COPY With Docker But With Exclusion
Answer : Create file .dockerignore in your docker build context directory (so in this case, most likely a directory that is a parent to node_modules) with one line in it: **/node_modules although you probably just want: node_modules Info about dockerignore: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#dockerignore-file For those who can't use a .dockerignore file (e.g. if you need the file in one COPY but not another): Yes, but you need multiple COPY instructions. Specifically, you need a COPY for each letter in the filename you wish to exclude. COPY [^n]* # All files that don't start with 'n' COPY n[^o]* # All files that start with 'n', but not 'no' COPY no[^d]* # All files that start with 'no', but not 'nod' Continuing until you have the full file name, or just the prefix you're reasonably sure won't have any other files. In my case, my Dockerfile contained an installation step, which produced the vendor director...