diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0b4b9e8..bfcd01e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ FROM node:20-alpine AS deps
 RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install dependencies based on the preferred package manager
 COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
 RUN npm ci
 
@@ -16,19 +15,20 @@ COPY . .
 RUN npx prisma generate
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Stage 3: Production image, copy all the files and run next
+# Stage 3: Production image
 FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
-ENV NODE_ENV production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+# Install prisma CLI globally for migrations
+RUN npm install -g prisma
 
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
 RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
 
-# Copy public folder
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 
-# Set the correct permission for prerender cache
 RUN mkdir .next
 RUN chown nextjs:nodejs .next
 
@@ -36,32 +36,19 @@ RUN chown nextjs:nodejs .next
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
-# Copy Prisma files for migrations (as root before switching user)
-COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/@prisma ./node_modules/@prisma
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/prisma ./node_modules/prisma
+# Copy Prisma schema and migrations
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/prisma ./prisma
 
-# Fix permissions for prisma folder
-RUN chown -R nextjs:nodejs ./prisma ./node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/@prisma ./node_modules/prisma
-
-# Create entrypoint script
-COPY <<EOF /app/entrypoint.sh
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-echo "Running database migrations..."
-./node_modules/.bin/prisma migrate deploy
-echo "Migrations completed. Starting application..."
-exec node server.js
-EOF
-
-RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
+# Copy prisma client
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules/@prisma/client ./node_modules/@prisma/client
 
 USER nextjs
 
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-ENV PORT 3000
-ENV HOSTNAME "0.0.0.0"
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
 
-CMD ["/bin/sh", "/app/entrypoint.sh"]
+# Entrypoint: run migrations then start
+CMD sh -c "echo 'Running migrations...' && prisma migrate deploy && echo 'Starting server...' && node server.js"