diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..644aaf197e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+.github
+.vscode
+coverage
+docs
+e2e
+node_modules
+scripts
+src
+lib
+integration
+/demo-shell/config/