diff --git a/docker/build.sh b/build-docker.sh
similarity index 85%
rename from docker/build.sh
rename to build-docker.sh
index a25a2e5..e05d6ce 100755
--- a/docker/build.sh
+++ b/build-docker.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ registry="${REGISTRY:-local}"
 image_name="roulette"
 
 # set image version
-image_version="$(grep "ReleaseVersion" ../cmd/root.go | head -n1 | awk '{print $4}' | sed 's/\"//g')"
+image_version="$(grep "ReleaseVersion" cmd/root.go | head -n1 | awk '{print $4}' | sed 's/\"//g')"
 
 # platforms to build for
 platforms="linux/amd64"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ docker buildx build \
                     --build-arg TAG="${tag}" \
                     -t "${registry}/${image_name}:${image_version}" \
                     $(if [ "${LATEST}" == "yes" ]; then echo "-t ${registry}/${image_name}:latest"; fi) \
-                    -f Dockerfile . \
+                    -f docker/Dockerfile . \
                     --load
 
 # push image to remote registry
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ docker buildx build --platform "${platforms}" \
                     --build-arg TAG="${tag}" \
                     -t "${registry}/${image_name}:${image_version}" \
                     $(if [ "${LATEST}" == "yes" ]; then echo "-t ${registry}/${image_name}:latest"; fi) \
-                    -f Dockerfile . \
+                    -f docker/Dockerfile . \
                     --push
 
 # copy debug image to local image repository
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ docker buildx build \
                     --build-arg TAG="${tag}" \
                     -t "${registry}/${image_name}:${image_version}-debug" \
                     $(if [ "${LATEST}" == "yes" ]; then echo "-t ${registry}/${image_name}:debug"; fi) \
-                    -f Dockerfile.debug	 . \
+                    -f docker/Dockerfile.debug . \
                     --load
 
 # push debug image to remote registry
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ docker buildx build --platform "${platforms}" \
                     --build-arg TAG="${tag}" \
                     -t "${registry}/${image_name}:${image_version}-debug" \
                     $(if [ "${LATEST}" == "yes" ]; then echo "-t ${registry}/${image_name}:debug"; fi) \
-                    -f Dockerfile.debug . \
+                    -f docker/Dockerfile.debug . \
                     --push
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 3768afa..296fb28 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:$TAG AS build
 ARG app
 
 # install dependencies
-RUN apk add --update-cache git upx
+RUN apk add --update-cache upx
 
-# clone
-RUN git clone https://git.seedno.de/seednode/$app /src/$app
+# copy source files into the container
+COPY . /src/$app/
 
-# build and compress the binary
+# build, strip, and compress the binary
 WORKDIR /src/$app
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 \
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ FROM scratch
 ARG app
 
 # copy in user info
-COPY --chown=root:root --chmod=0400 passwd /etc/passwd
+COPY --chown=root:root --chmod=0400 docker/passwd /etc/passwd
 
 # run as nonroot
 USER nonroot
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.debug b/docker/Dockerfile.debug
index 0c2958d..0ed20d9 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.debug
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.debug
@@ -6,20 +6,16 @@ ARG TAG
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:$TAG AS build
 ARG app
 
-# install dependencies
-RUN apk add --update-cache git upx
+# copy source files into the container
+COPY . /src/$app/
 
-# clone
-RUN git clone https://git.seedno.de/seednode/$app /src/$app
-
-# build and compress the binary
+# build the binary
 WORKDIR /src/$app
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 \
     GOOS=$TARGETOS \
     GOARCH=$TARGETARCH \
-    go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w" -tags timetzdata -o $app \
-    && upx --best --lzma $app \
+    go build -trimpath -tags timetzdata -o $app \
     && chmod 500 $app
 
 # set up final stage
@@ -27,7 +23,7 @@ FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM alpine:latest
 ARG app
 
 # copy in user info
-COPY --chown=root:root --chmod=0400 passwd /etc/passwd
+COPY --chown=root:root --chmod=0400 docker/passwd /etc/passwd
 
 # run as root for debug
 USER root
@@ -38,5 +34,5 @@ COPY --from=build --chown=root:root --chmod=0005 /src/$app/$app /$app
 # listen on an unprivileged port
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-# run application
+# launch a shell by default
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/ash"]