diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33aa1ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.gitignore
+.git
+*.md
+*.txt
+Dockerfile
+Makefile
+setup.cfg
+env
\ No newline at end of file