diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2558558d..1e3c8a36 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SECURITY SENSITIVE FILES
 secrets/
-cert/
+nginx/cert/*.pem
 
 # External distributions
 rsconcept/backend/import/*.whl
diff --git a/nginx/Dockerfile b/nginx/Dockerfile
index 26799954..10a392be 100644
--- a/nginx/Dockerfile
+++ b/nginx/Dockerfile
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ ARG BUILD_TYPE=production
 
 # Сopу nginx configuration to the proxy-server
 COPY ./$BUILD_TYPE.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
-COPY ./cert/* /etc/ssl/private/
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+COPY ./cert/*.pem /etc/ssl/private/
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diff --git a/nginx/cert/README.txt b/nginx/cert/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3de4bb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/cert/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+THIS DIRECTORY IS USED ONLY FOR LOCAL CERTIFICATES
+USE CERTBOT IN PRODUCTION CONTAINER TO SUPPLY PRODUCTION CERTIFICATES
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