diff --git a/.env.docker b/.env.docker
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9c361b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.docker
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Environment variables to use for local Docker setup
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:password@db:5432/prisma?schema=public"
+NODE_ENV="development"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4721a08..b963322 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-FROM node:8.12.0-alpine as Builder
+FROM node:22.8.0-alpine3.20 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /usr/app
 
-# See .dockerignore for copied files
 COPY . .
 
-RUN npm install --no-package-lock
-RUN npm run build:production
+RUN npm install
+RUN npm run build
 
-FROM node:8.12.0-alpine
-WORKDIR /app
-COPY --from=Builder /usr/app/dist /app/dist
-COPY --from=Builder /usr/app/package.json /app/package.json
-RUN npm install --no-package-lock --production
-# EXPOSE 4000
-
-CMD ["node", "./dist/main.js"]
+FROM node:22.8.0-alpine3.20
 
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /usr/app/dist /app/dist
+COPY --from=builder /usr/app/package.json /app/package.json
+COPY --from=builder /usr/app/src/prisma/schema.prisma /app/src/prisma/schema.prisma
+RUN npm install
 
 
+CMD ["node", "./dist/main.js"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index a4ed318..2190e4a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -6,44 +6,19 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
       POSTGRES_DB: prisma
-    networks:
-      - "prisma"
 
-  prisma:
-    container_name: "prisma"
-    image: prismagraphql/prisma:1.22
-    restart: always
+  # The API is better launched using `npm run dev` for hot reloading
+  api:
+    container_name: graphql-api
+    build: .
+    env_file:
+      - ./.env.docker
+    command: >
+      sh -c '
+      sleep 5 &&
+      npx prisma migrate dev --name init &&
+      npx prisma generate'
     ports:
-      - 7766:7766
-    environment:
-      PRISMA_CONFIG: |
-        port: 7766
-        databases:
-          default:
-            connector: postgres
-            active: true
-            host: db
-            port: 5432
-            user: postgres
-            password: password
-            migrations: true
+      - 4000:4000
     depends_on:
-      # - api
       - db
-    networks:
-      - "prisma"
-
-  # The API is better launched using `npm run dev` for hot reloading
-  # api:
-  #   container_name: graphql-api
-  #   build:
-  #     context: ./backend
-  #     dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
-  #   env_file:
-  #     - ./backend/.env.dev
-  #   ports:
-  #     - 4000:4000
-
-networks:
-  prisma:
-    driver: "bridge"