diff --git a/Dockerfile.appview b/Dockerfile.appview
index 4061d3b..88946dd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.appview
+++ b/Dockerfile.appview
@@ -12,32 +12,15 @@ RUN go mod download
 COPY . .
 
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 go build \
-    -ldflags="-s -w" \
+    -ldflags="-s -w -linkmode external -extldflags '-static'" \
     -tags sqlite_omit_load_extension \
     -trimpath \
     -o atcr-appview ./cmd/appview
 
-# Collect minimal runtime dependencies
-RUN mkdir -p /runtime-deps/lib64 /runtime-deps/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu && \
-    # Core glibc libraries (from ldd output)
-    cp /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /runtime-deps/lib64/ && \
-    cp /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libresolv.so.2 /runtime-deps/lib64/ && \
-    cp /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /runtime-deps/lib64/ && \
-    # NSS (Name Service Switch) modules for DNS resolution
-    cp /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_dns.so.2 /runtime-deps/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ && \
-    cp /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files.so.2 /runtime-deps/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ && \
-    # Create NSS config (tells glibc to check /etc/hosts then DNS)
-    echo "hosts: files dns" > /tmp/nsswitch.conf
-
 # ==========================================
 # Stage 2: Minimal FROM scratch runtime
 # ==========================================
 FROM scratch
-
-# Copy minimal glibc runtime dependencies
-COPY --from=builder /runtime-deps /
-# Copy NSS configuration for DNS resolution
-COPY --from=builder /tmp/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf
 # Copy CA certificates for HTTPS (PDS, Jetstream, relay connections)
 COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
 # Copy timezone data for timestamp formatting