diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4fdaf76..440470c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,39 +8,37 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache git
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy package files first (for caching)
+# Copy package files
 COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
 
-# Install dependencies (use npm install instead of npm ci for compatibility)
+# Install dependencies
 RUN npm install
 
-# Copy remaining files
+# Copy source files
 COPY . .
 
-# Build the production bundle - swipe env vars at build time
+# Build the production bundle (Vite substitutes env vars at build time)
 ARG VITE_SUPABASE_URL
 ARG VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY
 ENV VITE_SUPABASE_URL=${VITE_SUPABASE_URL}
 ENV VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=${VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY}
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
-
-# Quiet mode prevents Vite's build warnings from failing the build
 RUN npm run build
 
-# DEBUG: Verify build output files exist
+# DEBUG: Verify build output
 RUN echo "=== BUILD OUTPUT ===" && \
     ls -la /app/dist && \
-    cat /app/dist/index.html | head -n 10 || echo "ERROR: index.html missing"
+    cat /app/dist/index.html | head -n 5 || echo "ERROR: index.html missing"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
-#  Production stage – nginx serving static files
+#  Production stage – nginx static server
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 FROM nginx:alpine
 
 # Copy custom nginx config
 COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
-# Copy built assets into nginx's web root
+# Copy the compiled React app
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
 
 EXPOSE 80
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 86bcd0e..6a90e9d 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 server {
     listen 80;
-    listen [::]:80;
     server_name _;
-
     root /usr/share/nginx/html;
     index index.html;
 
     location / {
-        try_files $uri /index.html;
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
     }
 
     location = /health {
-        add_header Content-Type text/plain;
-        return 200 "OK\n";
         access_log off;
+        return 200 "OK";
+        add_header Content-Type text/plain;
     }
 
     gzip on;
-    gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml image/svg+xml;
-
-    access_log off;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml;
 }
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