diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 9f4726bfb..223b3b110 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ Dockerfile
 .dockerignore
 config.json*
 *.sqlite
+.coveragerc
+.eggs
+.github
+.pylintrc
+.travis.yml
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+MANIFEST.in
+README.md
+freqtrade.service