diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 98b7fb7..17b0a1d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-FROM python:3.12-slim
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
 
-# ffmpeg is non-negotiable — yt-dlp will silently fail without it
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ffmpeg \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Alpine's package manager (apk) doesn't pull in 300MB of useless dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache ffmpeg
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install deps first so Docker layer cache doesn't rebuild on code changes
 COPY requirements.txt .
+# --no-cache-dir is mandatory or pip leaves a bunch of trash behind
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY main.py .
@@ -16,3 +14,4 @@ COPY main.py .
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 CMD ["python3", "main.py"]
+