diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cff3dcd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Build artifacts
+linux/ccextractor
+linux/rust/
+linux/*.o
+linux/*.a
+mac/ccextractor
+mac/rust/
+build/
+build_*/
+
+# Git
+.git/
+.github/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Docker
+docker/
+
+# Documentation (not needed for build)
+docs/
+*.md
+!README.md
+
+# Test files
+*.ts
+*.mp4
+*.mkv
+*.srt
+*.vtt
+
+# Plans
+plans/
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2054968f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+# CCExtractor Docker Build
+#
+# Build variants via BUILD_TYPE argument:
+#   - minimal: Basic CCExtractor without OCR
+#   - ocr: CCExtractor with OCR support (default)
+#   - hardsubx: CCExtractor with burned-in subtitle extraction (requires FFmpeg)
+#
+# Source options via USE_LOCAL_SOURCE argument:
+#   - 0 (default): Clone from GitHub (standalone Dockerfile usage)
+#   - 1: Use local source (when building from cloned repo)
+#
+# Build examples:
+#
+#   # Standalone (just the Dockerfile, clones from GitHub):
+#   docker build -t ccextractor docker/
+#   docker build --build-arg BUILD_TYPE=hardsubx -t ccextractor docker/
+#
+#   # From cloned repository (faster, uses local source):
+#   docker build --build-arg USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=1 -f docker/Dockerfile -t ccextractor .
+#   docker build --build-arg USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=1 --build-arg BUILD_TYPE=minimal -f docker/Dockerfile -t ccextractor .
+
+ARG DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm-slim
+
+FROM debian:${DEBIAN_VERSION} AS base
+
+FROM base AS builder
+
+# Build arguments
+ARG BUILD_TYPE=ocr
+ARG USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=0
+# BUILD_TYPE: minimal, ocr, hardsubx
+# USE_LOCAL_SOURCE: 0 = git clone, 1 = copy local source
+
+# Avoid interactive prompts during package installation
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install base build dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    git \
+    curl \
+    ca-certificates \
+    gcc \
+    g++ \
+    cmake \
+    make \
+    pkg-config \
+    bash \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    libpng-dev \
+    libjpeg-dev \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libfreetype-dev \
+    libxml2-dev \
+    libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
+    clang \
+    libclang-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Rust toolchain
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain stable
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# Install OCR dependencies (for ocr and hardsubx builds)
+RUN if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "ocr" ] || [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "hardsubx" ]; then \
+        apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            tesseract-ocr \
+            libtesseract-dev \
+            libleptonica-dev \
+        && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    fi
+
+# Install FFmpeg dependencies (for hardsubx build)
+RUN if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "hardsubx" ]; then \
+        apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            libavcodec-dev \
+            libavformat-dev \
+            libavutil-dev \
+            libswscale-dev \
+            libswresample-dev \
+            libavfilter-dev \
+            libavdevice-dev \
+        && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    fi
+
+# Build and install GPAC library
+WORKDIR /root
+RUN git clone -b v2.4.0 --depth 1 https://github.com/gpac/gpac
+WORKDIR /root/gpac
+RUN ./configure && make -j$(nproc) lib && make install-lib && ldconfig
+WORKDIR /root
+RUN rm -rf /root/gpac
+
+# Get CCExtractor source (either clone or copy based on USE_LOCAL_SOURCE)
+WORKDIR /root
+# First, copy local source if provided (will be empty dir if building standalone)
+COPY . /root/ccextractor-local/
+
+# Then get source: use local copy if USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=1 and source exists,
+# otherwise clone from GitHub
+RUN if [ "$USE_LOCAL_SOURCE" = "1" ] && [ -f /root/ccextractor-local/src/ccextractor.c ]; then \
+        echo "Using local source"; \
+        mv /root/ccextractor-local /root/ccextractor; \
+    else \
+        echo "Cloning from GitHub"; \
+        rm -rf /root/ccextractor-local; \
+        git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor.git /root/ccextractor; \
+    fi
+
+WORKDIR /root/ccextractor/linux
+
+# Generate build info
+RUN ./pre-build.sh
+
+# Build Rust library with appropriate features
+RUN if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "hardsubx" ]; then \
+        cd ../src/rust && \
+        CARGO_TARGET_DIR=../../linux/rust cargo build --release --features hardsubx_ocr; \
+    else \
+        cd ../src/rust && \
+        CARGO_TARGET_DIR=../../linux/rust cargo build --release; \
+    fi
+
+RUN cp rust/release/libccx_rust.a ./libccx_rust.a
+
+# Compile CCExtractor
+RUN if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "minimal" ]; then \
+        BLD_FLAGS="-std=gnu99 -Wno-write-strings -Wno-pointer-sign -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DVERSION_FILE_PRESENT -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY -DGPAC_DISABLE_VTT -DGPAC_DISABLE_OD_DUMP -DGPAC_DISABLE_REMOTERY -DNO_GZIP -DGPAC_64_BITS"; \
+        BLD_INCLUDE="-I../src -I../src/lib_ccx/ -I /usr/include/gpac/ -I../src/thirdparty/libpng -I../src/thirdparty/zlib -I../src/lib_ccx/zvbi -I../src/thirdparty/lib_hash -I../src/thirdparty -I../src/thirdparty/freetype/include"; \
+        BLD_LINKER="-lm -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -lpthread -ldl -lgpac ./libccx_rust.a"; \
+    elif [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "hardsubx" ]; then \
+        BLD_FLAGS="-std=gnu99 -Wno-write-strings -Wno-pointer-sign -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DVERSION_FILE_PRESENT -DENABLE_OCR -DENABLE_HARDSUBX -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY -DGPAC_DISABLE_VTT -DGPAC_DISABLE_OD_DUMP -DGPAC_DISABLE_REMOTERY -DNO_GZIP -DGPAC_64_BITS"; \
