diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fef086f72d..6b13a712b7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ FROM node:20.10.0 AS build
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-COPY . .
-
-RUN npm install -g typescript
+COPY package*.json ./
 
 RUN npm install
 
+COPY . .
+
 RUN npm run build
 
 EXPOSE 4321
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 5936109b22..069c63bb01 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,17 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     environment:
       - REACT_APP_TALAWA_URL=${REACT_APP_TALAWA_URL}
-    # volumes:
-    # - .:/usr/src/app
     ports:
       - 4321:4321
+    user: node
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ['CMD', 'curl', '-f', 'http://localhost:4321']
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          cpus: '1'
+          memory: 1G