diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+.gitignore
+.github
+node_modules
+vendor
+public/build
+public/hot
+.env
+.env.*
+storage/logs/*
+storage/framework/cache/data/*
+storage/framework/sessions/*
+storage/framework/views/*
+tests
+.phpunit.result.cache
+.DS_Store
+README.md
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
+# ---------- Stage 1: Frontend assets (Vite + Tailwind) ----------
+FROM node:20-alpine AS assets
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+RUN npm ci
+COPY resources ./resources
+COPY vite.config.js ./
+COPY public ./public
+RUN npm run build
+
+# ---------- Stage 2: PHP runtime (php-fpm + nginx) ----------
+FROM serversideup/php:8.3-fpm-nginx AS app
+
+# Install PHP extensions the app needs
+USER root
+RUN install-php-extensions \
+        pdo_mysql \
+        bcmath \
+        gd \
+        intl \
+        zip \
+        exif \
+        pcntl \
+        redis \
+        opcache
+
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+# Composer dependencies first (better layer caching)
+COPY --chown=www-data:www-data composer.json composer.lock ./
+RUN composer install \
+        --no-dev \
+        --no-scripts \
+        --no-autoloader \
+        --prefer-dist \
+        --no-interaction
+
+# Application source
+COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . .
+
+# Compiled frontend assets from stage 1
+COPY --chown=www-data:www-data --from=assets /app/public/build ./public/build
+
+# Optimize autoloader
+RUN composer dump-autoload --optimize --no-dev --no-interaction
+
+# Runtime init (migrate + cache) runs on container start
+COPY --chown=www-data:www-data docker/entrypoint.d/ /etc/entrypoint.d/
+RUN chmod +x /etc/entrypoint.d/*.sh
+
+USER www-data
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.d/99-laravel-init.sh b/docker/entrypoint.d/99-laravel-init.sh
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+#!/command/with-contenv bash
+# Runs on every container start (after DB/Redis are reachable on the Coolify network).
+set -e
+
+cd /var/www/html
+
+# Storage symlink (idempotent)
+php artisan storage:link 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Run pending migrations
+php artisan migrate --force --no-interaction || true
+
+# Cache config/routes/views for production speed
+php artisan config:cache
+php artisan route:cache
+php artisan view:cache