diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# Dependencies
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+
+# Build output
+dist
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# IDE
+.idea
+.vscode
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Docker
+Dockerfile
+docker-compose*.yml
+.dockerignore
+
+# Testing
+coverage
+.nyc_output
+test
+*.spec.ts
+*.test.ts
+
+# Documentation
+docs
+*.md
+!README.md
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+
+# Prisma
+prisma/migrations
+
+# Misc
+.eslintcache
+.prettierignore
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# ===========================================
+# Backend Dockerfile (NestJS + Prisma)
+# ===========================================
+
+# Stage 1: Build
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install OpenSSL for Prisma
+RUN apk add --no-cache openssl
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY prisma ./prisma/
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci
+
+# Generate Prisma client
+RUN npx prisma generate
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Compile the seed script
+RUN npx tsc prisma/seed.ts --outDir dist/prisma --skipLibCheck --module commonjs --target es2020
+
+# Stage 2: Production
+FROM node:20-alpine AS production
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install OpenSSL for Prisma
+RUN apk add --no-cache openssl
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S nestjs -u 1001
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install production dependencies only
+RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Copy Prisma schema and generate client
+COPY prisma ./prisma/
+RUN npx prisma generate
+
+# Copy built application from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
+
+# Set ownership
+RUN chown -R nestjs:nodejs /app
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER nestjs
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 3001
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3001/health || exit 1
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["node", "dist/main"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+# ===========================================
+# Backend Docker Compose (Development)
+# ===========================================
+
+services:
+  # ===========================================
+  # PostgreSQL Database
+  # ===========================================
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: re-postgres
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+      POSTGRES_DB: real_estate
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  # ===========================================
+  # Redis Cache
+  # ===========================================
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    container_name: re-redis
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: redis-server --appendonly yes
+    volumes:
+      - redis_data:/data
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+  redis_data: