diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2912391af68..0cf8c5f1a6d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ RUN go mod download && \
 COPY embed.go Makefile build.go package.json ./
 COPY cue.mod cue.mod
 COPY kinds kinds
+COPY local local
 COPY packages/grafana-schema packages/grafana-schema
 COPY public/app/plugins public/app/plugins
 COPY public/api-spec.json public/api-spec.json
diff --git a/local/.gitkeep b/local/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d