diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccfc3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+.git
+.gitignore
+.env
+.env.local
+data
+uploads
+*.md
+.vscode
+.idea
+test
+tests
+*.test.js
+*.spec.js
+coverage
+.DS_Store
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