diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+*/*.git
+**/*.pyc
+*/.tox
+*/.hypothesis
+swh-web/node_modules
+!swh-web/.git
+.venv/
+packages/