diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06800c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+node_modules
+dist
+src-tauri
+backend/vendor
+backend/cmd/moonrelay/ui
+*.sum
+.git
+.DS_Store