diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25b941d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# .dockerignore
+
+.git
+.gitignore
+target/
+.env
+*.md
+Lavalink.jar
+application.yml
\ No newline at end of file