diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57081d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+node_modules
+dist
+npm-debug.log
+Dockerfile
+.env
+.env.local
diff --git a/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
similarity index 100%
rename from .env.example
rename to backend/.env.example
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
similarity index 100%
rename from Dockerfile
rename to backend/Dockerfile
diff --git a/package.json b/backend/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from package.json
rename to backend/package.json
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tsconfig.json
rename to backend/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c9f61b2..44da877 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - postgres
     env_file:
-      - .env
+      - ./backend/.env
     environment:
       NODE_ENV: production
       PORT: 4000