diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f926524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+elasticsearch/snapshots/
+.venv
diff --git a/Dockerfile.deploy b/Dockerfile.deploy
index b993db96..85d540fc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.deploy
+++ b/Dockerfile.deploy
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FROM python:3.10-slim
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get -y upgrade && \
+    apt-get -y install gcc && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*