diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6b4c11464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*
+!assembly/assembly-main/target/eclipse-che-*
+assembly/assembly-main/target/eclipse-che-*.tar.gz
+assembly/assembly-main/target/eclipse-che-*.zip