diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6210bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+target/
+node_modules/
+.git/
+.fastembed_cache/
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+k-notes-frontend/
+dist/
+.env