diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
index c51284a..9a2ee1b 100644
--- a/.env.local
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:a3ppq@10.0.0.207:5432/biblical-guide
 DB_PASSWORD=a3ppq
 
+# Build optimizations
+NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+# Reduce bundle analysis during builds
+DISABLE_ESLINT_PLUGIN=true
+
 # Authentication
 NEXTAUTH_URL=https://biblical-guide.com
 NEXTAUTH_SECRET=development-secret-change-in-production
diff --git a/.nextignore b/.nextignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3956e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextignore
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Exclude entire directories from Next.js processing
+bibles/
+bibles/**/*
+scripts/
+scripts/**/*
+
+# Ignore large binary files
+*.zip
+*.tar.gz
+
+# Ignore temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+
+# Ignore backup files
+*.backup
+*_backup.csv
+*_backup.json
+
+# Ignore other large data files
+*.sql
+*.csv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 84892e2..2f8e3f4 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,67 @@ const nextConfig = {
   trailingSlash: false,
   poweredByHeader: false,
   compress: true,
+
+  // Build optimizations
+  experimental: {
+    // Reduce memory usage during builds
+    webpackBuildWorker: true,
+    // Use SWC minifier (faster than Terser)
+    swcMinify: true,
+  },
+
+  // Webpack optimizations
+  webpack: (config, { dev, isServer }) => {
+    if (!dev) {
+      // Production optimizations
+      config.optimization = {
+        ...config.optimization,
+        // Limit concurrent chunks to reduce memory usage
+        splitChunks: {
+          ...config.optimization.splitChunks,
+          maxAsyncRequests: 6,
+          maxInitialRequests: 4,
+        },
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Exclude large directories from webpack processing
+    config.watchOptions = {
+      ...config.watchOptions,
+      ignored: [
+        '**/node_modules/**',
+        '**/bibles/**',
+        '**/scripts/**',
+        '**/.git/**',
+        '**/.next/**'
+      ]
+    }
+
+    // Add ignore patterns for webpack
+    config.module.rules.push({
+      test: /bibles\/.*\.(json|txt|md)$/,
+      use: 'ignore-loader'
+    })
+
+    // Reduce bundle analysis overhead
+    config.stats = 'errors-warnings'
+
+    return config
+  },
+
+  // Reduce build memory usage
+  onDemandEntries: {
+    maxInactiveAge: 25 * 1000,
+    pagesBufferLength: 2,
+  },
+
+  // Exclude large static files from processing
+  pageExtensions: ['js', 'jsx', 'ts', 'tsx', 'md'],
+
+  // Ignore large directories during builds
+  async rewrites() {
+    return []
+  },
 }
 
 module.exports = withNextIntl(nextConfig)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a142d0f..3afb04e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/bcryptjs": "^2.4.6",
         "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.10",
+        "ignore-loader": "^0.1.2",
         "tsx": "^4.20.5"
       }
     },
@@ -4638,6 +4639,12 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/unified"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ignore-loader": {
+      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ignore-loader/-/ignore-loader-0.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yOJQEKrNwoYqrWLS4DcnzM7SEQhRKis5mB+LdKKh4cPmGYlLPR0ozRzHV5jmEk2IxptqJNQA5Cc0gw8Fj12bXA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/immer": {
       "version": "10.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immer/-/immer-10.1.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e642331..9fdd303 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev -p 3010",
-    "build": "next build",
+    "build": "NODE_OPTIONS='--max-old-space-size=4096' next build",
+    "build:fast": "NODE_OPTIONS='--max-old-space-size=2048' NEXT_PRIVATE_SKIP_SIZE_LIMIT=1 next build",
+    "build:analyze": "ANALYZE=true npm run build",
+    "build:prod": "NODE_OPTIONS='--max-old-space-size=8192' NODE_ENV=production next build",
     "start": "next start -p 3010",
     "lint": "next lint",
     "import-bible": "tsx scripts/import-bible.ts",
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/bcryptjs": "^2.4.6",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.10",
+    "ignore-loader": "^0.1.2",
     "tsx": "^4.20.5"
   }
 }