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Docker & CI/CD .cursorignore
A .cursorignore for Docker & CI/CD that keeps build output, large files and secrets out of Cursor's index (best effort).
- Path
- .cursorignore
- Loads
- Indexing and AI features
- Format
- gitignore syntax
- Used by
- Cursor
What this file tells the agent
This .cursorignore keeps Docker & CI/CD build output, large data files and environment secrets out of Cursor's index and AI features, so context goes to your source code. It is best effort: commands the agent runs in the terminal can still read ignored files, so keep real secrets out of the repo too.
- Always use multi-stage Docker builds to separate builder tools from the lean production image.
- Never run containers as root; create and switch to a non-privileged user (`USER node` or `USER app`).
- Pin base image versions explicitly; avoid mutable `:latest` tags.
- Leverage layer caching by copying package manifests before source code.
Install it in one command
- 01
Go to your project root
The file goes at .cursorignore, relative to the root.
- 02
Download the file
Run the command on the right. It downloads this preset and writes the file.
- 03
Make sure it gets used
Cursor applies .cursorignore automatically. Matching files leave the index and AI features, but commands the agent runs in the terminal can still read them.
$ curl -fsSL "https://www.devscratchpad.tech/api/raw/cursorignore/docker-devops" -o ".cursorignore"
writes .cursorignore
.cursorignore
To write the file from your own code instead, use Read your code or Convert Legacy Rules in the editor above.
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Questions
- How is .cursorignore different from .gitignore?
- .gitignore decides what git tracks. .cursorignore keeps files out of Cursor's codebase index and AI features; Cursor already skips files in .gitignore when it indexes.
- Does .cursorignore reduce wasted context?
- Yes. Ignored files are not indexed or pulled into requests, so build output and large data files do not crowd out your source code.