diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89762628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    groups:
+      dev-patch-updates:
+        dependency-type: "development"
+        update-types:
+          - "patch"
+      dev-minor-updates:
+        dependency-type: "development"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+      prod-patch-updates:
+        dependency-type: "production"
+        update-types:
+          - "patch"
+      prod-minor-updates:
+        dependency-type: "production"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/docker"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    groups:
+      patch-updates:
+        update-types:
+          - "patch"
+      minor-updates:
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
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diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bd5a0a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+22
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 463d8ed9..0e88425f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Stage 1: Install dependencies and build frontend
-FROM node:18-alpine AS deps
+FROM node:22-alpine AS deps
 WORKDIR /app
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN npm run build:backend
 
 # Stage 4: Production dependencies
-FROM node:18-alpine AS production-deps
+FROM node:22-alpine AS production-deps
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY package*.json ./
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RUN npm ci --only=production --ignore-scripts --force && \
     npm cache clean --force
 
 # Stage 5: Build native modules
-FROM node:18-alpine AS native-builder
+FROM node:22-alpine AS native-builder
 WORKDIR /app
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN npm ci --only=production bcryptjs better-sqlite3 --force && \
     npm cache clean --force
 
 # Stage 6: Final image
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:22-alpine
 ENV DATA_DIR=/app/data \
     PORT=8080 \
     NODE_ENV=production
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ EXPOSE ${PORT} 8081 8082 8083 8084
 
 COPY docker/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
-CMD ["/entrypoint.sh"]
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+CMD ["/entrypoint.sh"]