diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b21b444..02f1c38 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,39 @@
-FROM recoll
+FROM  debian:trixie-slim
 
-RUN apt-get -y install breeze-icon-theme python3-venv && apt-get clean
+# install important dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+	antiword \
+	aspell \
+	aspell-en \
+	git \
+	libxml2 \
+	net-tools \
+	poppler-utils \
+	python3 \
+	python3-chm \
+	python3-libxml2 \
+	python3-lxml \
+	python3-pip \
+	unrtf \
+	unzip \
+	vim
+
+# install recollcmd from recolls programmers website
+COPY recoll.gpg  /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/recoll.gpg
+RUN apt-get install --reinstall -y ca-certificates
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN echo deb http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/recoll/debian/ buster main > \
+        /etc/apt/sources.list.d/recoll.list
+RUN echo deb-src http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/recoll/debian/ buster main >> \
+        /etc/apt/sources.list.d/recoll.list
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends recollcmd python3-recoll
+RUN apt-get autoremove
+
+RUN apt-get -y install breeze-icon-theme python3-venv
+
+# clean up
+RUN apt-get clean
 
 ARG SQUIRREL_VERSION=0.4.0
 
@@ -15,4 +48,4 @@ ENV SQUIRREL_CONFIG /etc/squirrel/config.json
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/squirrel/bin/squirrel"]
+CMD ["/opt/squirrel/bin/squirrel"]