diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae9df0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# Virtual Environment
+venv/
+ENV/
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Local development
+*.log
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# Keep start.sh 
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d972334..d0037ae 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ RUN useradd -m -u 1000 celery
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Copy start.sh first and set permissions
+COPY start.sh .
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
+
 # Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
@@ -23,11 +27,10 @@ COPY . .
 
 # Create necessary directories and set permissions
 RUN mkdir -p /app/uploads /app/static/uploads && \
-    chown -R celery:celery /app && \
-    chmod +x /app/start.sh
+    chown -R celery:celery /app
 
 # Switch to non-root user
 USER celery
 
 # Set entrypoint
-ENTRYPOINT ["/app/start.sh"] 
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+ENTRYPOINT ["./start.sh"] 
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