diff --git a/api/Dockerfile.debian b/api/Dockerfile.debian
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5ee1a1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Dockerfile.debian
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS builder
+
+ARG POETRY_VERSION=1.8
+
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/venv
+ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+ENV POETRY_HOME=/opt/poetry
+ENV POETRY_NO_INTERACTION=1
+ENV POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_IN_PROJECT=1
+ENV POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=1
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+# Tell Poetry where to place its cache and virtual environment
+ENV POETRY_CACHE_DIR=/opt/.cache
+
+RUN pip install "poetry==${POETRY_VERSION}"
+
+RUN apt update; \
+    apt install -y \
+      build-essential \
+      python3-dev \
+      libldap-dev \
+      libsasl2-dev \
+      slapd \
+      ldap-utils \
+      tox \
+      lcov \
+      valgrind
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY pyproject.toml .
+
+RUN python3 -m venv --system-site-packages ${VIRTUAL_ENV} && . ${VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin/activate
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/opt/.cache \
+      poetry install --no-root --extras typesense
+
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS runtime
+
+ARG POETRY_VERSION=1.8
+
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/venv
+ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+RUN apt update; apt install -y \
+      ffmpeg \
+      gettext \
+      libjpeg-dev \
+      libldap-2.5-0 \
+      libmagic1 \
+      libpq5 \
+      libxml2 \
+      libxslt1.1
+RUN pip install "poetry==${POETRY_VERSION}"
+
+COPY --from=builder ${VIRTUAL_ENV} ${VIRTUAL_ENV}
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . /app
+RUN poetry install --extras typesense
+
+CMD ["./docker/server.sh"]
diff --git a/compose/app.django.yml b/compose/app.django.yml
index f26ea0a69..18a657017 100644
--- a/compose/app.django.yml
+++ b/compose/app.django.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ services:
     <<: *django
     build:
       context: ../api
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      args:
-        install_dev_deps: 1
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.debian
     command: >
       bash -c "
         funkwhale-manage migrate &&