diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3889a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+Dockerfile*
+**/Dockerfile*
+.gitignore
+**/.gitignore
+.gitattributes
+README*
+**/README*
+COPYING*
+**/COPYING*
+LICENSE*
+**/LICENSE*
+.github/*
+tests/*
+utils/*