diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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index 0000000000..5e7ebff64e
--- /dev/null
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+.git
+.terraform
+.terraform.d
+.kitchen
+terraform.tfstate.d
+test/fixtures/*/.terraform
+test/fixtures/*/terraform.tfstate.d
+examples/.kitchen
+examples/*/.terraform
+examples/*/terraform.tfstate.d
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