diff --git a/docker/gateway.Dockerfile b/docker/gateway.Dockerfile
index 39b7a5b..dc67899 100644
--- a/docker/gateway.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gateway.Dockerfile
@@ -5,18 +5,27 @@ RUN corepack enable
 
 FROM base AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
+# Copy workspace manifests first for layer-cached install
 COPY pnpm-workspace.yaml pnpm-lock.yaml package.json ./
 COPY apps/gateway/package.json ./apps/gateway/
 COPY packages/ ./packages/
+COPY plugins/ ./plugins/
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 COPY . .
-RUN pnpm --filter @mosaic/gateway build
+# Build gateway and all of its workspace dependencies via turbo dependency graph
+RUN pnpm turbo run build --filter @mosaicstack/gateway...
+# Produce a self-contained deploy artifact: flat node_modules, no pnpm symlinks
+# --legacy is required for pnpm v10 when inject-workspace-packages is not set
+RUN pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/gateway --prod deploy --legacy /deploy
 
 FROM base AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
+# Use the pnpm deploy output — resolves all deps into a flat, self-contained node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /deploy/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /deploy/package.json ./package.json
+# dist is declared in package.json "files" so pnpm deploy copies it into /deploy;
+# copy from builder explicitly as belt-and-suspenders
 COPY --from=builder /app/apps/gateway/dist ./dist
-COPY --from=builder /app/apps/gateway/package.json ./package.json
-COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 EXPOSE 4000
 CMD ["node", "dist/main.js"]