diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 0132880..5e4e017 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-store-dir=.pnpm-store
+# Put the store inside the slug so symlinks resolve at runtime
+store-dir=/app/.pnpm-store
+virtual-store-dir=.pnpm
+
+# Herokuish/Dokku sometimes runs install with NODE_ENV=production; keep dev deps if you want them in slug
+# (You can skip this if you move typescript to dependencies in step 2)
+production=false