diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4640c35..cd816e4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+## stage zero, setup mongo
 FROM mongo:latest
-ENV NODE_ENV development
 WORKDIR /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
 COPY mongo-init.js ./
+EXPOSE 27017
 
+## stage one, build the service
 FROM node:20-alpine AS build
 ENV NODE_ENV development
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ RUN yarn install
 RUN yarn build
 
 ## this is stage two , where the app actually runs
-FROM node:20-alpine AS auth-service
+FROM node:20-alpine AS containerize
 ENV NODE_ENV ${ENV:-production}
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
 COPY package*.json ./