diff --git a/apps/pydiscordsh/.dockerignore b/apps/pydiscordsh/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44419589b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/pydiscordsh/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+*.log
+.git
+node_modules
+tests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/pydiscordsh/Dockerfile b/apps/pydiscordsh/Dockerfile
index 819581103..bd3eb458b 100644
--- a/apps/pydiscordsh/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/pydiscordsh/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Base image with Python and Poetry pre-installed
-FROM python:3.12-slim
+# Stage 1: Builder
+FROM python:3.12-slim as builder
 
 # Set environment variables for Poetry and Python
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
@@ -11,30 +11,40 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
 
 # Install system dependencies and Poetry
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    curl \
-    git \
+    curl git \
     && curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 - \
     && ln -s /opt/poetry/bin/poetry /usr/local/bin/poetry \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy only the relevant files for dependency installation first
+# Copy and install dependencies
 COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock ./
-
-# Install dependencies with Poetry (including project dependencies)
 RUN poetry install --no-root --only main
 
-# Copy the rest of the app code
+# Stage 2: Final lightweight image
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+# Set the same environment variables for consistency
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 \
+    POETRY_VERSION=1.8.2 \
+    POETRY_HOME="/opt/poetry" \
+    POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_IN_PROJECT=true \
+    POETRY_NO_INTERACTION=1
+
+# Copy Poetry from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /opt/poetry /opt/poetry
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/poetry /usr/local/bin/poetry
+
+WORKDIR /app
+# Copy the installed dependencies and the rest of the app
+COPY --from=builder /app /app
 COPY . .
 
-# Install the project itself (if it's structured as a package)
+# Install the app without dev dependencies
 RUN poetry install --no-dev
 
-# Expose Port
+# Expose the port and run the server
 EXPOSE 3000
-
-# Set the default command to run the application
 CMD ["poetry", "run", "uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "3000", "--ws-ping-interval", "25", "--ws-ping-timeout", "5"]