diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 58091cf56..00867dd7e 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 # Folders
 .git/
-storage/app/public/
+# Laravel
+## local storage of media excluided from image
+!storage/app/public/m/
+storage/app/public/m/*
+!bootstrap/cache/
+bootstrap/cache/*
+tests/
+# Docker
 mariadb-11-data/
 redis-data/
-tests/
+# Packages
 node_modules/
 vendor/
 .ddev/