diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 7ff9597..f623cf6 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-*.db
-*.psd
-*.crx
-*.pem
-.gitignore
-/.git
-docker-run.sh
-docker-build.sh
-/images
-/images*
-*.db*
-*.md
-/chrome-extension
-/node-modules
-data
-/bulma-custom
+#exclude everything by default
+*
+
+#only include these files
+!static
+!templates
+!package.json
+!package-lock.json
+!LICENSE
+!server.js
+