diff --git a/Dockerfile.debian-build b/Dockerfile.debian-build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25d878f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.debian-build
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+FROM --platform=linux/x86_64 ubuntu:noble
+
+LABEL description="Flare Debian package builder"
+
+# Set environment variables to prevent interactive prompts
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV TZ=UTC
+
+# Update package manager and install build dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    locales \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    build-essential \
+    autoconf \
+    automake \
+    libtool \
+    libboost-all-dev \
+    libhashkit-dev \
+    libtokyocabinet-dev \
+    libkyotocabinet-dev \
+    uuid-dev \
+    pkg-config \
+    devscripts \
+    debhelper \
+    dh-make \
+    dpkg-dev \
+    fakeroot \
+    lsb-release \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set locale
+RUN locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
+ENV LANGUAGE en_US:en
+ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
+
+# Create build directory
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . /build/flare/
+
+# Create build script
+RUN echo '#!/bin/bash\n\
+set -e\n\
+\n\
+echo "=== Building Debian Package for kvs-flare ==="\n\
+\n\
+cd /build/flare\n\
+\n\
+# Set build variables\n\
+BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE:-release}\n\
+MACHINE=$(uname -m)\n\
+DEB_ARCH=$(echo $MACHINE | sed -e "s/i686/i386/" -e "s/x86_64/amd64/")\n\
+DEB_TARGET=$(lsb_release -cs)\n\
+FLARE_VERSION=$(head -n 1 debian/changelog | awk "match(\\$0, /[0-9\\.\\-]+/) {print substr(\\$0, RSTART, RLENGTH)}")\n\
+FLARE_BUILD_VERSION=${FLARE_BUILD_VERSION:-1}\n\
+\n\
+echo "Build configuration:"\n\
+echo "BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE"\n\
+echo "DEB_ARCH=$DEB_ARCH"\n\
+echo "DEB_TARGET=$DEB_TARGET"\n\
+echo "FLARE_VERSION=$FLARE_VERSION"\n\
+echo "FLARE_BUILD_VERSION=$FLARE_BUILD_VERSION"\n\
+\n\
+# Clean any existing build artifacts\n\
+if [ -f Makefile ]; then\n\
+    make distclean || true\n\
+fi\n\
+\n\
+# Remove git files and build artifacts\n\
+find . -name ".git*" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true\n\
+find . -name "*.o" -delete 2>/dev/null || true\n\
+find . -name "*.lo" -delete 2>/dev/null || true\n\
+find . -name ".libs" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true\n\
+find . -name "autom4te.cache" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true\n\
+\n\
+# Update debian/changelog with DEB_TARGET\n\
+if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "release" ] && [ -n "$FLARE_VERSION" ]; then\n\
+    echo "Updating debian/changelog for release build..."\n\
+    sed -i -e "s/${FLARE_VERSION}/${FLARE_VERSION}+${DEB_TARGET}${FLARE_BUILD_VERSION}/g" debian/changelog\n\
+fi\n\
+\n\
+# Prepare source\n\
+if [ ! -f configure ]; then\n\
+    echo "Running autogen.sh..."\n\
+    ./autogen.sh\n\
+fi\n\
+\n\
+# Build package with debuild\n\
+echo "Running debuild --no-tgz-check -uc -us..."\n\
+echo "y" | debuild --no-tgz-check -uc -us\n\
+\n\
+# Update distribution in changes file\n\
+cd /build\n\
+if ls flare_*.changes >/dev/null 2>&1; then\n\
+    echo "Updating distribution in changes file..."\n\
+    sed -i -e "s/Distribution: unstable/Distribution: ${DEB_TARGET}/g" flare_*.changes\n\
+fi\n\
+\n\
+# Show results\n\
+echo "=== Build Results ==="\n\
+cd /build\n\
+ls -la *.deb *.ddeb *.dsc *.tar.* *.changes 2>/dev/null || echo "No package files found in /build"\n\
+\n\
+# Copy to output directory from parent (where debuild creates files)\n\
+mkdir -p /output\n\
+find /build -maxdepth 1 -name "*.deb" -exec cp {} /output/ \\;\n\
+find /build -maxdepth 1 -name "*.ddeb" -exec cp {} /output/ \\;\n\
+find /build -maxdepth 1 -name "*.dsc" -exec cp {} /output/ \\;\n\
+find /build -maxdepth 1 -name "*.tar.*" -exec cp {} /output/ \\;\n\
+find /build -maxdepth 1 -name "*.changes" -exec cp {} /output/ \\;\n\
+\n\
+echo "Package files copied to /output/"\n\
+ls -la /output/\n\
+' > /usr/local/bin/build-package.sh && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/build-package.sh
+
+# Set entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/build-package.sh"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51fe815..5b551ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ $ make
 $ make test
 ```
 
+## Build Debian Package with Docker
+
+```bash
+# Build Debian package
+$ ./build-debian-docker.sh
+
+# Install the package
+$ sudo dpkg -i debian-packages/kvs-flare*.deb
+```
+
 ## Create configuration file
 Copy default configuration files from `etc`, and modify it.
 ```
diff --git a/build-debian-docker.sh b/build-debian-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0892b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-debian-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Docker-based Debian package build script for kvs-flare
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+IMAGE_NAME="flare-debian-builder"
+CONTAINER_NAME="flare-build-$(date +%s)"
+
+echo "=== Flare Debian Package Build (Docker) ==="
+echo "Script directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+echo "Docker image: $IMAGE_NAME"
+echo "Container: $CONTAINER_NAME"
+
+# Build the Docker image
+echo "Building Docker image..."
+docker build -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/Dockerfile.debian-build" -t "$IMAGE_NAME" "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# Create output directory
+mkdir -p "$SCRIPT_DIR/debian-packages"
+
+# Run the build container
+echo "Running Debian package build in Docker..."
+docker run --rm \
+    --name "$CONTAINER_NAME" \
+    --platform linux/x86_64 \
+    -v "$SCRIPT_DIR/debian-packages:/output" \
+    "$IMAGE_NAME"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Build Complete ==="
+echo "Debian packages are available in: $SCRIPT_DIR/debian-packages/"
+ls -la "$SCRIPT_DIR/debian-packages/"
+
+echo ""
+echo "To install the package:"
+echo "  sudo dpkg -i $SCRIPT_DIR/debian-packages/kvs-flare*.deb"
+echo "  sudo apt-get install -f  # to fix any dependency issues"
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diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 25546ff..27d7e99 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -27,18 +27,21 @@ ifneq ($(ENABLE_TEST),true)
 	CONFIGURE_OPT += --without-cutter
 endif
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -g
+CFLAGS = -Wall -g -Wno-narrowing
+CXXFLAGS = -Wall -g -Wno-narrowing
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	CFLAGS += -O0
+	CXXFLAGS += -O0
 else
 	CFLAGS += -O2
+	CXXFLAGS += -O2
 endif
 
 config.status: configure
 	dh_testdir
 	# Add here commands to configure the package.
-	./configure --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info $(CONFIGURE_OPT) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,defs"
+	./configure --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info $(CONFIGURE_OPT) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,defs"
 
 
 #Architecture 
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 29ffd2a..1b00f59 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
     "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1644229661,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1YdnJAsNy69bpcjuoKdOYQX0YxZBiCYZo4Twxerqv7k=",
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "3cecb5b042f7f209c56ffd8371b2711a290ec797",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -234,6 +237,21 @@
         "flare-tools": "flare-tools_2",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4"
       }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",