diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abcf183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# editor things
+.idea/
+.zed/
+.vscode/
+
+# misc things
+.DS_Store
+.gitignore
+*.nix
+
+# python things
+pyrightconfig.json
+__pycache__/
+
+# Added by cargo (rust things)
+/target
+build/
+dist/
+logs/
+
+# protobuf
+mod.rs
+command_data.rs
+serverdata.rs
+
+# private testing 
+/privatetest/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 447de54..beacd1e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ COPY . .
 
 RUN git submodule update --init
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libssl-dev build-essential cmake 
-RUN cargo install --path  --locked --bins .
+RUN cargo build --all --release
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim
-RUN apt update
-RUN apt install openssl -y
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install openssl -y
 
-COPY --from=builder /usr/local/cargo/bin/calypso /usr/local/bin/calypso
-COPY --from=builder /usr/local/cargo/bin/calypso-simulate /usr/local/bin/calypso-simulate
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/calypso/target/release/calypso /usr/local/bin/calypso
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/calypso/target/release/calypso-simulate /usr/local/bin/calypso-simulate
 
 CMD ["calypso-simulate"]