diff --git a/tools/build-server-image.sh b/tools/build-server-image.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+TAG="${1:-eteserver}"
+TOOLS_DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+exec podman build -t "${TAG}" -f "${TOOLS_DIR}/server.containerfile" "${TOOLS_DIR}/../server"
diff --git a/tools/server.containerfile b/tools/server.containerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-alpine
+
+ENV PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1 \
+    PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 \
+    PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
+
+# install system pkg deps
+RUN apk add libpq postgresql-dev --virtual .build-deps coreutils gcc libc-dev libffi-dev make
+
+COPY etebase_server/ /app/etebase_server/
+COPY requirements.txt manage.py /app/
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# 1. install app pip requirements
+# 2. generate static files
+# 3. cleanup
+RUN pip install -U pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --progress-bar off -r ./requirements.txt && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --progress-bar off psycopg2==2.9.6 && \
+    \
+    python manage.py collectstatic --noinput && \
+    \
+    apk del .build-deps make gcc coreutils && \
+    apk add libpq && \
+    rm -rf /root/.cache
+
+ENV ETEBASE_EASY_CONFIG_PATH=/app/server.conf
+VOLUME /data
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["uvicorn", "etebase_server.asgi:application"]