diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57ecd686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Ignore git and local environments
+.git
+.venv
+venv
+ENV
+.vscode
+.idea
+
+# Ignore Python caches and test artifacts
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+.mypy_cache/
+
+# Ignore local media and database files
+media/
+media_testanatomy/
+backups/
+db.sqlite3
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# Ignore frontend dependencies and test suites in build context
+**/node_modules/
+rts/node_modules/
+rts/tests/
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/deploy/nginx/dev.conf b/deploy/nginx/dev.conf
index 7f25adcf..228849af 100644
--- a/deploy/nginx/dev.conf
+++ b/deploy/nginx/dev.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ server {
         #proxy_set_header Host $host;
         #proxy_redirect off;
         #proxy_buffering off;
-        alias /usr/src/app/rts;
+        alias /usr/src/app/rts/;
     }
 
     location /static/ {