diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e81413e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
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+*~
+*.diff
+*.class
+*#
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+.*.swp
+target
+application.conf
+*.iml
+*.pyc
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+xtend-gen/
+*.db