diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a92c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+node_modules
+testenv
+.git
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 534135c..72cafde 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from setuptools import setup
+import os
 
 
 __version__ = "0.0.0"
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "requirements.txt")) as f:
+    __requirements__ = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines()]
 
 
 setup(name='nodepupper',
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ setup(name='nodepupper',
       author='dpedu',
       author_email='dave@davepedu.com',
       packages=['nodepupper'],
-      install_requires=[],
+      install_requires=__requirements__,
       entry_points={
           "console_scripts": [
               "nodepupperd = nodepupper.daemon:main",