diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index f72ce76..68e41d5 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
-RUN apt update && apt install -y curl ffmpeg && \
+# Install ffmpeg + curl and download latest yt-dlp binary
+RUN apt update && \
+    apt install -y curl ffmpeg && \
     curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp && \
-    chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
+    chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp && \
+    apt clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy project files
 COPY . .
 
+# Install Python dependencies
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+# Create volume path (optional - will be mounted later in K8s)
+RUN mkdir -p /music
+
+# Declare env var for clean override later in Helm
 ENV MUSIC_DIR=/music
 
+# Expose FastAPI port
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Start app
 CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 5c71624..94cd646 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fastapi
 uvicorn
+pydantic-settings
+yt-dlp
 requests
-pydantic>=2.0
-pydantic-settings>=2.0