diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 11b62e0..7fe7f9a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,31 +11,36 @@ WORKDIR /app/backend
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     libssl-dev \
-    musl-tools \
-    curl \
+    libc6-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-RUN rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 COPY backend-rust/Cargo.toml backend-rust/Cargo.lock ./
 RUN cargo fetch
 COPY backend-rust/ ./
-RUN cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --bin backend-rust
+RUN cargo build --release --bin backend-rust
 
 FROM python:3.11-slim-bookworm
 WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install runtime dependencies including Node.js for yt-dlp
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     ffmpeg \
     ca-certificates \
     curl \
+    gnupg \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U "yt-dlp[default]"
 
-COPY --from=backend-builder /app/backend/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/backend-rust /app/server
+COPY --from=backend-builder /app/backend/target/release/backend-rust /app/server
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /app/frontend/dist /app/static
 
 RUN mkdir -p /tmp/spotify-clone-cache /tmp/spotify-clone-downloads && chmod 777 /tmp/spotify-clone-cache /tmp/spotify-clone-downloads
 
 ENV PORT=8080
 ENV RUST_LOG=info
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 EXPOSE 8080
 
 RUN chmod +x /app/server
diff --git a/backend-rust/src/main.rs b/backend-rust/src/main.rs
index 5930530..2152f7e 100644
--- a/backend-rust/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend-rust/src/main.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ use tower_http::{
     cors::{Any, CorsLayer},
     services::ServeDir,
 };
+use std::io::Write;
 
 use crate::api::AppState;
 use crate::spotdl::SpotdlService;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
+    println!("SERVER STARTING UP...");
+    std::io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+    
     let spotdl = SpotdlService::new();
     spotdl.start_background_preload();
     
@@ -41,6 +45,17 @@ async fn main() {
     let addr = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 8080));
     println!("Backend running on http://{}", addr);
 
-    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(&addr).await.unwrap();
+    let listener = match tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(&addr).await {
+        Ok(l) => l,
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("CRITICAL ERROR: Failed to bind to {}: {}", addr, e);
+            std::io::stderr().flush().unwrap();
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+    
+    println!("Server listener established. Serving app...");
+    std::io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+    
     axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
 }