+        BLD_INCLUDE="-I../src -I /usr/include/leptonica/ -I /usr/include/tesseract/ -I../src/lib_ccx/ -I /usr/include/gpac/ -I../src/thirdparty/libpng -I../src/thirdparty/zlib -I../src/lib_ccx/zvbi -I../src/thirdparty/lib_hash -I../src/thirdparty -I../src/thirdparty/freetype/include"; \
+        BLD_LINKER="-lm -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -ltesseract -lleptonica -lpthread -ldl -lgpac -lswscale -lavutil -lavformat -lavcodec -lavfilter -lswresample ./libccx_rust.a"; \
+    else \
+        BLD_FLAGS="-std=gnu99 -Wno-write-strings -Wno-pointer-sign -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DVERSION_FILE_PRESENT -DENABLE_OCR -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY -DGPAC_DISABLE_VTT -DGPAC_DISABLE_OD_DUMP -DGPAC_DISABLE_REMOTERY -DNO_GZIP -DGPAC_64_BITS"; \
+        BLD_INCLUDE="-I../src -I /usr/include/leptonica/ -I /usr/include/tesseract/ -I../src/lib_ccx/ -I /usr/include/gpac/ -I../src/thirdparty/libpng -I../src/thirdparty/zlib -I../src/lib_ccx/zvbi -I../src/thirdparty/lib_hash -I../src/thirdparty -I../src/thirdparty/freetype/include"; \
+        BLD_LINKER="-lm -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition -ltesseract -lleptonica -lpthread -ldl -lgpac ./libccx_rust.a"; \
+    fi && \
+    SRC_LIBPNG="$(find ../src/thirdparty/libpng/ -name '*.c')" && \
+    SRC_ZLIB="$(find ../src/thirdparty/zlib/ -name '*.c')" && \
+    SRC_CCX="$(find ../src/lib_ccx/ -name '*.c')" && \
+    SRC_GPAC="$(find /usr/include/gpac/ -name '*.c' 2>/dev/null || true)" && \
+    SRC_HASH="$(find ../src/thirdparty/lib_hash/ -name '*.c')" && \
+    SRC_UTF8PROC="../src/thirdparty/utf8proc/utf8proc.c" && \
+    SRC_FREETYPE="../src/thirdparty/freetype/autofit/autofit.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftbase.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftbbox.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftbdf.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftbitmap.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftcid.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftfntfmt.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftfstype.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftgasp.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftglyph.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftgxval.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftinit.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftlcdfil.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftmm.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftotval.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftpatent.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftpfr.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftstroke.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftsynth.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftsystem.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/fttype1.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/base/ftwinfnt.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/bdf/bdf.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/bzip2/ftbzip2.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/cache/ftcache.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/cff/cff.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/cid/type1cid.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/gzip/ftgzip.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/lzw/ftlzw.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/pcf/pcf.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/pfr/pfr.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/psaux/psaux.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/pshinter/pshinter.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/psnames/psnames.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/raster/raster.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/sfnt/sfnt.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/smooth/smooth.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/truetype/truetype.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/type1/type1.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/type42/type42.c \
+        ../src/thirdparty/freetype/winfonts/winfnt.c" && \
+    BLD_SOURCES="../src/ccextractor.c $SRC_CCX $SRC_GPAC $SRC_ZLIB $SRC_LIBPNG $SRC_HASH $SRC_UTF8PROC $SRC_FREETYPE" && \
+    gcc $BLD_FLAGS $BLD_INCLUDE -o ccextractor $BLD_SOURCES $BLD_LINKER
+
+# Copy binary to known location
+RUN cp /root/ccextractor/linux/ccextractor /ccextractor
+
+# Final minimal image
+FROM base AS final
+
+ARG BUILD_TYPE=ocr
+
+# Avoid interactive prompts
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install runtime dependencies based on build type
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libpng16-16 \
+    libjpeg62-turbo \
+    zlib1g \
+    libssl3 \
+    libcurl4 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# OCR runtime dependencies
+RUN if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "ocr" ] || [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "hardsubx" ]; then \
+        apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            tesseract-ocr \
+            liblept5 \
+        && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    fi
+
+# HardSubX runtime dependencies
+RUN if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "hardsubx" ]; then \
+        apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            libavcodec59 \
+            libavformat59 \
+            libavutil57 \
+            libswscale6 \
+            libswresample4 \
+            libavfilter8 \
+            libavdevice59 \
+        && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    fi
+
+# Copy GPAC library from builder
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/libgpac.so* /usr/local/lib/
+
+# Update library cache
+RUN ldconfig
+
+# Copy CCExtractor binary
+COPY --from=builder /ccextractor /ccextractor
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/ccextractor"]
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 60fdb744..d423b58c 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -1,61 +1,91 @@
-# CCExtractor Docker image
+# CCExtractor Docker Image
 
