diff --git a/codebase/docker/Dockerfile b/codebase/docker/Dockerfile
index f290d61..584cccc 100644
--- a/codebase/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/codebase/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Dockerfile for the laravel.io application
 
+ARG SEED_DATA=false
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 RUN apt update
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ RUN add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
 RUN apt update
 
 # install app dependencies
-RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive TZ=Europe/Lisbon apt install tzdata php8.2 php8.2-simplexml php8.2-curl php8.2-dom composer npm -y
+RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive TZ=Europe/Lisbon apt install php8.2 php8.2-simplexml php8.2-curl php8.2-dom composer npm -y
 
 ENV DB_CONNECTION=mysql 
 ENV DB_HOST=laraveldb 
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@ ENV DB_PASSWORD=password
 
 RUN composer install
 
-RUN composer setup
+RUN mv .env.example .env
+RUN php artisan key:generate
+
+# seed data if build arg is provided
+RUN if [ $SEED_DATA = true ]; then php artisan migrate --seed; fi
+
+RUN npm install
+RUN npm run build
 
 EXPOSE 8000