diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bbdbd09..54ff657 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,20 +22,26 @@ RUN npm run build
 # Stage 2: Runner
 FROM node:24-alpine
 
-# Install dumb-init for signal handling
-RUN apk add --no-cache dumb-init
+# Install dumb-init, wget for healthcheck, and build tools for native modules
+RUN apk add --no-cache dumb-init wget python3 build-base
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy only production dependencies from builder stage
+# Copy package files for rebuilding native modules
+COPY --from=builder /app/package*.json ./
+
+# Copy node_modules from builder
 COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 
+# Rebuild native modules for production environment
+RUN npm rebuild better-sqlite3
+
 # Copy the built application from builder stage
 COPY --from=builder /app/.output ./.output
 
-# Create data directory and database file for SQLite
-RUN mkdir -p /app/data && touch /app/data/sermons.db
+# Create data directory (don't pre-create database file)
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data
 
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8f8fae3..66b6d6c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
       - JWT_SECRET=d8c7c1735fc853b807c1bccce791b054
       - ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123
     volumes:
-      - sermon_data:/data
+      - sermon_data:/app/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000"]
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   sermon_data:
-    driver: local
\ No newline at end of file
+    driver: local
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 4fb53c0..186267c 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export default defineNuxtConfig({
+  compatibilityDate: '2024-04-03',
   devtools: { enabled: false },
   modules: [
     '@nuxt/ui'
@@ -20,15 +21,9 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
       wasm: true
     },
     externals: {
-      external: ['tailwindcss', 'tailwindcss/colors']
-    }
-  },
-  vite: {
-    build: {
-      rollupOptions: {
-        external: ['better-sqlite3', 'path', 'fs', 'crypto', 'bcryptjs']
-      }
-    }
+      inline: ['better-sqlite3']
+    },
+    moduleSideEffects: ['better-sqlite3']
   },
   app: {
     head: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3242676..d68e522 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "^5.4.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
     "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.8",
     "@types/qrcode": "^1.5.5"
   }