diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9125af9..2e17598 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,33 +1,47 @@
-FROM node:20-alpine AS deps
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7
+
+# ---- deps ----
+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS deps
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    openssl ca-certificates \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
+COPY prisma ./prisma
 RUN npm ci
 
-FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+# ---- build ----
+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS build
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    openssl ca-certificates \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 RUN npx prisma generate
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 RUN npm run build
 
-FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
+# ---- runtime ----
+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS runtime
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    openssl ca-certificates tini tzdata \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV TZ=America/Chicago
 
-RUN addgroup -S moonbase && adduser -S moonbase -G moonbase
+COPY --from=build /app/package.json /app/package-lock.json* ./
+COPY --from=build /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=build /app/.next ./.next
+COPY --from=build /app/public ./public
+COPY --from=build /app/prisma ./prisma
+COPY --from=build /app/next.config.mjs ./
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
-COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
-COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
-COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
-COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/@prisma ./node_modules/@prisma
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/prisma ./node_modules/prisma
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/.bin/prisma ./node_modules/.bin/prisma
-COPY docker-entrypoint.sh ./
-RUN chmod +x docker-entrypoint.sh
-
-USER moonbase
 EXPOSE 3000
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["./docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/tini", "--", "/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index c69c58a..0fd91bd 100644
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-echo "Running Prisma migrations..."
-./node_modules/.bin/prisma migrate deploy
+echo "[moonbase] running prisma migrate deploy..."
+npx prisma migrate deploy
 
-echo "Starting Moon Base..."
-exec node server.js
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/next.config.mjs b/next.config.mjs
index 73201d7..68a8854 100644
--- a/next.config.mjs
+++ b/next.config.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
-  output: "standalone",
   images: {
     remotePatterns: [{ protocol: "https", hostname: "**" }],
   },
diff --git a/src/lib/changelog.ts b/src/lib/changelog.ts
index 8bff247..2392583 100644
--- a/src/lib/changelog.ts
+++ b/src/lib/changelog.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ export type ChangelogEntry = {
 };
 
 export const CHANGELOG: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.5.2",
+    date: "2026-06-15",
+    changes: [
+      "Fixed the app failing to start on the home server — it now launches and runs reliably.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.5.1",
     date: "2026-06-15",
diff --git a/src/lib/version.ts b/src/lib/version.ts
index 3d947c0..43151a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/version.ts
+++ b/src/lib/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // Bump on every user-visible release. Changelog entries live in `src/lib/changelog.ts`.
-export const APP_VERSION = "0.5.1";
+export const APP_VERSION = "0.5.2";