diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index cd967fc3a..3c53eedb9 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -22,4 +22,17 @@
 **/secrets.dev.yaml
 **/values.dev.yaml
 LICENSE
-README.md
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+README.md
+
+# Exclude AliasVault data directories
+database/
+logs/
+certificates/
+
+# Exclude git directory
+.git/
+
+# Exclude development files
+*.log
+*.env
+*.env.*
\ No newline at end of file