diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index fa1ac57..4b69cc7 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,27 +1,43 @@
-# Versioning and metadata
-.git/
-.gitignore
-.dockerignore
+# Dependencies (reinstalled inside Docker)
+node_modules
 
-# Build dependencies
-dist/
-node_modules/
+# Build output (rebuilt inside Docker)
+dist
+
+# Test & coverage
+test
+**/*.spec.ts
+**/*.e2e-spec.ts
 coverage
+jest.config.*
 
-# Environment (contains sensitive data)
+# Environment & secrets
 .env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
 
-# Files not required for production
-.editorconfig
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+.gitattributes
+
+# Docker itself
 Dockerfile
-README.md
-.eslintrc.js
-nodemon.json
+.dockerignore
+docker-compose*.yml
 
-docker-compose*
-LICENSE
-*.md
-.sonarcloud*
-.editorconfig
-commitlint*
-*.gql
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+# Editor & OS
+.vscode
+.idea
+*.iml
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+
+# Misc
+README.md
+*.md
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