-This dockerfile prepares a minimalist Docker image with CCExtractor. It compiles CCExtractor from sources following instructions from the [Compilation Guide](https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor/blob/master/docs/COMPILATION.MD).
+This Dockerfile builds CCExtractor with support for multiple build variants.
 
-You can install the latest build of this image by running `docker pull CCExtractor/ccextractor`
+## Build Variants
 
-## Build
+| Variant | Description | Features |
+|---------|-------------|----------|
+| `minimal` | Basic CCExtractor | No OCR support |
+| `ocr` | With OCR support (default) | Tesseract OCR for bitmap subtitles |
+| `hardsubx` | With burned-in subtitle extraction | OCR + FFmpeg for hardcoded subtitles |
 
-You can build the Docker image directly from the Dockerfile provided in [docker](https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor/tree/master/docker) directory of CCExtractor source
+## Building
+
+### Standalone Build (from Dockerfile only)
+
+You can build CCExtractor using just the Dockerfile - it will clone the source from GitHub:
 
 ```bash
-$ git clone https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor.git && cd ccextractor
-$ cd docker/
-$ docker build -t ccextractor .
+# Default build (OCR enabled)
+docker build -t ccextractor docker/
+
+# Minimal build (no OCR)
+docker build --build-arg BUILD_TYPE=minimal -t ccextractor docker/
+
+# HardSubX build (OCR + FFmpeg for burned-in subtitles)
+docker build --build-arg BUILD_TYPE=hardsubx -t ccextractor docker/
 ```
 
