diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
index 99a3d5b..f88c733 100644
--- a/backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
-*.exe
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+*.exe
+docker-compose.yml
+Dockerfile
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 8e0b2f4..b458ac4 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
 FROM alpine:3.11
 
 RUN \ 
-apk add --update npm python ffmpeg && \
-apk add --repository http://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/ \
+apk add --no-cache npm python ffmpeg && \
+apk add --no-cache --repository http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/ \
     atomicparsley
 
-# Change directory so that our commands run inside this new directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy dependency definitions
-COPY ./ /app/
+COPY package.json /app/
 
-# Change directory to backend
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Install dependencies on backend
 RUN npm install
 
-# Expose the port the app runs in
+COPY ./ /app/
+
 EXPOSE 17442
 
-# Run the specified command within the container.
-CMD [ "node", "app.js" ]
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+CMD [ "node", "app.js" ]