diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1c399c8ae..c87678602a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ ui/core/index.ts
 ui/*/index.html
 .dirstamp
 
+# nodejs version
+.nvmrc
+
 # IDE folders
 .idea
 .history
@@ -35,3 +38,5 @@ tmp/
 wowsimwotlk*.so
 wowsimwotlk*.dll
 wowsimwotlk*.h
+
+
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 67bfd2c530..0000000000
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-19.8.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d512eef261..58884c52ac 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,21 +3,24 @@
 FROM golang:1.21
 
 WORKDIR /wotlk
-COPY . .
-COPY gitconfig /etc/gitconfig
 
-RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
-RUN go get -u google.golang.org/protobuf
-RUN go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
+ENV NODE_VERSION=19.8.0
+ENV NVM_DIR="/root/.nvm"
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+        apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
 
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go get -u google.golang.org/protobuf && go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
 RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
+RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && \
+        nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} && \
+        nvm use v${NODE_VERSION} && \
+        nvm alias default v${NODE_VERSION}
 
-ENV NODE_VERSION=19.8.0
-ENV NVM_DIR="/root/.nvm"
-RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION}
-RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm use v${NODE_VERSION}
-RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm alias default v${NODE_VERSION}
 ENV PATH="/root/.nvm/versions/node/v${NODE_VERSION}/bin/:${PATH}"
 
+COPY gitconfig /etc/gitconfig
+COPY . .
+
 EXPOSE 8080/tcp