diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 5bb9806..892ad99 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,65 +1,24 @@
-# Version control
-.git
-.gitignore
-.gitattributes
+# Ignore everything by default
+*
 
-# Python
-__pycache__/
-*.py[cod]
-*$py.class
-*.so
-.Python
-venv/
-env/
-build/
-develop-eggs/
-dist/
-downloads/
-eggs/
-.eggs/
-lib/
-lib64/
-parts/
-sdist/
-var/
-wheels/
-*.egg-info/
-.installed.cfg
-*.egg
-MANIFEST
-
-# IDE
-.idea/
-.vscode/
-*.swp
-*.swo
-.project
-.pydevproject
-.settings/
-*.sublime-workspace
-*.sublime-project
-
-# Test
-.pytest_cache/
-.coverage
-htmlcov/
-.tox/
-.nox/
-coverage.xml
-*.cover
-*.py,cover
-.hypothesis/
-
-# Project specific
-rules_backup/
-.env
-
-# Keep these files
-!src/
+# Explicitly allow required files
 !src/simpleguardhome/
+!src/simpleguardhome/**
 !requirements.txt
 !setup.py
 !pyproject.toml
 !MANIFEST.in
 !LICENSE
-!README.md
\ No newline at end of file
+!README.md
+!docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+# Still exclude these even if in allowed directories
+**/__pycache__
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.pyo
+**/*.pyd
+**/.Python
+**/*.so
+**/*.egg
+**/*.egg-info
+**/*.egg-info/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 751dcaa..eccdb74 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -39,20 +39,21 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/ /usr/local/bin/
 
-# Debug: Show current state
+# Debug: Show initial state
 RUN echo "Initial directory structure:" && \
     tree /app || true
 
-# Copy project files
-COPY . /app/
+# First copy the package source directory
+COPY src/ /app/src/
 
-# Debug: Show copied files
-RUN echo "After copying project files:" && \
+# Copy project files
+COPY pyproject.toml setup.py MANIFEST.in README.md LICENSE docker-entrypoint.sh ./
+
+# Debug: Verify directory structure
+RUN echo "After copying files:" && \
     tree /app && \
-    echo "Listing src directory:" && \
-    ls -la /app/src && \
-    echo "Listing package directory:" && \
-    ls -la /app/src/simpleguardhome
+    echo "Verifying package directory:" && \
+    ls -la /app/src/simpleguardhome/
 
 # Set permissions
 RUN chmod -R 755 /app && \
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ RUN set -ex && \
     echo "Verifying installation..." && \
     python3 -c "import sys; print('Python path:', sys.path)" && \
     python3 -c "import simpleguardhome; print('Package found at:', simpleguardhome.__file__)" && \
-    python3 -c "from simpleguardhome.main import app; print('App imported successfully')"
+    python3 -c "from simpleguardhome.main import app; print('App imported successfully')" && \
+    echo "Package installation successful"
 
 # Create rules backup directory
 RUN mkdir -p /app/rules_backup && \