diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71d46bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# version control / editor / OS
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.github/
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+.DS_Store
+
+# local SQLite + sidecars (DB lives at /data in the container)
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+*.db-journal
+remote-db/
+
+# secrets — provide via the orchestrator's env config, not baked into the image
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# admin / dev-only scripts (run locally, not in prod containers)
+scripts/
+
+# logs and caches
+*.log
+.cache/
diff --git a/jetstream.ts b/jetstream.ts
index b302ee4..4e3caf9 100644
--- a/jetstream.ts
+++ b/jetstream.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const fireWebhooks = async (
   await dispatchAll(webhooks, payload, `${verb} ${did}`);
 };
 
-const BULK_CREATE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 15000;
+const BULK_CREATE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 500;
 
 type BulkBuffer = {
   records: Record<string, unknown>[];