diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0221b0858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.DS_Store
+node_modules
+/.svelte-kit
+/package
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+vite.config.js.timestamp-*
+vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
+__pycache__
+.env
+_old
+uploads
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+*.db
+_test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11f9256fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+__pycache__
+.env
+_old
+uploads
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+*.db
+_test
\ No newline at end of file