diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 4220d0e..ec4abb3 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
+# Ignore Rust build artifacts.
 /target
+
+# Ignore downloaded data.
 /rules
+
+# Ignore runtime configuration files.
+/config
+/default.json
+/template.json
+
+# Ignore local log directories if they are created.
 /log
+
+# Ignore git history and local git configuration.
 .git
-.gitignore
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+.gitignore
+
+# Ignore Docker orchestration files.
+docker-compose.yml
+
+# Ignore documentation and other meta-files.
+README.md
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