diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 588c148..d93dc05 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.11-slim-buster
 
-WORKDIR /admin-panel
+# Install build dependencies (build-essential provides gcc and other tools)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential
+
+WORKDIR /rideaware_landing
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
 
-COPY requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . .
 
+ENV FLASK_APP=server.py
+
 EXPOSE 5001
 
-CMD ["python", "app.py"]
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+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:5001", "app:app"]
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 536c5d0..26fcaf5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+gunicorn
 flask
 python-dotenv
 Werkzeug
-psycopg2-binary
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+psycopg2-binary