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docker-compose build ignoring .dockerignore?

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Mar 14, 20260 views
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I've got a full example repo here: https://github.com/devinrsmith/docker-compose-build-test If I'm using `docker-compose build` incorrectly, please let me know!

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Solution: docker-compose build ignoring .dockerignore?

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Why does the .dockerignore work for `docker build -t subdir ../` but not `docker-compose build`?

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    Why does the .dockerignore work for `docker build -t subdir ../` but not `docker

    Why does the .dockerignore work for `docker build -t subdir ../` but not `docker-compose build`?

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Resolved in docker/compose GitHub issue #1607. Community reactions: 29 upvotes.

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Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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