diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 42b88884..c72d1c48 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 FROM node:20
+
+RUN mkdir /zeppelin
+RUN chown node:node /zeppelin
+
 USER node
 
-COPY --chown=node:node . /zeppelin
+ARG API_URL
+
+# Install dependencies before copying over any other files
+COPY --chown=node:node package.json package-lock.json /zeppelin
+RUN mkdir /zeppelin/backend
+COPY --chown=node:node backend/package.json /zeppelin/backend
+RUN mkdir /zeppelin/shared
+COPY --chown=node:node shared/package.json /zeppelin/shared
+RUN mkdir /zeppelin/dashboard
+COPY --chown=node:node dashboard/package.json /zeppelin/dashboard
 
-# Install dependencies for all packages
 WORKDIR /zeppelin
-RUN npm ci
+RUN npm install
+
+COPY --chown=node:node . /zeppelin
 
 # Build backend
 WORKDIR /zeppelin/backend
@@ -17,4 +31,4 @@ RUN npm run build
 
 # Prune dev dependencies
 WORKDIR /zeppelin
-RUN npm prune --production
+RUN npm prune --omit=dev
diff --git a/docker-compose.standalone.yml b/docker-compose.standalone.yml
index 195c2507..47434725 100644
--- a/docker-compose.standalone.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.standalone.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql
       # - ./docker/production/data/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
-    command: --authentication-policy=mysql_native_password
+    #command: --authentication-policy=mysql_native_password
     healthcheck:
       test: "/usr/bin/mysql --user=root --password=\"${STANDALONE_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}\" --execute \"SHOW DATABASES;\""
       interval: 5s
@@ -37,23 +37,28 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       mysql:
         condition: service_healthy
-    build:
+    build: &build
       context: .
+      args:
+        # Used at compile-time by dashboard
+        API_URL:
     environment:
       HOST_MODE: standalone
-    working_dir: /zeppelin
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    working_dir: /zeppelin/backend
     command: ["npm", "run", "migrate-prod"]
 
   api:
     depends_on:
       migrate:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
-    build:
-      context: .
+    build: *build
     restart: on-failure
     environment:
       HOST_MODE: standalone
-      DEBUG: ${DEBUG-}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     working_dir: /zeppelin/backend
     command: ["npm", "run", "start-api-prod"]
 
@@ -61,12 +66,12 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       migrate:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
-    build:
-      context: .
+    build: *build
     restart: on-failure
     environment:
       HOST_MODE: standalone
-      DEBUG: ${DEBUG-}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     working_dir: /zeppelin/backend
     command: ["npm", "run", "start-bot-prod"]
   
@@ -74,11 +79,11 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       migrate:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
-    build:
-      context: .
+    build: *build
     restart: on-failure
     environment:
       HOST_MODE: standalone
-      DEBUG: ${DEBUG-}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     working_dir: /zeppelin/dashboard
     command: ["node", "serve.js"]