diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41c4ed8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Exclude host node_modules and build artifacts from the docker build context
+**/node_modules
+**/dist
+
+# Logs, env files
+npm-debug.log*
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+
+# Optional: ignore local Dockerfiles if you build from subfolders
+#Dockerfile
diff --git a/treasury/Dockerfile b/treasury/Dockerfile
index 973e89bc..bf815279 100644
--- a/treasury/Dockerfile
+++ b/treasury/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
+# Install build dependencies for native modules
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
+
 COPY ./treasury/package*.json ./
 
 RUN npm ci
@@ -15,6 +18,9 @@ RUN npm run build
 FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine AS production
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
+# Install build dependencies temporarily for production dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
+
 COPY ./treasury/package*.json ./
 
 RUN npm ci --production && npm cache clean --force
@@ -23,4 +29,4 @@ COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/dist ./dist
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-CMD ["node", "dist/main"]
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+CMD ["node", "dist/src/main"]
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