diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# ============================================================================
+# Docker Build Context Exclusions
+# Keep this file minimal — only exclude what is NOT needed for the build.
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Version control
+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+
+# Dependencies (rebuilt inside container)
+node_modules
+
+# Build output (rebuilt inside container)
+dist
+build
+
+# Testing and coverage
+tests
+integrations
+coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Documentation (not needed for build)
+docs
+README.md
+ROADMAP.md
+PR_DESCRIPTION.md
+
+# Temporary / scratch files
+temp-prisma
+*.log
+lint_*.txt
+lint_output.json
+server_error*.txt
+
+# Environment files — secrets must NEVER be in the image
+.env*
+!.env.example
+
+# IDE and editor files
+.vscode
+.idea
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS-specific files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Config files not required for compilation
+.prettierrc
+.prettierignore
+eslint.config.ts
+vitest.config.js
+nodemon.json
+swagger-server.ts
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# ============================================================================
+# Learnault API — Production Docker Image
+#
+# Multi-stage build with three stages:
+#   deps   – install production-only node_modules (cached layer)
+#   build  – install all deps, generate Prisma client, compile TypeScript
+#   runtime – minimal image with non-root user, health check, entrypoints
+#
+# Build:
+#   docker build -t learnault-api .
+#
+# Run (API):
+#   docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --env-file .env learnault-api
+#
+# Run (Worker):
+#   docker run -d --env-file .env \
+#     -e WORKER_SCRIPT=dist/workers/credit.js \
+#     --entrypoint ./entrypoint-worker.sh learnault-api
+#
+# Migrations (one-off):
+#   docker run --rm --env-file .env -e RUN_MIGRATIONS=true learnault-api
+# ============================================================================
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 1: Production dependencies (cache-friendly)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+FROM node:20-slim AS deps
+
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@10 --activate
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 2: Build — TypeScript compilation + Prisma client generation
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+FROM node:20-slim AS build
+
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@10 --activate
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+COPY prisma ./prisma
+COPY prisma.config.ts ./
+COPY src ./src
+COPY tsconfig.json ./
+
+RUN npx prisma generate
+RUN pnpm build
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Stage 3: Runtime — minimal production image
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+FROM node:20-slim AS runtime
+
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Prisma CLI (globally) — needed by entrypoints for optional migrate deploy
+RUN npm install -g prisma@7.4.2 && npm cache clean --force
+
+# Production dependencies from stage 1
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
+# Generated Prisma client from stage 2
+COPY --from=build /app/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
+
+# Compiled application
+COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
+
+# Application metadata
+COPY --from=build /app/package.json ./
+
+# Prisma schema + migrations (required at runtime for migrate deploy)
+COPY --from=build /app/prisma ./prisma
+COPY --from=build /app/prisma.config.ts ./
+
+# Entrypoint scripts
+COPY docker/entrypoint-api.sh  ./entrypoint-api.sh
+COPY docker/entrypoint-worker.sh ./entrypoint-worker.sh
+
+RUN chmod +x entrypoint-api.sh entrypoint-worker.sh
+
+# Non-root user
+RUN groupadd --gid 1001 appgroup && \
+    useradd  --uid 1001 --gid appgroup --shell /bin/sh --create-home appuser && \
+    chown -R appuser:appgroup /app
+
+USER appuser
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=15s --retries=3 \
+  CMD node -e "fetch('http://localhost:5000/health').then(r=>process.exit(r.ok?0:1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))"
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint-api.sh"]
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint-api.sh b/docker/entrypoint-api.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Learnault API — Container Entrypoint
+#
+# Environment variables:
+#   RUN_MIGRATIONS  = "true"  → run `prisma migrate deploy` before starting
+#   PORT            → listen port (default 5000)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ "${RUN_MIGRATIONS}" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "[entrypoint] Running database migrations …"
+  npx prisma migrate deploy
+  echo "[entrypoint] Migrations applied."
+fi
+
+PORT="${PORT:-5000}"
+echo "[entrypoint] Starting API server on port ${PORT} …"
+exec node dist/server.js
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint-worker.sh b/docker/entrypoint-worker.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Learnault Worker — Container Entrypoint
+#
+# Environment variables:
+#   RUN_MIGRATIONS  = "true"  → run `prisma migrate deploy` before starting
+#   WORKER_SCRIPT   → path to worker entry point (required)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ "${RUN_MIGRATIONS}" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "[entrypoint] Running database migrations …"
+  npx prisma migrate deploy
+  echo "[entrypoint] Migrations applied."
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${WORKER_SCRIPT}" ]; then
+  echo "[entrypoint] ERROR: WORKER_SCRIPT environment variable is not set." >&2
+  echo "[entrypoint] Set WORKER_SCRIPT to the path of your worker entry point." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "[entrypoint] Starting worker: ${WORKER_SCRIPT} …"
+exec node "${WORKER_SCRIPT}"