diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48ab5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.git
+.gitignore
+web/node_modules
+web/dist
+server/tmp
+deploy/.env
+*.log
+*.md
+docs
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 3896a6e..3a470b7 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 services:
   api:
     build:
-      context: .
+      context: ..
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     image: messenger/api:latest
     restart: unless-stopped