diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
index 0501d092..a0ac2975 100644
--- a/backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
 fly.toml
+.venv/
+.pytest_cache/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.env
+.ruff_cache/
+scratch/
+.git
+*.whl
+*.deb
+*.rpm
+*.tar.gz
+*.zip
+.pyenv/
+*pyvenv*