diff --git a/apps/api/.dockerignore b/apps/api/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb64e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Python cache
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv/
+venv/
+env/
+
+# Test artifacts
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Git
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Local env files
+.env
+.env.local
+
+# Alembic cache
+alembic/versions/__pycache__/
+
+# Pi lens cache
+.pi-lens/
+
+# Documentation
+docs/
+*.md
+
+# Scripts not needed in container
+scripts/
+wait-for-db.sh
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0afe634..5213ac9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ services:
       - /data/repos:/data/repos
       - /data/working-copies:/data/working-copies
       - /data/instances:/data/instances
+      - ./apps/api/src:/app/src:ro
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     depends_on: