diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.13-alpine
+
+# install nginx and runtime deps, plus a build-deps group for uv sync
+RUN apk add --no-cache  nginx  libffi  openssl
+RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps  build-base  libffi-dev  openssl-dev  python3-dev
+
+    # grab uv CLI
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/bin \
+    && wget -qO /usr/local/bin/uv   https://ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest/uv \
+    && wget -qO /usr/local/bin/uvx  https://ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest/uvx \
+    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/uv /usr/local/bin/uvx
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# install your Python deps
+COPY uv.lock pyproject.toml ./
+RUN uv sync --frozen --no-cache \
+    # drop build tools once deps are in place
+    && apk del .build-deps
+
+# copy in the rest of your Django project
+COPY . .
+
+# collectstatic
+RUN uv run python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+
+# copy nginx config
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# start.sh should launch both nginx and uvicorn
+COPY start.sh /start.sh
+RUN chmod +x /start.sh
+
+CMD ["/start.sh"]
+
+
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
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+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name acidarchon.com www.acidarchon.com localhost;
+
+    # Serve static files
+    location /static/ {
+        alias /app/staticfiles/;
+        expires 30d;
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
+    }
+
+    # Proxy to Django
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://web:8000;  # 'web' is the service name
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+
+        # WebSocket support
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Start uvicorn in background
+uv run uvicorn mysite.asgi:application --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000 &
+
+# Start nginx in foreground
+nginx -g "daemon off;"