diff --git a/Mindforge.Web/.dockerignore b/Mindforge.Web/.dockerignore
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index 0000000..b23032a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mindforge.Web/.dockerignore
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+**/.git
+**/.github
+**/.claude
+**/.gitea
+**/bin
+**/obj
+**/.cache
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+node_modules
+appsettings.Development.json