diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbd25333e
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+.DS_Store
+db.sqlite3
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+var
+dist
+.eggs
+emgcli.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+staticfiles/
+media/
+venv/
+database/
+results/
+fixtures/*.sig
+
+.vscode/
+
+# IntelliJ project structure files
+*.iml
+.idea/
+
+.coverage
+/build/
+
+loglockdir
+logs
+
+secret.key
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