diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 6ed48a9..5b41fe6 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .env
 node_modules
+.git
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fe4921c..993acb1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 FROM node:lts-alpine
 
-# add project files to /app
-ADD ./ /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# add open ssl
+# Copy only package files and install deps
+# This layer will be cached as long as package*.json don't change
+COPY package*.json package-lock.json* ./
+RUN npm ci
+
+# Copy the rest of your source
+COPY . .
+
 RUN apk add --no-cache openssl
 
-# install node dependencies
-RUN npm install
 
-EXPOSE 8080
+EXPOSE 8080
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