diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2919519..cc47752 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:9.0
+# Build stage
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:9.0 AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 
-# copy solution and project files
+# Copy solution and project files
 COPY ["PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.sln", "./"]
 COPY ["PayrollConsole/PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.csproj", "PayrollConsole/"]
 COPY ["Commands/PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.Commands.csproj", "Commands/"]
-
-# copy Directory.Build.props
 COPY ["Directory.Build.props", "./"]
 
+# Restore dependencies (cached layer)
 RUN dotnet restore "PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.sln"
 
-# copy everything else
+# Copy remaining source files and publish
 COPY . .
 WORKDIR "/src/PayrollConsole"
-RUN dotnet publish "PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.csproj" -c Release -o /app/publish
+RUN dotnet publish "PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.csproj" -c Release -o /app/publish --no-restore
 
-# final stage
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime:9.0
+# Runtime stage
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:9.0
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY --from=0 /app/publish .
-ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.dll"] 
\ No newline at end of file
+COPY --from=build /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "PayrollEngine.PayrollConsole.dll"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95d6ae0..40f55c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -204,17 +204,15 @@ The payroll console stores its logs in the application folder `logs`.
 ## Docker Support
 Build the Docker image:
 ```bash
-docker build -t payroll-console .
+docker build --no-cache -t payroll-console .
 ```
 
-Run the Docker Payroll Console:
+Run the container to deploy the examples/local files  with the environment variable (if appsettings.json is not used):
 ```bash
-docker run -it --rm payroll-console Setup.pecmd
-```
-
-Delete the Docker image:
-```bash
-docker stop payroll-console
+docker run -it --rm \
+  -e PayrollApiConnection="baseUrl=http://<backend-url>;port=<backend-port>;..." \
+  -v "$(pwd)/PayrollEngine/examples":/examples \
+  payroll-console /examples/Setup.All.pecmd
 ```
 
 ## Solution projects