diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend
index 5bd377d..cbc6f9b 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.backend
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ FROM node:24-alpine AS runtime
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
 RUN apk update && apk upgrade
-RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ sqlite-dev py3-setuptools
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ sqlite-dev py3-setuptools \
+    # Fontconfig + fonts — required by libvips/Sharp for SVG text rendering \
+    fontconfig ttf-dejavu && \
+    fc-cache -f