diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0b0b2b7..41732ee 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -42,24 +42,23 @@ EXPOSE 8000
 
 CMD ["python", "main.py", "admin"]
 
-# ── Stage 2b: worker runtime (Playwright Noble + Python) ──────────────────────
-# Base image: oci.reg.darano.ir//mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.62.0-noble
-# This image already ships:
-#   - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)
-#   - Chromium + matching ChromeDriver
-#   - Python 3.12
-#   - ffmpeg, xvfb, and other browser utilities
-# We only need to install our Python project dependencies.
+# ── Stage 2b: worker runtime (Playwright Noble + Python installed) ─────────────
+# Base: oci.reg.darano.ir//mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.62.0-noble
+# This image ships: Ubuntu 24.04 + Chromium + Firefox + WebKit + system libs.
+# We add Python + uv ourselves.
 
-FROM oci.reg.darano.ir/mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.62.0-noble AS worker
+FROM oci.reg.darano.ir//mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.62.0-noble AS worker
 
-# The Playwright image ships Python via /usr/bin/python3 but pip is not in PATH.
-# Install uv to manage our project dependencies.
-# The Playwright Noble image includes a minimal uv shim at /usr/local/bin/uv —
-# if it's not present, bootstrap it via curl.
-RUN which uv >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
-    (curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | \
-     UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local sh 2>&1 >/dev/null)
+# Install Python 3.12 + uv (the Playwright image has browsers but no Python).
+# Use a mirror for apt since the VPS has network restrictions (Iran).
+# curl is already installed (playwright system dep).
+RUN printf 'Types: deb\nURIs: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/ubuntu/\nSuites: noble noble-updates noble-security\nComponents: main restricted universe multiverse\nSigned-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg\n' \
+      > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources \
+    && apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      python3 python3-venv \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | \
+         UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local sh
 
 ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH" \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \