diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2eccf89..6c5e170 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ RUN bundle exec jekyll build
 # === Serve-Phase: node.js backend + ImageMagick ===
 FROM node:20-alpine
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache imagemagick docker-cli
+# Install build dependencies for sqlite3 native bindings on Alpine
+RUN apk add --no-cache imagemagick docker-cli python3 make g++ build-base sqlite-dev
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package*.json ./