diff --git a/apps/web/Dockerfile b/apps/web/Dockerfile
index 3f79601..8c8643d 100644
--- a/apps/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/web/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ COPY --from=deps /app ./
 COPY packages/shared ./packages/shared
 COPY apps/web ./apps/web
 
+RUN mkdir -p apps/web/public
+
 ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
 RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
 
-# Copy standalone output from builder
+# Copy public & standalone output from builder
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/web/public ./apps/web/public
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/apps/web/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/apps/web/.next/static ./apps/web/.next/static
diff --git a/apps/web/public/.gitkeep b/apps/web/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644fa74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/public/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# static public assets