diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 1b73304..d7e7b41 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-node_modules
 .github
 .git*
-
-*.md
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea
+dev
+docs
+licenses
+node_modules
+pairdrop-cli
+*.md
+*.yml
+Dockerfile
+rtc_config_example.json
+turnserver_example.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 43c97ac..23496e5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-FROM node:lts-alpine
+FROM alpine:latest
 
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
 
 COPY package*.json ./
 
-RUN npm ci
+RUN apk add --no-cache nodejs npm
+RUN NODE_ENV="production" npm ci --omit=dev
 
+# Directories and files excluded via .dockerignore
 COPY . .
 
 # environment settings