diff --git a/Dockerfile.api b/Dockerfile.api
index a55b60bc..17fa2492 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.api
+++ b/Dockerfile.api
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:19.3.0 AS base
 
+# install libvips
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libvips
+
 WORKDIR /home/node
 COPY src/core ./core
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
diff --git a/Dockerfile.api.local b/Dockerfile.api.local
index f8cd4194..f3b9ebbb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.api.local
+++ b/Dockerfile.api.local
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:19.3.0 AS base
 
+# install libvips
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libvips
+
 WORKDIR /home/node
 COPY src/core ./core
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
diff --git a/Dockerfile.scheduler b/Dockerfile.scheduler
index 6225e9b5..26f7eeda 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.scheduler
+++ b/Dockerfile.scheduler
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:19.3.0 AS base
 # We don't need the standalone Chromium
 ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD true
 
+# install libvips
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libvips
+
 # install chromium for puppeteer
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install gnupg wget -y && \
   wget --quiet --output-document=- https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor > /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/google-archive.gpg && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.scheduler.local b/Dockerfile.scheduler.local
index 0bbd62d8..f29cabde 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.scheduler.local
+++ b/Dockerfile.scheduler.local
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:19.3.0 AS base
 # We don't need the standalone Chromium
 ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD true
 
+# install libvips
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libvips
+
 # install chromium for puppeteer
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install gnupg wget -y && \
   wget --quiet --output-document=- https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor > /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/google-archive.gpg && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.worker.local b/Dockerfile.worker.local
index f6124560..dfaf3c66 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.worker.local
+++ b/Dockerfile.worker.local
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:19.3.0 AS base
 # We don't need the standalone Chromium
 ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD true
 
+# install libvips
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libvips
+
 # install chromium for puppeteer
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install gnupg wget -y && \
   wget --quiet --output-document=- https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor > /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/google-archive.gpg && \
diff --git a/src/server/package.json b/src/server/package.json
index bc12c722..6b7d63f8 100644
--- a/src/server/package.json
+++ b/src/server/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "dev:api": "nodemon --config nodemon.api.json -x 'ts-node ./serve-api.ts'",
     "dev:scheduler": "nodemon --config nodemon.scheduler.json -x 'ts-node ./serve-scheduler.ts'",
     "dev:worker": "nodemon --config nodemon.worker.json -x 'ts-node ./serve-worker.ts'",
-    "build:api": "rimraf dist/serve-api.cjs && esbuild ./src/api --bundle --platform=node --outfile=./dist/serve-api.cjs",
-    "build:scheduler": "rimraf dist/serve-scheduler.cjs && esbuild ./src/scheduler --bundle --platform=node --outfile=./dist/serve-scheduler.cjs",
+    "build:api": "rimraf dist/serve-api.cjs && esbuild ./src/api --bundle --platform=node --external:sharp --outfile=./dist/serve-api.cjs",
+    "build:scheduler": "rimraf dist/serve-scheduler.cjs && esbuild ./src/scheduler --bundle --platform=node --external:sharp --outfile=./dist/serve-scheduler.cjs",
     "build:worker": "rimraf dist/serve-worker.cjs && esbuild ./src/worker --bundle --platform=node --external:sharp --outfile=./dist/serve-worker.cjs",
     "gen:site": "yarn test gen",
     "cp:core": "if [[ -d src/core ]]; then rm -rf src/core; fi && mkdir -p ./src/core/utils && cp -rf ../core/src/utils/* ./src/core/utils && cp -rf ../core/src/client/locales ./src/core/locales && cp -rf node_modules/sharp/build .",