diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0b09099..2c58346 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -63,7 +63,14 @@ ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=4096"
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Nettoyer les fichiers inutiles pour réduire la taille
-RUN rm -rf client node_modules/.cache
+# On garde client/src/remotion car le serveur en a besoin au runtime pour le bundling
+RUN rm -rf client/node_modules \
+         client/.vite \
+         node_modules/.cache \
+         /tmp/remotion-*
+
+# Pré-bundler la composition Remotion pendant le build (speedup au premier rendu)
+RUN node scripts/prebundle-remotion.js || true
 
 # Exposer le port de l'application
 EXPOSE 5555
diff --git a/scripts/prebundle-remotion.js b/scripts/prebundle-remotion.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e796457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/prebundle-remotion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Pre-bundle Remotion composition during Docker build.
+// This warms up the Webpack cache so the first user render is fast.
+const { bundle } = require('@remotion/bundler');
+const path = require('path');
+
+bundle({ entryPoint: path.resolve(__dirname, '../client/src/remotion/index.ts') })
+  .then(loc => console.log('✅ Remotion pre-bundle OK:', loc))
+  .catch(e  => { console.warn('⚠️ Remotion pre-bundle skipped:', e.message); process.exit(0); });
diff --git a/server/routes/remotion.ts b/server/routes/remotion.ts
index 434f25b..a43727f 100644
--- a/server/routes/remotion.ts
+++ b/server/routes/remotion.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ const storage = multer.diskStorage({
 
 const upload = multer({ storage });
 
+/** Cached Remotion bundle URL — only bundle once per process lifecycle */
+let remotionBundleCache: string | null = null;
+
+async function getBundle(): Promise<string> {
+  if (remotionBundleCache) return remotionBundleCache;
+  // Resolve relative to this file so it works in Docker and locally
+  // __dirname = server/routes, so ../.. → project root → client/src/remotion/index.ts
+  const entryPoint = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../client/src/remotion/index.ts");
+  console.log("📦 Bundling Remotion from:", entryPoint);
+  remotionBundleCache = await bundle({ entryPoint });
+  console.log("📦 Bundle cached at:", remotionBundleCache);
+  return remotionBundleCache;
+}
+
 /**
  * Strips hashtags and emojis from text for TTS synthesis.
  * Visual display keeps the full text.
@@ -138,10 +152,8 @@ remotionRouter.post("/render", upload.array("images", 4), async (req, res) => {
       }
     }
 
-    console.log("🎬 Bundling Remotion project...");
-    const bundleLocation = await bundle({
-      entryPoint: path.resolve(process.cwd(), "client/src/remotion/index.ts"),
-    });
+    console.log("🎬 Getting Remotion bundle (cached)...");
+    const bundleLocation = await getBundle();
 
     const inputProps = { images: imageUrls, overlayText, audioUrl, wordTimings };