diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a2c054f..7fea07e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,64 +1,25 @@
-# Multi-stage Dockerfile for Red Head Python Backend
-
-# Build stage
-FROM python:3.9-slim as builder
-
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    gcc \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Create a non-root user and group for building
-RUN groupadd --gid 1001 builder && \
-    useradd --uid 1001 --gid builder --shell /bin/bash --create-home builder
-
-# Switch to builder user for dependency installation
-USER builder
-WORKDIR /home/builder
-
-# Copy requirements and install Python dependencies in a virtual environment
-COPY src/server/requirements.txt .
-RUN python -m venv /home/builder/venv && \
-    /home/builder/venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-
-# Production stage
+# Simple Dockerfile for Red Head Python Backend
 FROM python:3.9-slim
 
-# Create a non-root user and group
-RUN groupadd --gid 1001 appuser && \
-    useradd --uid 1001 --gid appuser --shell /bin/bash --create-home appuser
-
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy Python dependencies from builder stage (virtual environment)
-COPY --from=builder /home/builder/venv /app/venv
+# Copy requirements and install Python dependencies
+COPY src/server/requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --chown=appuser:appuser src/server/ .
+COPY src/server/ .
 
 # Copy website files
-COPY --chown=appuser:appuser src/website/ website/
+COPY src/website/ website/
 
 # Create directory for cache if it doesn't exist
-RUN mkdir -p website/cache && \
-    chown -R appuser:appuser website/cache
+RUN mkdir -p website/cache
 
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 6006
 
-# Set environment variables
-ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
-ENV FLASK_ENV=production
-ENV USER=appuser
-ENV PATH=/app/venv/bin:$PATH
-
-# Switch to non-root user
-USER appuser
-
 # Health check
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=30s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl -f http://localhost:6006/api || exit 1
diff --git a/src/server/app.py b/src/server/app.py
index d796223..d8f2e67 100644
--- a/src/server/app.py
+++ b/src/server/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, request, send_from_directory
 from flask_cors import CORS
 import os
-import sys
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 CORS(app)  # Enable CORS for all routes
@@ -12,33 +11,6 @@ from parse_archive import ArchiveParser
 # Initialize the archive parser
 archive_parser = ArchiveParser()
 
-# Validate archive directory at startup
-def validate_archive_directory():
-    """Validate that the archive directory exists and has content"""
-    archive_dir = os.environ.get('ARCHIVE_DIR', '/app/archive')
-    print(f"Checking archive directory: {archive_dir}")
-    
-    if not os.path.exists(archive_dir):
-        print(f"ERROR: Archive directory does not exist: {archive_dir}")
-        return False
-    
-    try:
-        # Try to list directories in archive
-        dirs = os.listdir(archive_dir)
-        if not dirs:
-            print(f"WARNING: Archive directory is empty: {archive_dir}")
-        else:
-            print(f"INFO: Archive directory contains {len(dirs)} items")
-        return True
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"ERROR: Cannot access archive directory {archive_dir}: {e}")
-        return False
-
-# Validate at startup
-if not validate_archive_directory():
-    print("FATAL: Archive directory validation failed. Application cannot start.")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
 
 # Serve static files from the website directory
 # The website directory is at the same level as the src directory