diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0de3d4
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+.DS_Store
+**/node_modules
+**/dist
+**/build
+**/.build
+**/DerivedData
+**/.derivedData
+**/coverage
+**/.next
+**/.cache
+**/*.log
+**/.env
+backend/.env
+runtime
+apps/**/build
+packages/apple/**/build
+packages/apple/**/.build