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@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ WORKDIR /var/www/html
 # Copy composer files
 COPY composer.json composer.lock ./
 
-# Install PHP dependencies
-RUN composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
+# Install PHP dependencies (without optimization)
+RUN composer install --no-dev --no-scripts
 
 # Copy application code
 COPY . .
 
+# Generate optimized autoloader now that source code is present
+RUN composer dump-autoload --optimize
+
 # Copy nginx configuration
 COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf