diff --git a/next.config.mjs b/next.config.mjs
index a348144..a37db77 100644
--- a/next.config.mjs
+++ b/next.config.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
+  // Leaner production runtime: deploy uses .next/standalone and drops node_modules.
+  output: "standalone",
   reactStrictMode: true,
   images: {
     // Blog covers, favicons and logos are uploaded through the Meshkee