diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aa81eb1..d38e529 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM php:8.1-apache
 
+ENV NODE_ENV development
+
 ENV PGHOST localhost
 ENV POSTGRES_DB pgsql
 ENV POSTGRES_USER postgres
@@ -57,5 +59,12 @@ RUN apt-get autoclean
 EXPOSE 80 5432
 
 WORKDIR /var/www/html/public
+
+# install project dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# build app for production with minification
+RUN npm run build
+
 #
 CMD ["/usr/local/bin/start"]
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 6a237d3..2287646 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-npm i
-node --max_old_space_size=300 /usr/local/bin/npm run build
-
 service postgresql restart
 sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '12345678';"
 sudo -u postgres psql -c "create database example_app;"