diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile.nginx b/deploy/Dockerfile.nginx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e8acef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+FROM nginx:alpine
+COPY . /usr/share/nginx/html
diff --git a/deploy/README.md b/deploy/README.md
index ea235c7..a4db91b 100644
--- a/deploy/README.md
+++ b/deploy/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ```bash
 git clone https://gitea.ledrew.me/ledadmin/project-tracker.git
 cd project-tracker/deploy
-docker compose up -d
+docker compose up -d --build
 ```
 
 App available at `http://<your-server-ip>`
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ console.log('Seeded', items.length, 'projects');
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-docker compose up -d          # Start
-docker compose logs -f         # View logs
-docker compose restart         # Restart
-docker compose down           # Stop
-docker compose down -v         # Stop and DELETE database volume (CAREFUL!)
+docker compose up -d --build    # Build and start (always use --build to pick up code changes)
+docker compose logs -f           # View logs
+docker compose logs -f backend   # View backend logs only
+docker compose restart            # Restart
+docker compose down              # Stop
+docker compose down -v            # Stop and DELETE database volume (CAREFUL!)
 docker exec -it project-tracker-api sh   # Shell into backend container
 ```
 
@@ -85,11 +86,9 @@ docker exec -it project-tracker-api sh   # Shell into backend container
 ## Updating
 
 ```bash
-cd project-tracker
 git pull
 docker compose down
-docker compose build --no-cache
-docker compose up -d
+docker compose up -d --build
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 7beef52..38a03c5 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 services:
   backend:
     build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      context: ../backend
+      dockerfile: ../deploy/Dockerfile
     container_name: project-tracker-api
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@ services:
       - project-tracker-net
 
   nginx:
-    image: nginx:alpine
+    build:
+      context: ../frontend
+      dockerfile: ../deploy/Dockerfile.nginx
     container_name: project-tracker-nginx
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "80:80"
-    volumes:
-      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
-      - ../frontend:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro
     depends_on:
       - backend
     networks:
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index d549c7a..418c3e2 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <script>
-const API = 'http://10.10.11.103/api';
+const API = '/api';
 let projects = [];
 let currentFilter = 'all';
 let editingId = null;