diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8421b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.git
+.github
+node_modules
+vendor
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+bootstrap/cache/*.php
+storage/framework/cache/*
+storage/framework/sessions/*
+storage/framework/views/*
+storage/logs/*
+database/*.sqlite
+public/build
+README.md
+CHANGELOG.md
+TASKS_ROADMAP.md
+AGENTS.md
+PROGRESS.md
+SOP_des.md
+SYSTEM_ASSESSMENT_PROPOSALS.md
+UI_DESIGN_BRIEF.md
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ece05416..1bbe6072 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
     freetype-dev \
     oniguruma-dev \
     libxml2-dev \
+    icu-dev \
+    libzip-dev \
     zip \
     unzip \
     curl
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ RUN docker-php-ext-configure gd --with-freetype --with-jpeg \
         exif \
         gd \
         intl \
-        opcache
+        opcache \
+        zip
 
 COPY --from=composer:2 /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer