diff --git a/.containerignore b/.containerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b553f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.containerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.git
+.gitignore
+Dockerfile*
+README.md
+LICENSE
+*.yaml
+statefile
+spool
+vendor
+init