diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fbdf51c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# Sticky disk directories (can't be accessed by Docker)
+.turbo
+lost+found
+
+# Dependencies (will be installed fresh in Docker)
+node_modules
+**/node_modules
+
+# Git and CI
+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+
+# Build outputs
+dist
+**/dist
+.next
+**/.next
+build
+**/build
+out
+**/out
+
+# Test and coverage
+coverage
+**/coverage
+*.test.*
+*.spec.*
+__tests__
+test
+tests
+
+# Documentation
+*.md
+README.md
+CHANGELOG.md
+LICENSE
+docs
+
+# IDE and OS
+.vscode
+.idea
+*.swp
+*.swo
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Environment files (security)
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+# Temporary files
+tmp
+temp
+*.tmp
+
+# TypeScript
+*.tsbuildinfo
+
+# Package manager files (except lock files which we need)
+.npm
+.yarn
+.pnpm-store
+
+# Rust/CLI stuff (not needed for server)
+target
+Cargo.lock
+apps/api
+apps/cli
+
+# Other apps (only building server)
+apps/web
+apps/trigger
+apps/electric-server
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-server.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-server.yml
index 7e1cb639f..796e20393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-server.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ on:
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   IMAGE_NAME: buster-so/buster-server
-  TURBO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
-  TURBO_TEAM: ${{ vars.TURBO_TEAM }}
-  TURBO_REMOTE_ONLY: true
 
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
@@ -50,12 +47,6 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ github.repository }}-docker-pnpm-store
           path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
       
-      - name: Mount Turbo cache sticky disk
-        uses: useblacksmith/stickydisk@v1
-        with:
-          key: ${{ github.repository }}-docker-turbo-cache
-          path: ./.turbo
-      
       - name: Set up Docker Builder with Blacksmith cache
         uses: useblacksmith/setup-docker-builder@v1
       
@@ -96,8 +87,6 @@ jobs:
             org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ steps.meta.outputs.timestamp }}
             org.opencontainers.image.ref.name=${{ github.ref_name }}
           build-args: |
-            TURBO_TOKEN=${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
-            TURBO_TEAM=${{ vars.TURBO_TEAM }}
             COMMIT_SHA=${{ steps.meta.outputs.sha_short }}
             BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.meta.outputs.timestamp }}
       
diff --git a/apps/server/Dockerfile b/apps/server/Dockerfile
index a4a7ebcae..1d23f8a0b 100644
--- a/apps/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/server/Dockerfile
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ RUN npm install -g bun@1.2.15
 # Set build environment
 ENV DOCKER_BUILD=true
 ENV CI=true
-ARG TURBO_TOKEN
-ARG TURBO_TEAM
 ARG COMMIT_SHA
 ARG BUILD_DATE
 
@@ -46,14 +44,9 @@ COPY --from=deps /app/apps/server/node_modules ./apps/server/node_modules
 # Copy all source files
 COPY . .
 
-# Build with Turbo (uses remote cache if available)
-RUN if [ -n "$TURBO_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$TURBO_TEAM" ]; then \
-      echo "Building with Turbo remote cache" && \
-      turbo run build --filter=@buster-app/server; \
-    else \
-      echo "Building without Turbo remote cache" && \
-      turbo run build --filter=@buster-app/server --force; \
-    fi
+# Build with Turbo (Docker layer caching will cache this step)
+RUN echo "Building with Turbo..." && \
+    turbo run build --filter=@buster-app/server
 
 # Build the final server bundle
 WORKDIR /app/apps/server