From eb1bae3b069a8e5c9b4d5d1cf1432f0621ab3dab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris <thinker@homezero.cc>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2026 01:44:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Exclude node_modules and data from Docker build context

Prevents host-built native modules (better-sqlite3) from overwriting the image's Linux build and keeps the live database/backups out of image layers.
---
 .dockerignore | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 8f18bec..cce005b 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 # Keep the standalone observability stack (and its data) out of the app image
 observability/
+
+# Host-installed dependencies: the image installs its own Linux/musl build via
+# `npm ci` (native modules like better-sqlite3 are OS-specific)
+node_modules/
+npm-debug.log
+
+# Live database and backups: provided at runtime via the ./data volume mount
+data/