diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile.backend b/deploy/Dockerfile.backend
index 303a26b..f46e185 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile.backend
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY backend/package*.json backend/
 # Install all dependencies (including dev) in builder so tools like tsc are available for build
-RUN sh -c 'if [ -f backend/package-lock.json ] || [ -f backend/npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci --prefix backend; else npm install --prefix backend; fi'
+RUN sh -c 'if [ -f backend/package-lock.json ] || [ -f backend/npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci --prefix backend --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-offline --no-progress; else npm install --prefix backend --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-offline --no-progress; fi'
 COPY backend/ backend/
-RUN npm run build --prefix backend
+RUN sh -c 'NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=512" npm run build --prefix backend'
 
 FROM node:20-alpine
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend b/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend
index 9aa28c8..331b4f7 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile.frontend
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY frontend/package*.json frontend/
 # Use npm ci when lockfile exists in frontend, fallback to npm install
-RUN sh -c 'if [ -f frontend/package-lock.json ] || [ -f frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci --prefix frontend; else npm install --prefix frontend; fi'
+RUN sh -c 'if [ -f frontend/package-lock.json ] || [ -f frontend/npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then npm ci --prefix frontend --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-offline --no-progress; else npm install --prefix frontend --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-offline --no-progress; fi'
 COPY frontend/ frontend/
-RUN npm run build --prefix frontend
+RUN sh -c 'NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=512" npm run build --prefix frontend'
 
 FROM nginx:stable-alpine
 COPY --from=builder /app/frontend/dist /usr/share/nginx/html