diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 64bcb6983..786c22ff9 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,10 +1,37 @@
-.git
-.idea
+# ignored Files
+.dockerignore
+.editorconfig
+.git*
+.prettier*
+electron*
+entitlements.plist
+forge.config.cjs
+nodemon.json
+renovate.json
+trilium.iml
+Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.*
+npm-debug.log
+/src/**/*.spec.ts
+
+# ignored folders
+/.cache
+/.git
+/.github
+/.idea
+/.vscode
 /bin
+/build
 /dist
 /docs
-/npm-debug.log
-node_modules
+/dump-db
+/e2e
+/integration-tests
+/spec
+/test
+/test-etapi
+/node_modules
 
-src/**/*.ts
-!src/services/asset_path.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# exceptions
+!/bin/copy-dist.ts
\ No newline at end of file