diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a2c148e..4b1bba0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ COPY . .
 
 FROM workspace-source AS node-runtime
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libheif1 \
+    libheif-plugin-libde265 \
+    libde265-0 \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 FROM workspace-source AS admin-build
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index b73040c..48c4635 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 services:
+  api:
+    volumes:
+      - ./assets/import-library:/app/assets/import-library:ro
+
   admin:
     build:
       context: .
diff --git a/services/api/src/seed.ts b/services/api/src/seed.ts
index 6fd9edf..6046fc7 100644
--- a/services/api/src/seed.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/seed.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ interface ImportedAssetRecord {
   consent: ContributorConsent;
 }
 
-const supportedExtensions = new Set([".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".webp"]);
+const supportedExtensions = new Set([".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".webp", ".heic", ".heif"]);
 const repoRoot = path.dirname(config.storageDir);
 const importLibraryDir = path.join(repoRoot, "assets", "import-library");
 export const libraryWatchDirs = [importLibraryDir];
@@ -135,63 +135,67 @@ export const createLibraryAssets = async () => {
   const imported: ImportedAssetRecord[] = [];
 
   for (const file of files) {
-    const baseName = path.parse(file.relativeName).name;
-    const baseId = `library-photo-${toSlug(baseName)}`;
-    const displayTitle = baseName.replace(/[-_]+/g, " ");
-    const originalRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-original.jpg`);
-    const originalAbsolutePath = path.join(config.storageDir, originalRelativePath);
+    try {
+      const baseName = path.parse(file.relativeName).name;
+      const baseId = `library-photo-${toSlug(baseName)}`;
+      const displayTitle = baseName.replace(/[-_]+/g, " ");
+      const originalRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-original.jpg`);
+      const originalAbsolutePath = path.join(config.storageDir, originalRelativePath);
 
-    const sourceImage = sharp(file.absolutePath).rotate();
-    const metadata = await sourceImage.metadata();
-    const width = metadata.width ?? 1600;
-    const height = metadata.height ?? 900;
+      const sourceImage = sharp(file.absolutePath).rotate();
+      const metadata = await sourceImage.metadata();
+      const width = metadata.width ?? 1600;
+      const height = metadata.height ?? 900;
 
-    await sourceImage.clone().jpeg({ quality: 92 }).toFile(originalAbsolutePath);
-    const dominantColor = await getDominantColor(sourceImage);
-    const thumbRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-thumb.jpg`);
-    const previewRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-preview.jpg`);
-    const renderRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-render.jpg`);
+      await sourceImage.clone().jpeg({ quality: 92 }).toFile(originalAbsolutePath);
+      const dominantColor = await getDominantColor(sourceImage);
+      const thumbRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-thumb.jpg`);
+      const previewRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-preview.jpg`);
+      const renderRelativePath = path.join("runtime", "library", `${baseId}-render.jpg`);
 
-    await sourceImage
-      .clone()
-      .resize({ width: 320, height: 320, fit: "cover", position: "attention" })
-      .jpeg({ quality: 84 })
-      .toFile(path.join(config.storageDir, thumbRelativePath));
-    await sourceImage
-      .clone()
-      .resize({
-        width: 1280,
-        height: 1280,
-        fit: "inside",
-        withoutEnlargement: true
-      })
-      .jpeg({ quality: 86 })
-      .toFile(path.join(config.storageDir, previewRelativePath));
-    await sourceImage
-      .clone()
-      .resize({
-        width: 1920,
-        height: 1920,
-        fit: "inside",
-        withoutEnlargement: true
-      })
-      .jpeg({ quality: 88 })
-      .toFile(path.join(config.storageDir, renderRelativePath));
+      await sourceImage
+        .clone()
+        .resize({ width: 320, height: 320, fit: "cover", position: "attention" })
+        .jpeg({ quality: 84 })
+        .toFile(path.join(config.storageDir, thumbRelativePath));
+      await sourceImage
+        .clone()
+        .resize({
+          width: 1280,
+          height: 1280,
+          fit: "inside",
+          withoutEnlargement: true
+        })
+        .jpeg({ quality: 86 })
+        .toFile(path.join(config.storageDir, previewRelativePath));
+      await sourceImage
+        .clone()
+        .resize({
+          width: 1920,
+          height: 1920,
+          fit: "inside",
+          withoutEnlargement: true
+        })
+        .jpeg({ quality: 88 })
+        .toFile(path.join(config.storageDir, renderRelativePath));
 
-    imported.push(
-      toImportedRecord({
-        id: baseId,
-        title: displayTitle,
-        originalKey: `/uploads/${originalRelativePath}`,
-        thumbKey: `/uploads/${thumbRelativePath}`,
-        previewKey: `/uploads/${previewRelativePath}`,
-        renderKey: `/uploads/${renderRelativePath}`,
-        mimeType: "image/jpeg",
-        width,
-        height,
-        dominantColor
-      })
-    );
+      imported.push(
+        toImportedRecord({
+          id: baseId,
+          title: displayTitle,
+          originalKey: `/uploads/${originalRelativePath}`,
+          thumbKey: `/uploads/${thumbRelativePath}`,
+          previewKey: `/uploads/${previewRelativePath}`,
+          renderKey: `/uploads/${renderRelativePath}`,
+          mimeType: "image/jpeg",
+          width,
+          height,
+          dominantColor
+        })
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn(`[library-import] Skipping ${file.relativeName}:`, error);
+    }
   }
 
   return imported;