependencies ---
-FROM node:20-alpine AS base
+# --- STAGE 1: Base ---
+FROM node:24-alpine AS base
 ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
 ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
 RUN corepack enable
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy lockfiles and workspace configs
-COPY pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml package.json turbo.json ./
-# Copy all package.jsons to allow pnpm to link workspaces
-COPY apps/api/package.json ./apps/api/
-COPY apps/web/package.json ./apps/web/
-COPY packages/shared/package.json ./packages/shared/
-
-RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-# --- STAGE 2: Build ---
+# --- STAGE 2: Build everything ---
 FROM base AS build
 COPY . .
-# This runs 'turbo run build' which should create 'dist' in both apps
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 RUN pnpm turbo run build
 
-# --- STAGE 3: Runner (The tiny production image) ---
-FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
+# --- STAGE 3: Extract for Production ---
+# This "flattens" the api and its node_modules into a standalone folder
+RUN pnpm deploy --filter=api --prod /prod/api
+
+# --- STAGE 4: Runner ---
+FROM node:24-alpine AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# IMPORTANT: We copy from 'build' stage, not 'base'
-# We check if the folders exist before copying to avoid the error you saw
-COPY --from=build /app/apps/api/dist ./api
+# Copy the standalone API (includes its own local node_modules)
+COPY --from=build /prod/api .
+
+# Copy the web dist into the location the API expects
+# Based on your code, it looks for ../web-dist or ./web-dist
 COPY --from=build /app/apps/web/dist ./web-dist
-COPY --from=build /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
+# We need the shared package if the API imports it directly as source
+# But pnpm deploy usually handles the shared package if it's built
 COPY --from=build /app/packages/shared ./packages/shared
 
 EXPOSE 3000
-# Update this path to wherever your compiled Fastify entry point is
-CMD ["node", "api/src/index.ts"]
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+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+# Since we are now inside the "api" folder essentially:
+CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"]
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diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
index 63991eb..ef51bc3 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/index.ts
@@ -11,26 +11,26 @@ const fastify = Fastify({ logger: true });
 
 // API Route
 fastify.get('/api/status', async (): Promise<AppStatus> => {
-  return { status: 'OK', version: '1.0.0', database: true };
+    return { status: 'OK', version: '1.0.0', database: true };
 });
 
 // Serve Frontend (Vite Dist)
 const webDistPath = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
-  ? path.join(__dirname, '../web-dist')
-  : path.join(__dirname, '../../web/dist');
+    ? path.join(__dirname, 'web-dist') // Adjusted for the flattened Docker structure
+    : path.join(__dirname, '../../web/dist');
 
 fastify.register(fastifyStatic, {
-  root: webDistPath,
-  prefix: '/',
+    root: webDistPath,
+    prefix: '/',
 });
 
 // SPA Routing: Redirect everything else to index.html
 fastify.setNotFoundHandler((req, reply) => {
-  if (req.url.startsWith('/api')) {
-    reply.code(404).send({ error: 'Not Found' });
-  } else {
-    reply.sendFile('index.html');
-  }
+    if (req.url.startsWith('/api')) {
+        reply.code(404).send({ error: 'Not Found' });
+    } else {
+        reply.sendFile('index.html');
+    }
 });
 
 fastify.listen({ port: 3000, host: '0.0.0.0' });
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diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b77905a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+services:
+  skeleton-app:
+    image: git.ludops.com/ludops/ludops-skeleton:latest
+    container_name: ludops-skeleton-app
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+      - PORT=3000
+      # We point to the shared DB we set up earlier
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://gitea:gitea@ludops-postgres:5432/skeleton_db
+    networks:
+      - proxy-tier     # For NPM to find us
+      - infrastructure_infra-network  # For us to find the Postgres DB
+
+networks:
+  proxy-tier:
+    external: true
+  infrastructure_infra-network:
+    external: true
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