diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# .dockerignore
+.git
+Dockerfile
+
+# Mix artifacts
+_build
+deps
+*.ez
+
+# Generate on crash by the VM
+erl_crash.dump
+
+# Static artifacts
+node_modules
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