diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f71ed12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.git
+node_modules
+dist
+*.log
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 3dc6e77..dde6473 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   server: {
     host: true,
     allowedHosts: ['study.necloud.us', 'localhost', 'study.versebyversewithnate.us'],
+    watch: {
+      ignored: ['**/.git/**'],
+    },
     // Proxy /api calls to the Express backend during development
     proxy: {
       '/api': {