diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 04edb2e..ff98e1a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ COPY server/ ./server/
 # Copy built frontend from previous stage
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /app/client/dist ./client/dist
 
-# Create necessary directories
-RUN mkdir -p /app/data /app/uploads
+# Create necessary directories (including static for branding assets)
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data /app/uploads /app/static
 
 # Initialize database schema on build
 RUN node server/db/init.js || true
@@ -51,16 +51,17 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV PORT=3000
 ENV DB_PATH=/app/data/breedr.db
 ENV UPLOAD_PATH=/app/uploads
+ENV STATIC_PATH=/app/static
 
 # Expose application port
 EXPOSE 3000
 
 # Set up volumes for persistent data
-VOLUME ["/app/data", "/app/uploads"]
+VOLUME ["/app/data", "/app/uploads", "/app/static"]
 
 # Health check
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=40s --retries=3 \
   CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:3000/api/health', (r) => {process.exit(r.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1)})"
 
 # Start the application
-CMD ["node", "server/index.js"]
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+CMD ["node", "server/index.js"]