diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6ac2a23..964b469 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=production
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN mkdir -p /data && chown node:node /data
 COPY --from=build /app/.output ./.output
+COPY --from=build /app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build ./.output/server/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build
 USER node
 EXPOSE 3000
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --retries=3 --start-period=15s \
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 49b41ae..637407f 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
 
   nitro: {
     experimental: { tasks: true },
+    externals: {
+      external: ['better-sqlite3'],
+    },
   },
 })