diff --git a/Dockerfile.multi b/Dockerfile.multi
index b4596daa0..16fd7a7ba 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.multi
+++ b/Dockerfile.multi
@@ -1,43 +1,40 @@
+# Dockerfile.multi
 # v0.7.4
 
-# Build API, Client and Data Provider
+# Base for all builds
 FROM node:20-alpine AS base
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY packages/data-provider/package*.json ./packages/data-provider/
+COPY client/package*.json ./client/
+COPY api/package*.json ./api/
+RUN npm ci
 
 # Build data-provider
 FROM base AS data-provider-build
 WORKDIR /app/packages/data-provider
-COPY ./packages/data-provider ./
-RUN npm install; npm cache clean --force
+COPY packages/data-provider ./
 RUN npm run build
 RUN npm prune --production
 
-# React client build
+# Client build
 FROM base AS client-build
 WORKDIR /app/client
-COPY ./client/package*.json ./
-# Copy data-provider to client's node_modules
-COPY --from=data-provider-build /app/packages/data-provider/ /app/client/node_modules/librechat-data-provider/
-RUN npm install; npm cache clean --force
-COPY ./client/ ./
+COPY client ./
+COPY --from=data-provider-build /app/packages/data-provider/dist /app/packages/data-provider/dist
 ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=2048"
 RUN npm run build
+RUN npm prune --production
 
-# Node API setup
+# API setup (including client dist)
 FROM base AS api-build
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY api ./api
+COPY config ./config
+COPY --from=data-provider-build /app/packages/data-provider/dist ./packages/data-provider/dist
+COPY --from=client-build /app/client/dist ./client/dist
 WORKDIR /app/api
-COPY api/package*.json ./
-COPY api/ ./
-# Copy helper scripts
-COPY config/ ./
-# Copy data-provider to API's node_modules
-COPY --from=data-provider-build /app/packages/data-provider/ /app/api/node_modules/librechat-data-provider/
-RUN npm install --include prod; npm cache clean --force
-COPY --from=client-build /app/client/dist /app/client/dist
+RUN npm prune --production
 EXPOSE 3080
 ENV HOST=0.0.0.0
 CMD ["node", "server/index.js"]
-
-# Nginx setup
-FROM nginx:1.27.0-alpine AS prod-stage
-COPY ./client/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
-CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
diff --git a/api/server/index.js b/api/server/index.js
index 39529f73f..83922f025 100644
--- a/api/server/index.js
+++ b/api/server/index.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const startServer = async () => {
 
   app.get('/health', (_req, res) => res.status(200).send('OK'));
 
-  // Middleware
+  /* Middleware */
   app.use(noIndex);
   app.use(errorController);
   app.use(express.json({ limit: '3mb' }));
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const startServer = async () => {
   app.use(staticCache(app.locals.paths.dist));
   app.use(staticCache(app.locals.paths.fonts));
   app.use(staticCache(app.locals.paths.assets));
-  app.set('trust proxy', 1); // trust first proxy
+  app.set('trust proxy', 1); /* trust first proxy */
   app.use(cors());
 
   if (DISABLE_COMPRESSION !== 'true') {
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ const startServer = async () => {
     );
   }
 
-  // OAUTH
+  /* OAUTH */
   app.use(passport.initialize());
   passport.use(await jwtLogin());
   passport.use(passportLogin());
 
-  // LDAP Auth
+  /* LDAP Auth */
   if (process.env.LDAP_URL && process.env.LDAP_USER_SEARCH_BASE) {
     passport.use(ldapLogin);
   }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const startServer = async () => {
   }
 
   app.use('/oauth', routes.oauth);
-  // API Endpoints
+  /* API Endpoints */
   app.use('/api/auth', routes.auth);
   app.use('/api/keys', routes.keys);
   app.use('/api/user', routes.user);
diff --git a/deploy-compose.yml b/deploy-compose.yml
index cb67e2a62..4f4ebe1b3 100644
--- a/deploy-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy-compose.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ services:
         target: /app/librechat.yaml
       - ./images:/app/client/public/images
       - ./logs:/app/api/logs
+      - client-dist:/app/client/dist  # Share client dist files
+
   client:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.multi
-      target: prod-stage
+    image: nginx:1.27.0-alpine
     container_name: LibreChat-NGINX
     ports:
       - 80:80
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     volumes:
       - ./client/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+      - client-dist:/usr/share/nginx/html  # Use shared client dist files
   mongodb:
     container_name: chat-mongodb
     # ports:  # Uncomment this to access mongodb from outside docker, not safe in deployment
@@ -88,3 +88,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   pgdata2:
+  client-dist:  # Define a named volume for client dist files
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93471416c..d5e2de8b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "test:api": "cd api && npm run test",
     "e2e:update": "playwright test --config=e2e/playwright.config.js --update-snapshots",
     "e2e:report": "npx playwright show-report e2e/playwright-report",
-    "prepare": "node config/prepare.js",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix \"{,!(node_modules|venv)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
     "lint": "eslint \"{,!(node_modules|venv)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
     "format": "prettier-eslint --write \"{,!(node_modules|venv)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",