diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 56933f4..a9d1457 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 
+# Ensure public directory exists
+RUN mkdir -p public
+
 # Next.js telemetry
 ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 
@@ -34,7 +37,9 @@ ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
 RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
 
-COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+# Create public directory and copy contents if they exist
+RUN mkdir -p public
+COPY --from=builder /app/public/. ./public/
 
 # Set the correct permission for prerender cache
 RUN mkdir .next
diff --git a/public/.gitkeep b/public/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b13789..0000000
--- a/public/.gitkeep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/public/manifest.json b/public/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f94917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"name":"letsbe-hub"}