diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8f642c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+**
+
+!nearby/.cargo
+!nearby/connections/
+!nearby/crypto/
+!nearby/presence/
+nearby/presence/cmake-build
+!nearby/scripts/
+!nearby/src/
+!nearby/Cargo.lock
+!nearby/Cargo.toml
+!nearby/deny.toml
+!nearby/rustfmt.toml
+!third_party