diff --git a/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/Dockerfile b/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/Dockerfile
index 4bf0981..4073aaa 100644
--- a/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/Dockerfile
+++ b/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# Orchestrator = DiscordChatExporter (has .NET + the DCE CLI) + Python for parsing.
+# Orchestrator = DiscordChatExporter (self-contained .NET CLI at
+# /opt/app/DiscordChatExporter.Cli) + Python3 for parsing. The DCE image is
+# Alpine-based, so install via apk. The parser uses only the stdlib (no pip deps).
 # Baking scripts + channels.json into the image avoids Portainer's relative
 # FILE-bind quirk (see docker-compose.yml header).
 FROM tyrrrz/discordchatexporter:stable
 
 USER root
-RUN apt-get update \
- && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-requests \
- && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY orchestrate.py run.sh channels.json ./
diff --git a/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py b/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py
index 41e2836..f30f557 100644
--- a/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py
+++ b/stacks/romhacks/orchestrator/orchestrate.py
@@ -57,22 +57,23 @@ def slug(s):
 
 
 def find_dce():
-    direct = "/opt/app/DiscordChatExporter.Cli.dll"
+    # Self-contained single-file executable in the Alpine DCE image (no `dotnet`).
+    direct = "/opt/app/DiscordChatExporter.Cli"
     if os.path.exists(direct):
         return direct
-    hits = glob.glob("/opt/**/DiscordChatExporter.Cli.dll", recursive=True)
+    hits = glob.glob("/opt/**/DiscordChatExporter.Cli", recursive=True)
     return hits[0] if hits else None
 
 
 def run_dce(channel_id):
-    dll = find_dce()
-    if not dll:
-        print("[romhacks] DiscordChatExporter.Cli.dll not found in image", file=sys.stderr)
+    dce = find_dce()
+    if not dce:
+        print("[romhacks] DiscordChatExporter.Cli not found in image", file=sys.stderr)
         return False
     out = EXPORTS / channel_id
     out.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     cmd = [
-        "dotnet", dll, "export",
+        dce, "export",
         "-t", TOKEN,
         "-c", channel_id,
         "-f", "Json",