diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4e8ce46..fc5ccae 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
-ARG NODE_VERSION=18
+# Use an official Node.js runtime as a parent image
+FROM node:20-alpine
 
-FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /app
 
-ENV NODE_ENV production
+# Copy package files and set ownership
+COPY --chown=node:node package*.json ./
 
-RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/iimtt_api && chown -R node:node /usr/src/iimtt_api
-
-WORKDIR /usr/src/iimtt_api
-
-COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
-
-USER node
-
-RUN yarn install --pure-lockfile
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install --omit=dev
 
+# Copy the rest of the app's source code with correct ownership
 COPY --chown=node:node . .
 
-EXPOSE 5174
+# Use a non-root user for better security
+USER node
 
-CMD yarn start
\ No newline at end of file
+# Expose the application port
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Set environment variables (optional)
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b0da56..0e70af1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "22.13.1"
+    "node": ">=12.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node src/index.js",