diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d17dae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.venv
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index a195bfbd..95b8ea5c 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,31 +1,14 @@
 # Backend Dockerfile
 FROM python:3.11
 
-ARG TARGETOS
-ARG TARGETARCH
-ARG TARGETVARIANT
-
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-RUN wget -O golang-migrate.deb https://github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/releases/download/v4.17.0/migrate.${TARGETOS}-${TARGETARCH}${TARGETVARIANT}.deb \
-    && dpkg -i golang-migrate.deb \
-    && rm golang-migrate.deb
-
-# Install Poetry
-RUN pip install poetry
-
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /backend
 
-# Copy only dependencies
-COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock* ./
+# Copy the application
+COPY . .
 
 # Install all dependencies
-RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false \
-    && poetry install --no-interaction --no-ansi
-
-# Copy the rest of application code
-COPY . .
+RUN pip install -e .
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=10s --start-interval=1s --retries=3 CMD [ "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/ok" ]