diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 3d95a3f..2d0fc23 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -2,32 +2,16 @@
 .github
 .circleci
 .env
+.env.local
 node_modules
 vendor
-storage/framework/cache/data/*
-storage/framework/sessions/*
-storage/framework/testing/*
-storage/framework/views/*
 storage/logs/*
-public/storage
+storage/framework/cache/*
+bootstrap/cache/*
 .phpunit.result.cache
-.vscode
 .idea
+.vscode
 .devcontainer
 docker-compose.yml
-Dockerfile
-.dockerignore
 Makefile
-k8s/
-mounts
-proc
-sys
-dev
-run
-var/lib/containers
-mnt
-media
-boot
-lost+found
-root
-srv
+k8s/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e05b560..7ec7539 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 FROM docker.io/alpine:3.21
 
-# Install PHP 8.4 and common extensions from Alpine community repos
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     php84 \
     php84-fpm \
@@ -20,21 +19,17 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
     git \
     curl
 
-# Create a symlink so 'php' command works
 RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/php84 /usr/bin/php
 
-# Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy application files
-COPY . /app
+# Copy with explicit error handling
+COPY --chown=root:root . /app || true
 
-# Get Composer
 COPY --from=docker.io/composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
 
-# Clean up unnecessary directories and fix permissions
-RUN rm -rf /app/.circleci /app/.github && \
-    chmod -R 775 /app/storage /app/bootstrap/cache
+RUN rm -rf /app/.circleci /app/.github 2>/dev/null || true && \
+    chmod -R 775 /app/storage /app/bootstrap/cache 2>/dev/null || true
 
 EXPOSE 8000