diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 785f442bbcd4e592e2990a3c8c2b70ddb4d33bcd..a545c244b3510be3f0f3dd9ee048bf389aa72072 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ src/.direnv/
 src/plainui/node_modules/
 src/hub/local_settings.py
 src/hub/.settings.secret
+
+# local media files
+src/media/