diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..181f1569e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.git
+.gitattributes
+.github
+.gitignore
+.travis.yml
+doc
+COMMITMENT
+LICENSE
+README.md