diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9ad92f7..f848a54 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
-# ── Build: use official V container to compile ────────────────────────────
-FROM thevlang/vlang:alpine AS builder
-
-# Copy project source and build
-WORKDIR /src
-COPY . .
-RUN git clone https://github.com/vlang/yaml.git /root/.vmodules/yaml
-RUN v -prod -o /ntfy-bridge .
-
-# ── Runtime: minimal image ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── Minimal Docker image for ntfy-bridge ──────────────────────────────────
+# Binary is built on the host:  v -os linux -o ntfy-bridge .
 FROM alpine:3.20
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates tzdata curl
-COPY --from=builder /ntfy-bridge /usr/local/bin/ntfy-bridge
+
+COPY ntfy-bridge /usr/local/bin/ntfy-bridge
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ntfy-bridge
 
 WORKDIR /etc/ntfy-bridge
 EXPOSE 9090
diff --git a/docker_install.v b/docker_install.v
index 12fcdca..1905836 100644
--- a/docker_install.v
+++ b/docker_install.v
@@ -50,24 +50,20 @@ state:
 		println('  Wrote: ${target_dir}/dashboard.html')
 	}
 
-	// Copy Dockerfile and sources for build
+	// Copy Dockerfile and build Linux binary
 	if os.exists('Dockerfile') {
 		os.cp('Dockerfile', '${target_dir}/Dockerfile') or {}
 		println('  Wrote: ${target_dir}/Dockerfile')
 	}
-	// Copy V source files
-	src_files := ['main.v', 'server.v', 'config.v', 'log.v', 'ntfy.v', 'dedup.v',
-		'docker_watcher.v', 'service.v', 'filter_outgoing.v', 'metrics.v',
-		'docker_install.v', 'v.mod', 'dashboard.html', 'ntfy-bridge.example.yaml',
-		'sources/event.v', 'sources/gitea.v', 'sources/uptime_kuma.v',
-		'sources/docker.v', 'sources/generic.v', 'sources/cron.v',
-		'sources/http_poll.v']
-	for file in src_files {
-		if os.exists(file) {
-			target := '${target_dir}/${file}'
-			os.mkdir_all(os.dir(target)) or {}
-			os.cp(file, target) or {}
-		}
+	// Cross-compile Linux binary
+	println('  Building Linux binary (v -os linux)...')
+	build_result := os.execute('v -os linux -o ${target_dir}/ntfy-bridge .')
+	if build_result.exit_code != 0 {
+		println('  Warning: Could not cross-compile Linux binary.')
+		println('  ${build_result.output}')
+		println('  You will need a Linux binary named "ntfy-bridge" in ${target_dir}/')
+	} else {
+		println('  Built: ${target_dir}/ntfy-bridge')
 	}
 
 	// docker-compose.yml