diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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index 00000000..5654eb29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+dist
+.next
+coverage
+*.log
+.env
+.env.local
+.tarballs
+.git
+.husky
+__LOCAL_LLMs
+chat-history
+AI.dev
+.changeset
+.github
+.gitea
+.windsurf
+.ruff_cache
+.pytest_cache
+e2e
+docs
+*.md
+!README.md