+### Build from Cloned Repository (faster)
+
+If you have already cloned the repository, you can use local source for faster builds:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor.git
+cd ccextractor
+
+# Default build (OCR enabled)
+docker build --build-arg USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=1 -f docker/Dockerfile -t ccextractor .
+
+# Minimal build
+docker build --build-arg USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=1 --build-arg BUILD_TYPE=minimal -f docker/Dockerfile -t ccextractor .
+
+# HardSubX build
+docker build --build-arg USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=1 --build-arg BUILD_TYPE=hardsubx -f docker/Dockerfile -t ccextractor .
+```
+
+## Build Arguments
+
+| Argument | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `BUILD_TYPE` | `ocr` | Build variant: `minimal`, `ocr`, or `hardsubx` |
+| `USE_LOCAL_SOURCE` | `0` | Set to `1` to use local source instead of cloning |
+| `DEBIAN_VERSION` | `bookworm-slim` | Debian version to use as base |
+
 ## Usage
 
-The CCExtractor Docker image can be used in several ways, depending on your needs.
+### Basic Usage
 
 ```bash
-# General usage
-$ docker run ccextractor:latest <features>
+# Show version
+docker run --rm ccextractor --version
+
+# Show help
+docker run --rm ccextractor --help
 ```
 
-1. Process a local file & use `-o` flag
+### Processing Local Files
 
-To process a local video file, mount a directory containing the input file inside the container:
+Mount your local directory to process files:
 
 ```bash
-# Use `-o` to specifying output file
-$ docker run --rm -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) ccextractor:latest input.mp4 -o output.srt
+# Process a video file with output file
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) ccextractor input.mp4 -o output.srt
 
-# Alternatively use `--stdout` feature
-$ docker run --rm -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) ccextractor:latest input.mp4 --stdout > output.srt
+# Process using stdout
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) ccextractor input.mp4 --stdout > output.srt
 ```
 
-Run this command from where your input video file is present, and change `input.mp4` & `output.srt` with the actual name of files.
-
-2. Enter an interactive environment
-
-If you need to run CCExtractor with additional options or perform other tasks within the container, you can enter an interactive environment:
-bash
+### Interactive Mode
 
 ```bash
-$ docker run --rm -it --entrypoint='sh' ccextractor:latest
+docker run --rm -it --entrypoint=/bin/bash ccextractor
 ```
 
-This will start a Bash shell inside the container, allowing you to run CCExtractor commands manually or perform other operations.
+## Image Size
 
-### Example
-
-I run help command in image built from `dockerfile`
-
-```bash
-$ docker build -t ccextractor .
-$ docker run --rm ccextractor:latest --help
-```
-
-This will show the `--help` message of CCExtractor tool
-From there you can see all the features and flags which can be used.
+The multi-stage build produces runtime images:
+- `minimal`: ~130MB
+- `ocr`: ~215MB (includes Tesseract)
+- `hardsubx`: ~610MB (includes Tesseract + FFmpeg)
diff --git a/docker/dockerfile b/docker/dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 908305eb..00000000
--- a/docker/dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-FROM alpine:latest as base
-
-FROM base as builder
-
-RUN apk add --no-cache --update git curl gcc cmake glew glfw \
-  tesseract-ocr-dev leptonica-dev clang-dev llvm-dev make pkgconfig \
-  zlib-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-turbo-dev openssl-dev freetype-dev libxml2-dev bash cargo
-
-WORKDIR /root
-RUN git clone -b v2.4.0 https://github.com/gpac/gpac
-WORKDIR /root/gpac/
-RUN ./configure && make -j$(nproc) && make install-lib
-WORKDIR /root 
-RUN rm -rf /root/gpac
-
-RUN git clone https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor.git 
-WORKDIR /root/ccextractor/linux
-RUN ./pre-build.sh && ./build
-
-RUN cp /root/ccextractor/linux/ccextractor /ccextractor && rm -rf ~/ccextractor
-
-FROM base as final
-
-COPY --from=builder /lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1 /lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libtesseract.so.5 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libleptonica.so.6 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/libgpac.so.12 /usr/local/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libgomp.so.1 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libpng16.so.16 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.8 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libgif.so.7 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libtiff.so.6 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libwebp.so.7 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libwebpmux.so.3 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libz.so.1 /lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libssl.so.3 /lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.3 /lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/liblzma.so.5 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libzstd.so.1 /usr/lib/
-COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/libsharpyuv.so.0 /usr/lib/
-
-COPY --from=builder /ccextractor /
-
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/ccextractor" ]