diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..876086f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+node_modules
+server/node_modules
+client/node_modules
+client/dist
+.env
+.git
+.gitignore
+*.md
+.todos/
+.sidecar/