diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0d834ed..c462661 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,58 +1,68 @@
-FROM php:8.4-fpm-alpine
+# 1. Use the specific PHP 8.4 Alpine image
+FROM webdevops/php-nginx:8.4-alpine
 
-# Install extension installer
+# 2. Environment Configuration
+ENV WEB_DOCUMENT_ROOT=/code/public
+ENV APP_ENV=production
+ENV COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER=1
+ENV COMPOSER_PROCESS_TIMEOUT=2000
+
+# 3. Install System Dependencies & Extensions
 COPY --from=mlocati/php-extension-installer /usr/bin/install-php-extensions /usr/local/bin/
 
-# Install system dependencies
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
-    git \
-    curl \
-    zip \
-    unzip \
-    nginx \
-    supervisor \
     nodejs \
     npm \
-    bash
+    sqlite \
+    shadow \
+    && install-php-extensions pdo_sqlite mongodb redis imap pdo_mysql
 
-# Install PHP extensions
-RUN install-php-extensions pdo_mysql mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd intl imap redis zip
+# 4. Copy Custom Configs
+COPY ./dockerizer/php.ini /opt/docker/etc/php/php.ini
+COPY ./dockerizer/vhost.conf /opt/docker/etc/nginx/vhost.conf
+COPY ./dockerizer/supervisor.laravel.conf /opt/docker/etc/supervisor.d/laravel.conf
 
-# Install Composer
-COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
+# 5. Set Working Directory
+WORKDIR /code
 
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /var/www
+# CRITICAL FIX: Transfer ownership of /code to the 'application' user
+# WORKDIR creates folders as 'root' by default, which blocks Composer later.
+RUN chown application:application /code
 
-# Copy existing application directory contents
-COPY . /var/www
+# 6. Install PHP Dependencies (Layered)
+COPY --chown=application:application composer.json composer.lock ./
 
-# Install PHP/Node dependencies and build frontend
-RUN composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --optimize-autoloader \
-    && npm install \
-    && npm run build \
-    && npm cache clean --force
+USER application
+RUN composer install --no-interaction --no-scripts --no-autoloader --prefer-dist --no-dev
 
-# Nginx config
-# Alpine uses http.d instead of sites-available
-COPY .docker/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/http.d/default.conf
+# 7. Install Node Dependencies
+COPY --chown=application:application package.json package-lock.json* ./
+RUN npm install
 
-# Supervisor config
-RUN mkdir -p /etc/supervisor/conf.d /var/log/supervisor
-COPY .docker/supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+# 8. Copy Application Code
+COPY --chown=application:application . .
 
-# Set directory permissions
-RUN mkdir -p /run/nginx /var/lib/nginx \
-    && chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www \
-    && chown -R www-data:www-data /var/lib/nginx \
-    && chown -R www-data:www-data /run/nginx \
-    && chmod -R 775 /var/www/storage /var/www/bootstrap/cache
+# 9. Final Builds
+RUN composer dump-autoload --optimize && \
+    composer run-script post-root-package-install && \
+    php artisan package:discover --ansi
 
-EXPOSE 80
+RUN npm run build
 
-# Configure entrypoint
-COPY .docker/entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
-RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
+# 10. Runtime Initialization Script
+# This runs when the container STARTS, not when it builds.
+USER root
 
-# Start Supervisor
-CMD ["/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh"]
+RUN echo '#!/bin/bash' > /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    echo 'set -e' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    # 1. Fix Permissions \
+    echo 'echo "Fixing storage permissions..."' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    echo 'mkdir -p /code/storage/framework/{views,cache,sessions} /code/bootstrap/cache' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    echo 'chown -R application:application /code/storage /code/bootstrap/cache' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    echo 'chmod -R 775 /code/storage /code/bootstrap/cache' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    # 2. Run Optimization (As the application user) \
+    echo 'echo "Running Laravel Optimizations..."' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    echo 'su -s /bin/sh application -c "php artisan optimize"' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    # 3. Cache Views (Optional but recommended for production) \
+    echo 'su -s /bin/sh application -c "php artisan view:cache"' >> /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh && \
+    chmod +x /opt/docker/provision/entrypoint.d/99-init-laravel.sh
diff --git a/dockerizer/php.ini b/dockerizer/php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3b34d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerizer/php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+date.time = UTC
+display_errors = Off
+memory_limit = 128M
+max_execution_time = 60
+post_max_size = 32M
+upload_max_filesize = 16M
diff --git a/dockerizer/supervisor.laravel.conf b/dockerizer/supervisor.laravel.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d166c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerizer/supervisor.laravel.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[program:laravel-worker]
+process_name=%(program_name)s_%(process_num)02d
+command=php /code/artisan queue:work --sleep=3 --tries=3 --max-time=3600
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+stopasgroup=true
+killasgroup=true
+user=application
+numprocs=1
+redirect_stderr=true
+stdout_logfile=/docker.stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+
+[program:laravel-scheduler]
+process_name=%(program_name)s_%(process_num)02d
+command=php /code/artisan schedule:work
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+stopasgroup=true
+killasgroup=true
+user=application
+numprocs=1
+redirect_stderr=true
+stdout_logfile=/docker.stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
diff --git a/dockerizer/vhost.conf b/dockerizer/vhost.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5de2f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerizer/vhost.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+server {
+    listen 80 default_server;
+
+    server_name _;
+
+    root "/code/public";
+    index index.php;
+
+    client_max_body_size 50m;
+
+    access_log   /docker.stdout;
+    error_log    /docker.stderr warn;
+
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+    }
+
+    location ~ \.php$ {
+        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
+        fastcgi_pass php;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME     $request_filename;
+        fastcgi_read_timeout 600;
+    }
+}