diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+.env
+storage/events/active/*
+storage/events/archived/*
+storage/thumbnails/*
+data/*.db
+logs/*
+coverage
+.git
+.gitignore
+README.md
+.eslintrc.js
+jest.config.js