diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..141e71a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+venv/
+.venv/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+node_modules/
+frontend/node_modules/
+frontend/dist/
+frontend/release/
+release/
+.git/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf09b78..ef329e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ __pycache__/
 node_modules/
 frontend/node_modules/
 frontend/dist/
+frontend/release/
+release/
diff --git a/contrib/linux/Dockerfile b/contrib/linux/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22b7725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+FROM node:22.14.0-bookworm
+
+# System dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    python3 python3-pip python3-venv libpython3.11 \
+    binutils \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Copy repo
+COPY . .
+
+# Python venv + dependencies
+RUN python3 -m venv venv && \
+    venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Compile Python CLI into a standalone binary
+RUN venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir pyinstaller && \
+    venv/bin/pyinstaller --onefile --name cli src/cli.py && \
+    mkdir -p frontend/resources && \
+    cp dist/cli frontend/resources/cli
+
+# JS dependencies + electron-builder
+RUN cd frontend && npm ci && npm install --no-save electron-builder
+
+# Build
+RUN cd frontend && npx vite build && npx electron-builder --linux AppImage --publish never
+
+# Export AppImage
+CMD cp frontend/release/*.AppImage /out/
diff --git a/contrib/linux/build.sh b/contrib/linux/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5d66c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/linux/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)
+OUT_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/release"
+
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
+
+docker build -t wallet-generator-builder \
+    -f "$REPO_ROOT/contrib/linux/Dockerfile" \
+    "$REPO_ROOT"
+
+docker run --rm \
+    -v "$OUT_DIR:/out" \
+    wallet-generator-builder
+
+echo "AppImage saved to: $OUT_DIR"
+ls "$OUT_DIR"/*.AppImage
diff --git a/frontend/electron/main.cjs b/frontend/electron/main.cjs
index 15bbd7c..86a1902 100644
--- a/frontend/electron/main.cjs
+++ b/frontend/electron/main.cjs
@@ -48,21 +48,24 @@ function resolveWalletFile(kind, filename) {
   return filePath
 }
 
-// ── Resolve Python executable ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-function findPython() {
+// ── Resolve CLI command (dev: python + cli.py, prod: bundled binary) ──────────
+function getCliCommand() {
+  if (!isDev) {
+    const bundled = path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'cli')
+    if (fs.existsSync(bundled)) return { exec: bundled, baseArgs: [] }
+  }
   const repoRoot = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..')
-  const venvPython = path.join(repoRoot, 'venv', 'bin', 'python')
-  return fs.existsSync(venvPython) ? venvPython : 'python3'
+  const python = fs.existsSync(path.join(repoRoot, 'venv', 'bin', 'python'))
+    ? path.join(repoRoot, 'venv', 'bin', 'python')
+    : 'python3'
+  return { exec: python, baseArgs: [path.join(repoRoot, 'src', 'cli.py')] }
 }
 
 // ── Call Python CLI ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 function callPython(command, args = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const python = findPython()
-    const repoRoot = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..')
-    const cliPath = path.join(repoRoot, 'src', 'cli.py')
-
-    execFile(python, [cliPath, command, JSON.stringify(args)], { cwd: repoRoot }, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+    const { exec, baseArgs } = getCliCommand()
+    execFile(exec, [...baseArgs, command, JSON.stringify(args)], (err, stdout, stderr) => {
       if (err) { reject(new Error(stderr || err.message)); return }
       try {
         const result = JSON.parse(stdout.trim())
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ function createWindow() {
     height: 750,
     minWidth: 320,
     minHeight: 480,
-    title: 'Wallet Generator',
+    title: 'wallet-gen',
     backgroundColor: '#0f1117',
     icon: path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', 'icons', 'icon.png'),
     webPreferences: {
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index e8c63f8..6584924 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/icons/bitcoin.svg" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
-    <title>Wallet Generator</title>
+    <title>wallet-gen</title>
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="root"></div>
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index d24c815..7ff4bbe 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "wallet-generator",
+  "name": "wallet-gen",
   "private": true,
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "type": "module",
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@
     "dist":    "vite build && electron-builder"
   },
   "build": {
-    "appId": "com.walletgenerator.app",
-    "productName": "Wallet Generator",
+    "appId": "com.walletgen.app",
+    "productName": "wallet-gen",
     "icon": "public/icons/icon.png",
     "files": ["dist/**", "electron/**"],
+    "extraResources": [
+      { "from": "resources/cli", "to": "cli" }
+    ],
+    "directories": {
+      "output": "release"
+    },
     "linux": {
       "target": "AppImage",
       "category": "Finance"
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.js b/frontend/vite.config.js
index abccf69..b2fb280 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.js
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
+  base: './',
   server: {
     port: 5173,
   },