diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fe70068a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+**/__pycache__
+**/.cache
+**/.coverage
+**/.DS_Store
+**/.mypy
+**/.pycache
+**/.pytest_cache
+**/.vscode
+**/.vscode/
+**/coverage/
+**/node_modules
+**/yarn-error.log