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+# ── Stage 1: build Svelte frontend ──────────────────────────────────────────
+FROM node:24-alpine AS web-builder
+
+WORKDIR /app/web
+COPY web/package*.json ./
+RUN npm ci --legacy-peer-deps
+COPY web/ ./
+RUN npm run build
+
+# ── Stage 2: build Go binary ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS go-builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY . .
+COPY --from=web-builder /app/web/build ./web/build
+
+RUN go build -tags production -o wotra ./cmd/wotra
+
+# ── Stage 3: minimal runtime image ───────────────────────────────────────────
+FROM alpine:3.21
+
+RUN adduser -D -u 1000 wotra
+
+WORKDIR /data
+USER wotra
+
+COPY --from=go-builder /app/wotra /usr/local/bin/wotra
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+ENV PORT=8080 \
+    DB_PATH=/data/wotra.db \
+    TZ=UTC
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/wotra"]