diff --git a/projects/.dockerignore b/projects/.dockerignore
index 16fa8f992102d0f97e3109cd038748ba7b03bed5..feb008a38d86d4f864ae2262c26154424c3384b8 100644
--- a/projects/.dockerignore
+++ b/projects/.dockerignore
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@
 # Test data is not part of the Docker image. If needed, mount at run time.
 **/test*
 
+# Exclude example data.
+**/example*
+
 # Exclude history files from interactive Docker container sessions
 \.history
\ No newline at end of file