diff --git a/DEPLOYMENT.md b/DEPLOYMENT.md
index 3c16db7..c447b3d 100644
--- a/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The deployment model is expected to follow the shared dev, QA, and production br
 - `NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL` should match the deployed environment.
 - `DATABASE_URL` should target the environment-specific PostgreSQL instance.
 - Stripe and email provider secrets live in environment variables.
+- The production container applies Prisma migrations and seeds the property inventory before the Next.js server starts so checkout has the required `Property` records.
 
 ## Port Mapping
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cccc7ad..c358f02 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ RUN npm run build
 
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-CMD ["node", ".next/standalone/server.js"]
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "npm run prisma:migrate:deploy && npm run prisma:seed && node .next/standalone/server.js"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 208a90d..efa1719 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:e2e": "playwright test",
     "prisma:generate": "prisma generate",
+    "prisma:migrate:deploy": "prisma migrate deploy",
     "prisma:migrate:dev": "prisma migrate dev",
     "prisma:seed": "tsx prisma/seed.ts"
   },