diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0c43219..0905f46 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-FROM node:20-alpine AS deps
+FROM node:22-alpine AS deps
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
-RUN npm ci --ignore-scripts
+# BuildKit cache mount keeps npm's global cache between builds —
+# subsequent npm ci only downloads changed/new packages instead of
+# re-fetching everything from the registry (~30-60s saving).
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm \
+    npm ci --ignore-scripts
 
-FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+FROM node:22-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 
@@ -23,9 +28,12 @@ ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_ADAPTER=${NEXT_PUBLIC_STORAGE_ADAPTER}
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_NAME=${NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_NAME}
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=${NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL}
 
+# Increase memory for Next.js build if VM has limited RAM
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=2048"
+
 RUN npm run build
 
-FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
+FROM node:22-alpine AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production