diff --git a/.nixpacks/Dockerfile b/.nixpacks/Dockerfile
index 261c2ca3..d3bf04ac 100644
--- a/.nixpacks/Dockerfile
+++ b/.nixpacks/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ FROM rust:1.92-bookworm AS rustbuild
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
 COPY node ./node
+# Crates include_str! files from plugins/ (e.g. plugins/video/module.toml), so
+# the Rust stage needs them too or the build fails with "couldn't read".
+COPY plugins ./plugins
 RUN cargo build --release --bin c0mpute
 
 # ── stage 2: build the Next.js site (Bun) ────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/Dockerfile.web b/Dockerfile.web
index bfdf9957..522f2cce 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.web
+++ b/Dockerfile.web
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ FROM rust:1.92-bookworm AS rustbuild
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
 COPY node ./node
+# Crates include_str! files from plugins/ (e.g. plugins/video/module.toml), so
+# the Rust stage needs them too or the build fails with "couldn't read".
+COPY plugins ./plugins
 RUN cargo build --release --bin c0mpute
 
 # ── stage 2: build the Next.js site (Bun) ────────────────────────────────