diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index be66b2b..93dd057 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,40 +1,21 @@
-# Git
-.git
-.gitignore
-
-# Python
-__pycache__
-*.py[cod]
-*$py.class
-*.so
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
 .Python
-venv/
-.venv/
-env/
-.env
+*.so
+*.egg
 *.egg-info/
 dist/
 build/
-
-# IDE
-.vscode/
-.idea/
-*.swp
-*.swo
-
-# Testing
+.git/
+.gitignore
 .pytest_cache/
 .coverage
 htmlcov/
-
-# OS
-.DS_Store
-Thumbs.db
-
-# Docs
-*.md
-!README.md
-
-# Local
+.env
+.venv/
+venv/
 *.log
-*.tmp
+.DS_Store
+node_modules/
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee32189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Environment variables for Opus Orchestrator
+
+# Required
+MINIMAX_API_KEY=your_minimax_api_key_here
+GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here
+
+# Optional
+LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+API_HOST=0.0.0.0
+API_PORT=8000
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8bd0ced..3f9d0c2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,51 +1,29 @@
-# =============================================================================
-# Opus Orchestrator AI - Dockerfile
-# =============================================================================
-# Build: docker build -t opus-orchestrator .
-# Run:   docker run -p 8080:8080 -p 8000:8000 -e OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... opus-orchestrator
-# =============================================================================
+# Opus Orchestrator API
+# Dockerfile
 
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
-# Labels
-LABEL maintainer="mark@thefoldwithin.earth"
-LABEL description="AI-powered book generation system"
-LABEL version="0.2.0"
-
-# Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    build-essential \
-    curl \
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Copy project files
-COPY pyproject.toml README.md install.sh ./
+# Copy requirements first for caching
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy application
 COPY opus_orchestrator/ ./opus_orchestrator/
-COPY config.example.yaml ./
+COPY README.md .
 
-# Create virtual environment
-RUN python -m venv /opt/venv
-ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
-
-# Install Python dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e ".[all]"
-
-# Create non-root user
-RUN useradd -m -u 1000 opus && \
-    chown -R opus:opus /app
-
-# Switch to non-root user
-USER opus
-
-# Expose ports
-EXPOSE 8000 8080
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 8000
 
 # Health check
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-    CMD curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=40s --retries=3 \
+  CMD curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1
 
-# Default command: start web UI
-CMD ["python", "-m", "opus_orchestrator", "ui", "--port", "8080"]
+# Run
+CMD ["python", "-m", "opus_orchestrator.server"]
diff --git a/deployments/docker-compose.yml b/deployments/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de17eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployments/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Opus Orchestrator API
+# Docker Compose for local development
+
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  opus-api:
+    image: opus-orchestrator:latest
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    environment:
+      - MINIMAX_API_KEY=${MINIMAX_API_KEY}
+      - GITHUB_TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN}
+      - LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+    volumes:
+      - ./output:/app/output
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+
+  texlive-api:
+    image: alex11br/texlive-api
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - texlive-cache:/root/.texlive
+    environment:
+      - TEXLIVE_ENGINE=xelatex
+      - MAX_TIMEOUT=180
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  texlive-cache: