diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cec89a6..2e18153 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ FROM oven/bun:1 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Native deps required for building better-sqlite3 via node-gyp
+RUN apt-get update \
+	&& apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 make g++ \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 # Copy dependency manifests first for better layer caching
 COPY package.json bun.lock ./