diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a9edef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Binaries and build folders
+bin/
+*.exe
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Go modules' cache
+/pkg/
+vendor/
+
+# Local test/coverage/log artifacts
+*.test
+*.out
+*.log
+logs/
+coverage.out
+
+# Environment and secret files
+.env
+
+# User/IDE/Editor config
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Example and generated files
+examples/
+*.json
+
+# SBOM and analysis artifacts
+bom.json
+dependency-results.sbom.json
+*.sbom.json
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eba3fa1..ace8b26 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,30 @@
-logs/
-*.log
-
-.env
-.json
-
+# Build artifacts
 bin/
 
-examples/
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+# Test coverage reports
+coverage.out
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# Local environment variables
+.env
+
+# JSON assets and auto-generated exports
+*.json
+
+# Example files, not adding them just yet.
+examples/
+
+# OS / Editor files
+.DS_Store       # macOS Finder metadata
+Thumbs.db       # Windows Explorer thumbnail cache
+
+# IDE / Editor config directories
+.idea/          # JetBrains IDEs
+.vscode/        # Visual Studio Code
+
+# Swap and test binaries
+*.swp           # Swap files (e.g. vim)
+*.test          # Go test binaries
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