diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 47e621c..b7422cd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 FROM python:3.11
 
-# install necessary tools into the base image and download git repository
-RUN apt update && apt install -y git apache2 && git clone https://github.com/ParisNeo/ollama_proxy_server.git
+# Update packagtes, install necessary tools into the base image, clean up and clone git repository
+RUN apt update \
+    && apt install -y --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests git apache2 \
+    && apt autoremove -y --purge \
+    && apt clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/* \
+    && git clone https://github.com/ParisNeo/ollama_proxy_server.git
 
-# change working directory to cloned git repository
+# Change working directory to cloned git repository
 WORKDIR ollama_proxy_server
 
-# install all requirements
+# Install all needed requirements
 RUN pip3 install -e .
 
-# copy config.ini and authorized_users.txt into project working directory
+# Copy config.ini and authorized_users.txt into project working directory
 COPY config.ini .
 COPY authorized_users.txt .
 
-# start the proxy server as entrypoint
+# Start the proxy server as entrypoint
 ENTRYPOINT ["ollama_proxy_server"]
 
-# set command line parameters
+# Set command line parameters
 CMD ["--config", "./config.ini", "--users_list", "./authorized_users.txt", "--port", "8080"]