diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9de2256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lts/iron
diff --git a/next.dockerfile b/next.dockerfile
index fc6e788..3eb61ce 100644
--- a/next.dockerfile
+++ b/next.dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## Important! Build context is the ROOT of the project.
+## this keeps the door open for future possibility of shared code between pnpm workspace packages
+
 FROM node:20-slim AS base
 
 FROM base AS deps
@@ -15,24 +18,27 @@ ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL ${NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL}
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_STRAPI_URL ${NEXT_PUBLIC_STRAPI_URL}
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_UPPY_COMPANION_URL ${NEXT_PUBLIC_UPPY_COMPANION_URL}
 ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
-COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
-RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-store,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install
-COPY ./packages/next .
+COPY pnpm-lock.yaml package.json ./
+RUN pnpm fetch
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-store,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --offline
+COPY ./packages/next /app
 
 
-FROM deps AS dev
-COPY --from=install /app /app
-ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+FROM install AS dev
 CMD ["pnpm", "run", "dev"]
 
 
-FROM install AS build
-COPY --chown=node:node --from=install /app/package.json /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
-RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --prod --frozen-lockfile
-COPY --from=install /app /app
-RUN echo "hello gitea"
-RUN pnpm run build
 
+FROM install AS build
+RUN pnpm run build
+# COPY --chown=node:node --from=install /app/package.json /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
+# RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --prod --frozen-lockfile
+# COPY --from=install /app /app # i think this is duplicate
+# can't get these to work because errors like "/prod/next/.next/standalone": not found
+# as if pnpm is not copying the build artifacts.
+# also this makes the build REALLY slow (adds ~10mins to build time)
+# RUN pnpm deploy --filter=@futureporn/next --prod /prod/next
+# RUN pnpm deploy --filter=@futureporn/link2cid --prod /prod/link2cid
 
 # FROM deps as release
 # # ENV NEXT_SHARP_PATH=/app/node_modules/sharp
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ RUN pnpm run build
 
 
 
-FROM install AS release
+FROM deps AS next
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends dumb-init
 COPY --chown=node:node --from=build /app/package.json /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --prod --frozen-lockfile
@@ -55,4 +61,5 @@ COPY --chown=node:node --from=build /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 ENV TZ=UTC
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
-CMD [ "dumb-init", "node", "server.js" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD [ "dumb-init", "node", "server.js" ]
+
diff --git a/packages/bot/.gitignore b/packages/bot/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b512c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bot/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/link2cid/.dockerignore b/packages/link2cid/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3176bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/link2cid/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+node_modules
+.env
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/link2cid/package.json b/packages/link2cid/package.json
index 9f0599b..de17ac5 100644
--- a/packages/link2cid/package.json
+++ b/packages/link2cid/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "link2cid",
+  "name": "@futureporn/link2cid",
   "version": "3.2.0",
   "description": "REST API for adding files to IPFS",
   "main": "index.js",
diff --git a/packages/next/package.json b/packages/next/package.json
index 11818f8..a22d4d5 100644
--- a/packages/next/package.json
+++ b/packages/next/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "fp-next",
+  "name": "@futureporn/next",
   "version": "2.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/strapi/package.json b/packages/strapi/package.json
index de81be2..d20c735 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "futureporn-strapi",
+  "name": "@futureporn/strapi",
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "A Strapi application",