diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef617b9f6
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+# everything from .gitignore
+image.*
+video.mp4
+video.webm
+cache/
+__pycache__/
+.idea/
+**/.pytest_cache/
+venv/
+.vscode/
+.sass-cache/
+flask_session/
+.DS_Store
+.venv
+
+# other stuff
+.git
+.github