diff --git a/docs/guides/self-hosting.md b/docs/guides/self-hosting.md
index 5750266ae7..8fd082c281 100644
--- a/docs/guides/self-hosting.md
+++ b/docs/guides/self-hosting.md
@@ -50,16 +50,22 @@ node_modules
 Add this `Dockerfile`:
 
 ```dockerfile
-FROM denoland/deno:2.6.0
+FROM node:22-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+RUN npm ci
 COPY . .
-RUN deno task build
+RUN npm run build
 
 EXPOSE 3000
-CMD ["deno", "task", "start"]
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
 ```
 
+`npm ci` installs the project-local Veryfront CLI from the lockfile before the
+image builds the app. Copying the package files first also lets Docker reuse the
+dependency layer when only application code changes.
+
 Build and run it:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/tests/docs/guide-code-examples.test.ts b/tests/docs/guide-code-examples.test.ts
index 061c1ed060..a0d4d4b482 100644
--- a/tests/docs/guide-code-examples.test.ts
+++ b/tests/docs/guide-code-examples.test.ts
@@ -1087,6 +1087,11 @@ describe("Guide: self-hosting.md", () => {
       const command of [
         "veryfront build",
         "veryfront serve",
+        "FROM node:22-slim",
+        "COPY package.json package-lock.json ./",
+        "RUN npm ci",
+        "RUN npm run build",
+        'CMD ["npm", "start"]',
         "docker build -t veryfront-app .",
         "docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 --env-file .env veryfront-app",
       ]
@@ -1094,6 +1099,7 @@ describe("Guide: self-hosting.md", () => {
       assertStringIncludes(guide, command);
     }
     assertEquals(guide.includes("veryfront login"), false);
+    assertEquals(guide.includes("FROM denoland/deno"), false);
   });
 });