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+node_modules
+dist
+.env
+.env.*
+prisma/dev.db
+prisma/dev.db-journal
+prisma/migrations/*.db
+.idea
+.vscode
+coverage
+*.log
+.cache
+.tmp
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# ── Stage 1: build ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+FROM node:22-slim AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# build tools for native modules
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    python3 make g++ \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY package.json yarn.lock .yarnrc.yml ./
+RUN corepack enable
+
+RUN yarn install --immutable
+
+COPY tsconfig.json ./
+COPY prisma ./prisma
+COPY src ./src
+
+RUN yarn prisma generate && yarn build
+
+# ── Stage 2: runtime ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+FROM node:22-slim AS runner
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN corepack enable
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
+COPY package.json yarn.lock .yarnrc.yml ./
+
+# install Chromium + all system dependencies for Playwright
+RUN npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+
+# SQLite data lives on a volume so it survives container restarts
+RUN mkdir -p /data
+ENV DATABASE_URL="file:/data/dev.db"
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+VOLUME ["/data"]
+
+# apply pending migrations then start the bot
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "npx prisma migrate deploy && node dist/index.js"]