diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 7ace8e964..e4b7f4a7d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# !!! Don't try to build this Dockerfile directly, run it through bin/build-docker.sh script !!!
-FROM node:20.15.1-alpine
+# Build stage
+FROM node:20.15.1-alpine AS builder
 
-# Configure system dependencies
+# Configure build dependencies
 RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-dependencies \
     autoconf \
     automake \
@@ -11,43 +11,52 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-dependencies \
     make \
     nasm \
     libpng-dev \
-    python3 
+    python3
 
-# Create app directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-# Bundle app source
+# Copy only necessary files for build
 COPY . .
-
 COPY server-package.json package.json
 
-# Copy TypeScript build artifacts into the original directory structure.
-# Copy the healthcheck
+# Build and cleanup in a single layer
 RUN cp -R build/src/* src/. && \
     cp build/docker_healthcheck.js . && \
     rm -r build && \
-    rm docker_healthcheck.ts
-
-# Install app dependencies
-RUN set -x && \
+    rm docker_healthcheck.ts && \
     npm install && \
-    apk del .build-dependencies && \
     npm run webpack && \
     npm prune --omit=dev && \
+    npm cache clean --force && \
     cp src/public/app/share.js src/public/app-dist/. && \
     cp -r src/public/app/doc_notes src/public/app-dist/. && \
     rm -rf src/public/app && \
     rm src/services/asset_path.ts
 
+# Runtime stage
+FROM node:20.15.1-alpine
 
-# Some setup tools need to be kept
+# Install runtime dependencies
 RUN apk add --no-cache su-exec shadow
 
-# Add application user and setup proper volume permissions
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy only necessary files from builder
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/src ./src
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/db ./db
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/docker_healthcheck.js .
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/start-docker.sh .
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/package.json .
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/config-sample.ini .
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/images ./images
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/translations ./translations
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/libraries ./libraries
+
+# Add application user
 RUN adduser -s /bin/false node; exit 0
 
-# Start the application
+# Configure container
 EXPOSE 8080
 CMD [ "./start-docker.sh" ]
-
-HEALTHCHECK --start-period=10s CMD exec su-exec node node docker_healthcheck.js
+HEALTHCHECK --start-period=10s CMD exec su-exec node node docker_healthcheck.js
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