diff --git a/ .dockerignore b/ .dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea5e628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ .dockerignore	
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+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+.pytest_cache
+.mypy_cache
+.ruff_cache
+.venv
+.git
+.github
+tests
+*.egg-info
+.env