diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca79ca5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bc8b42c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: Build and Push Docker Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+    # Uncomment to also build on master pushes (rolling latest).
+    # Pair with concurrency + paths below to avoid excessive builds.
+    # branches:
+    #   - master
+    # paths:
+    #   - 'src/**'
+    #   - 'open-sse/**'
+    #   - 'public/**'
+    #   - 'package*.json'
+    #   - 'next.config.*'
+    #   - 'Dockerfile'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Uncomment if re-enabling master push trigger.
+# concurrency:
+#   group: docker-${{ github.ref }}
+#   cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=sha,prefix=
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:buildcache
+          cache-to: type=registry,ref=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:buildcache,mode=max
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          provenance: false
+          sbom: false
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5d2491cf..b5bcae14 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ COPY package*.json ./
 RUN if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm ci --no-audit --no-fund; else npm install --no-audit --no-fund; fi
 
 COPY . ./
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 RUN npm run build
 
 FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
@@ -15,15 +16,20 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="9router"
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV PORT=20128
 ENV HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
-
-# Runtime writable location for localDb when DATA_DIR is configured to /app/data
-RUN mkdir -p /app/data
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/open-sse ./open-sse
 
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data
+
+# Fix permissions at runtime (handles mounted volumes)
+RUN printf '#!/bin/sh\nchown -R node:node /app/data 2>/dev/null; exec su-exec node "$@"\n' > /entrypoint.sh && chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+RUN apk add --no-cache su-exec
+
 EXPOSE 20128
 
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["node", "server.js"]