diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..3e4e48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c62e5ea..0410d03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ tools/viconf
 include/serno.h
 libratbox/src/version.c.last
 *.pyc
+.git