diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4153da0..b9e1e68 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ RUN yarn install
 
 COPY vinvoor/ .
 
+COPY vinvoor/production.env .env
+
 RUN yarn run build
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4dab1da..c9aea1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Both the backend and the frontend support hot module reloading (HMR).
 ### Production
 
 - Install Docker
-- Set the environment variables for the frontend before building (see the [README in ./vinvoor](vinvoor/README.md))
+- Set the required env variables for vinvoor in `vinvoor/production.env` _before_ building (see the [README in ./vinvoor](vinvoor/README.md))
 - Build the image `docker build -t zess .`
 - Set the required variables in a `.env` file for the backend (see the [README in ./vingo](vingo/README.md))
 - Run the image `docker run -v ${PWD}/.env:/.env zess`
diff --git a/vinvoor/.dockerignore b/vinvoor/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a1871b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vinvoor/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+node_modules
+dist
+dist-ssr
+*.local
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw?
+
+.vite/
+bin/
+pkg/
+*.env
+
+test.js
diff --git a/vinvoor/README.md b/vinvoor/README.md
index 481b81d..4cd19fe 100644
--- a/vinvoor/README.md
+++ b/vinvoor/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ That's what this does!
 ## Environment variables
 
 For production the environment variables need to be set before building!
+You can specify them in `production.env` which will be used by the Dockerfile
 
 - VITE_BACKEND_URL (string) | URL for the backend
 - VITE_DEFAULT_THEME_MODE (string) | Default theme for the frontend
diff --git a/vinvoor/production.env b/vinvoor/production.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..317c45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vinvoor/production.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+VITE_BACKEND_URL="http://localhost:4000"
+
+VITE_DEFAULT_THEME_MODE="light"